Mercy Health Partners Receives ACR Accreditation

Mercy Health Partners (MHP) has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in mammography as the result of a recent survey by the American College of Radiology (ACR). This is the fifth time MHP has received this accreditation.

The ACR headquartered in Reston, VA, 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.

“This accreditation process provides us the opportunity to have the quality of our work evaluated by experts in the radiology field. It is very important for us to maintain this accreditation,” says Anne Hoekenga, Supervisor of Mammography Services at MHP. “The ACR is nationally recognized. Our patients and physicians can feel confident knowing that our staff and equipment have passed this evaluation. We are happy to say that the highest quality mammography care is offered at MHP.”

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 radiology oncology and the delivery of comprehensive healthcare services.

MHP is the premier specialty referral hospital on the lakeshore, providing a complete range of service including cardiovascular care, orthopedics, rehabilitation, women’s health services and emergency care. MHP is a not-for-profit organization that has provided healthcare to this region since 1903. MHP is a recipient of the 2006 Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence from HealthGrades. For more information visit www.MHP.com