JAMESON HOSPITAL RECEIVES ACR ACCREDIATION FOR MRI

July 26, 2010 - New Castle , PA – Jameson Hospital has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation for the Open Bore Magnetic Resonance Imaging ( MRI ) and the closed MRI as the result of a recent survey by the American College of Radiology.

Jane Beight, Administrative Director of the Medical Imaging Department commented, “ ACR accreditation for both the MRI units at Jameson is a quality indicator for our patients and physicians.  By achieving the ACR accreditation status and following the scanning techniques approved by the American College of Radiology we can ensure that a quality study is provided on every case.  There’s no better place than Jameson Hospital to have quality care close to home.”  

Jameson’s staff of Board Certified Radiologists, Charles Donley, MD, Richard Folke, MD, Frank Madonna, MD, Richard Pica, MD and Theodore Whitford, MD are available daily to interpret the results.

The American College of Radiology, headquartered in Reston , Virginia , awards accreditation to facilities for the achievement of high practice standards after a peer-review evaluation of its practice.  Evaluations are conducted by board-certified physicians and medical physicists who are experts in the field.