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February 2008

RELEASE UPON RECEIPT 07 February, 2008

For more information, contact:     Anne Thomure, Director Hospital/Community Relations 618-257-5649

MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
EARNS ACR ACCREDITATION

(Belleville, Illinois) Memorial Hospital in Belleville has been awarded a three-year accreditation in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) using its 1.5 Tesla unit as a result of a recent survey by the American College of Radiology (ACR).  Memorial achieved accreditation on its 3 Tesla MRI in September 2006.

The ACR awards accreditation to facilities for the achievement of high practice standards after a peer-review evaluation of the practice.  Evaluations are conducted by board-certified physicians and medical physicists who are experts in the field.  They assess the qualifications of the personnel and the adequacy of facility equipment.  The surveyors report their findings to the ACR’s Committee on Accreditation, which subsequently provides the practice with a comprehensive report.

         

 

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