Florida Hospital DeLand Victoria Imaging Earns ACR Breast MRI Accreditation

Aug. 1, 2011 - PRLog -- DELAND – Florida Hospital DeLand Victoria Imaging 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). With this accreditation, Florida Hospital DeLand Victoria Imaging is now the second facility in Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia to earn this prestigious award.

The ACR Gold Standard of Accreditation represents the highest level of image quality and patient safety.

“The American College of Radiology Breast MRI Accreditation is the latest proof that our Women’s Imaging Services meet the highest possible standards for patient care,” said Wesley Harden, Florida Hospital DeLand Imaging Director.

By earning the ACR’s Gold Standard of Accreditation, Florida Hospital DeLand Victoria Imaging has demonstrated that they voluntarily underwent a vigorous review process to ensure that they meet nationally-accepted standards of care; their personnel are well-qualified to perform medical imaging, and interpret images; and the facility meets or exceeds quality assurance and safety guidelines. Every aspect of this accreditation process is overseen by board-certified, expert radiologists and medical physicists in advanced diagnostic imaging.

About Florida Hospital DeLand Victoria Imaging
Florida Hospital DeLand Victoria Imaging offers no wait imaging at 151 Victoria Commons Blvd., Suite 100, DeLand. This facility is accredited by the American College of Radiology and has board-certified, specialty-trained radiologists. For more information, visit www.fhdeland.org or call (386) 740-4020.

About American College of Radiology
The ACR is the largest and oldest imaging accrediting body in the U.S., 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. For more information, please visit www.ACR.org.

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Florida Hospital Volusia/Flagler is a nonprofit hospital system with a mission to extend the healing ministry of Christ. With five hospitals in Volusia & Flagler County, it is the largest hospital system in the area, caring for 650,000 patients annually.