Hannibal Regional Hospital in Hannibal, MO has been awarded a three-year accreditation in mammography as the result of a recent survey by the American College of Radiology (ACR).
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.
The ACR is a national organization serving more than 32,000 diagnostic and interventional radiologists, radiation oncologists, and nuclear medicine and medical physicists with programs focusing on the practice of medical imaging and radiation oncology and the delivery of comprehensive health care services.
Hannibal Regional Hospital offers digital mammography in the Radiology Department's newly renovated mammography suite. Women who have their mammograms done at Hannibal Regional Hospital also have the option of participating in the Women of Wellness program which includes not only the mammogram but also a bone density scan, a gynecological exam and a pap test in one convenient one-hour appointment.
For more information, on the accreditation, call the Hannibal Regional Hospital Radiology Department at 573-248-5312. For more information on the Women of Wellness program, visit the website at hrhonline.org or call (573) 629-3400.