Scripps Mercy Hospital’s Chula Vista campus has been awarded a three-year accreditation for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) after a recent survey by the American College of Radiology (ACR).

The ACR awards accreditation to facilities for achieving high practice standards after a peer-review evaluation of its practice. Image quality and procedure evaluations are conducted by board-certified radiologists and medical physicists who are experts in the field. The program also evaluates personnel qualifications, adequacy of facility equipment, quality control procedures and quality assurance programs.

MRI scans allow physicians to access highly refined views of the body’s interior without surgery. The procedure is used to scan many parts of the body but is particularly useful for imaging the brain and spine, as well as the soft tissue of joints and the interior structure of bones. As a result, an MRI scan can detect a variety of problems, such as tumors, bleeding, injury or infection. MRI scans can provide more detail about a problem discovered during an X-ray, ultrasound or CT scan and offers a number of other advantages.

“This rigorous survey process has given us the opportunity to measure our quality standards and continue to improve upon the quality and delivery of care to our patients,” said Tom Gammiere, FACHE, chief executive, Scripps Mercy Hospital. “We are very proud of this accreditation, which evaluates the qualifications of our personnel, equipment performance and the effectiveness of our quality control measures.”

Scripps Mercy Hospital’s Chula Vista campus also is a designated Breast Imaging Center of Excellence, having consistently demonstrated excellence in mammography, stereotactic breast biopsy, breast ultrasound and ultrasound-guided breast biopsy.

Scripps Mercy Chula Vista Earns American College of Radiology Accreditation for MRI



CHULA VISTA - Scripps Mercy Hospital’s Chula Vista campus has been awarded a three-year accreditation for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) after a recent survey by the American College of Radiology (ACR).


The ACR awards accreditation to facilities for achieving high practice standards after a peer-review evaluation of its practice. Image quality and procedure evaluations are conducted by board-certified radiologists and medical physicists who are experts in the field. The program also evaluates personnel qualifications, adequacy of facility equipment, quality control procedures and quality assurance programs.


MRI scans allow physicians to access highly refined views of the body’s interior without surgery. The procedure is used to scan many parts of the body but is particularly useful for imaging the brain and spine, as well as the soft tissue of joints and the interior structure of bones. As a result, an MRI scan can detect a variety of problems, such as tumors, bleeding, injury or infection. MRI scans can provide more detail about a problem discovered during an X-ray, ultrasound or CT scan and offers a number of other advantages.


“This rigorous survey process has given us the opportunity to measure our quality standards and continue to improve upon the quality and delivery of care to our patients,” said Tom Gammiere, FACHE, chief executive, Scripps Mercy Hospital. “We are very proud of this accreditation, which evaluates the qualifications of our personnel, equipment performance and the effectiveness of our quality control measures.”


Scripps Mercy Hospital’s Chula Vista campus also is a designated Breast Imaging Center of Excellence, having consistently demonstrated excellence in mammography, stereotactic breast biopsy, breast ultrasound and ultrasound-guided breast biopsy.


Established in 1890 by the Sisters of Mercy, Scripps Mercy Hospital serves the San Diego and Chula Vista communities. With 700 licensed beds, more than 3,000 employees and 1,300 physicians, Scripps Mercy Hospital is San Diego’s longest established and only Catholic hospital. With two campuses, Scripps Mercy Hospital is the largest hospital in San Diego County and one of the 10 largest in California. For more information, visit www.scripps.org.

Scripps Health, June 1, 2009
 

Source: http://www.scripps.org

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