Jacksonville, Fla.-The Breast Health Center at Shands Jacksonville has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in radiology as the result of a recent survey by the American College of Radiology (ACR). The ACR awards accreditation to facilities for the achievement of high practice standards after a peer-review evaluation of its practice.
“The accreditation received by The Breast Health Center reflects the hard work of our entire radiology team,” says Susan Snodgrass, M.D., University of Florida radiology associate professor. “This is a confirmation of our operational standards that are commensurate with the entire goals of the organization.”
Board-certified physicians and medical physicists who are experts in the field conduct ACR evaluations. They assess the qualifications of the personnel and the adequacy of facility equipment, reporting their findings to the ACR’s committee on accreditation.
Headquartered in Reston, Va., the ACR is a national organization serving more than 32,000 diagnostic/interventional radiologists, radiation oncologists and medical physicists with programs focusing on the practice of medical imaging and radiation oncology as well as the delivery of comprehensive healthcare services.