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BELLEVILLE, N.J.- Three diagnostic modalities at Clara Maass Medical Center - Nuclear Medicine, CAT Scan, and Ultrasound - have all received a three-year term of accreditation from the American College of Radiology (ACR). These services are provided within the Medical Center as well as at the Progressive Imaging Center, a free-standing diagnostic imaging facility located on the campus of Clara Maass.
Accreditation means the ACR has determined that the protocols and high standards of quality have been met by the Medical Center. These standards and protocols include producing a high quality image; proper training and certification of technicians and physicians; and reduced exposure to radiation.
Accreditation is awarded to facilities for the achievement of these high practice standards after a peer-review evaluation of its practices. Evaluations are conducted by board-certified physicians and medical physicists who are experts in the field.
The ACR is a national organization serving more than 32,000 diagnostic/interventional radiologists, radiation oncologists and medical physicists with programs for focusing on the practice of medical imaging and radiation oncology and the delivery of comprehensive health care services.
Clara Maass Medical Center, an affiliate of the Saint Barnabas Health Care System, provides a complete continuum of care to residents of northern New Jersey. With campuses in both Belleville and Kearny, Clara Maass offers acute-care services through Clara Maass Medical Center; sub-acute and long-term care through the Continuing Care Centers at Belleville and West Hudson; assisted living and long-term care through the Continuing Care Center at Kearny; and home care services through JerseyCare Home Health.
Other centers of medical excellence include the Women's Health Center, Nuclear Medicine, the Cancer Center at Clara Maass, diagnostic cardiac services including cardiac catheterization and rehabilitation, The Pain Management Center, The Orthopedic Spine & Joint Institute, Same Day Surgery, The Clara Maass Wound Center, The Center for Sleep Disorders, The Occupational Health Center, rehabilitation services and maternal/child health programs. For more information about Clara Maass or to receive a complete directory of services, please call 1-888-SBHS-123, or visit the world wide web at www.saintbarnabas.com.
Date: July, 2004
CONTACT:
Dennis Wilson, Jr.
Office- (973) 322-4925
dwilson@sbhcs.com
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