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December 7, 2011

Gordon Hospital earns Gold Seal Accreditation for Breast MRI

Submitted by Gordon Hospital

CALHOUN — Gordon Hospital has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology (ACR).

MRI of the breast offers valuable information about many breast conditions that may not be obtained by other imaging modalities, such as mammography or ultrasound.

“This accreditation is one more level of confidence that we can offer our patients,” says Raina Sanford, director of Gordon Hospital’s Radiology Department. “Already a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence since 2007, this Gold Seal Accreditation assures our patients that they are receiving the best possible care when it comes to their breast health.”

The ACR gold seal of accreditation represents the highest level of image quality and patient safety. It is awarded only to facilities meeting ACR Practice Guidelines and Technical Standards after a peer-review evaluation by board-certified physicians and medical physicists who are experts in the field. Image quality, personnel qualifications, adequacy of facility equipment, quality control procedures, and quality assurance programs are assessed. The findings are reported to the ACR Committee on Accreditation, which subsequently provides the practice with a comprehensive report they can use for continuous practice improvement.

The ACR is a national professional organization serving more than 34,000 diagnostic/interventional radiologists, radiation oncologists, nuclear medicine physicians, and medical physicists with programs focusing on the practice of medical imaging and radiation oncology and the delivery of comprehensive health care services.

 

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