Fairfield Memorial Hospital has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in mammography as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology (ACR). Mammography is a specific type of imaging test that uses a low-dose x-ray system to examine breasts. A mammography exam is used to aid in the early detection and diagnosis of breast diseases. Fairfield Memorial Hospital’s 3-D Mammography System provides the best possible mammogram with lower patient radiation dose and increased image quality.

The ACR Gold Seal of accreditation represents the highest level of image quality and patient safety. It is awarded only to facilities meeting ACR Practice Guidelines and Technical Standards after a peer-review evaluation by board-certified physicians and medical physicists who are experts in the field. Image quality, personnel qualifications, adequacy of facility equipment, quality control procedures, and quality assurance programs are assessed. The findings are reported to the ACR Committee on Accreditation, which subsequently provides the practice with a comprehensive report they can use for continuous practice improvement.

When choosing a facility that has gone through this rigorous review process you can rest assured that you are receiving the highest quality mammogram available.  Fairfield Memorial Hospital has met and exceeded the review process.

Fairfield Memorial Hospital Chief Executive Officer, Katherine Bunting, Ph.D., said, “The Registered Mammography Technologists, along with our Radiologists, at FMH are dedicated to providing quality breast imaging to meet the needs of our patients. Our program has been ACR accredited for over 24 years and this continuation of ACR accreditation is a confirmation of their dedication and efforts.”

Pictured are the FMH board certified mammography technologists: Malaney McWilliams, R.T. (R)(ARRT); Melinda Bunting, R.T.(R)(M)(ARRT)(RDMS)(RDCS), Michelle Ervin, R.T. (R)(M)(CT)(ARRT); and Rhonda Grinols, R.T.(R)(M)(CT)(ARRT). Not pictured: Melanie Perkins, R.T.(R)(M)(CT)(ARRT)(RDMS)

 

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