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CIVISTA RECEIVES ULTRASOUND ACCREDITATION

Civista Medical Center has been awarded accreditation in Ultrasound as the result of a recent stringent survey by the American College of Radiology (ACR).

ACR awards accreditation to facilities for the achievement of high practice standards after a peer-review evaluation of the practice. Civista voluntarily went through a rigorous review process to be sure it met nationally accepted standards.

Civista’s Ultrasound Imaging Services were surveyed by the Committee on Ultrasound Accreditation of the Commission on Quality and Safety. The accreditation was granted for gynecological, general and vascular ultrasound services including peripheral vascular, cerebrovascular and deep abdominal vascular services.

The accreditation indicates the personnel are well qualified, through education and certification, to perform and interpret medical images, the equipment is appropriate for the test or treatment received, and the facility meets or exceeds quality assurance and safety guidelines.

Evaluations were conducted by board-certified physicians who are experts in the field. They assessed the qualifications of the personnel and the adequacy of facility equipment.

Civista recently invested substantially in the most up to date equipment offering 3 and 4D sonograms. Patients receiving any type of ultrasound have the procedure done by a qualified and credentialed sonographer and the exams are read by a board-certified radiologist.