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Congratulations Imaging!!  MRI and CT Earn Accreditation

 

Our Imaging Department has received another honor. They have been awarded a three-year term of accreditation for their 1.5 Tesla MRI and their 64 slice CT by the American College of Radiology (ACR). Earlier this year Nuclear Medicine program also received accreditation from ACR.

 

Accreditations Received On First Try-A Real Accomplishment

Led by Lisa White RT (R), (MR), and Ken Ritchie, RT (R), (MR), (CT), the MRI and CT accreditations were received after their first submissions which demonstrates the expertise of our staff and quality of work HCH has always had in place. They were assisted in this rigorous review and application process by Jake Mathew RT (R), Leslie Crumpton RT (N) (MR), Beth Beard RT (R) (CT), and Becky Blair RT (R) (CT).

 

Dr. Todd Wright, Dr. William Shidall and Dr. Linda Lau worked in unison to help review protocols, radiologist's report formats and peer review associated with all MRI and CT exams performed here at HCH.

 

The teams spent nearly seven months reviewing and updating HCH policies, protocols and Quality Assurance programs to ensure they met ACR regulations and that staff was educated about the changes.

Accreditation Represents Highest Quality Level

"The ACR gold seal of accreditation represents the highest level of image quality and patient safety and receiving it recognizes the excellent service we provide to our patients," said Gary Clarkson, R.T., (R) (CT) (MR) Director of Imaging. 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.

MRIs are used to provide highly detailed pictures of organs and structures within the body and also may show problems that cannot be seen with other imaging methods. The open-bore MRI scanner at Henry County Hospital offers a more comfortable alternative for large and claustrophobic patients.

CT scanning offers detailed, cross sectional views of soft tissue and blood vessels in addition to bones. Use of a CT scan may eliminate the need for invasive exploratory surgery and surgical biopsy.