Press Releases (2010)

Elkhart General Hospital Receives ACR Accreditation
April 12, 2010

ELKHART, IN – The Elkhart General Hospital Radiology Department has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in Ultrasound as the result of a recent survey by the American College of Radiology (ACR).

The state-of-the-art equipment and board-certified medical staff in the Radiology Department at Elkhart General Hospital received accreditation for the achievement of high practice standards after a peer-review evaluation. Evaluations were conducted by board-certified physicians and medical physicists who are experts in the field. They assessed the qualifications of the personnel and the adequacy of the facility’s equipment. The surveyors reported their findings to the ACR’s Committee on Accreditation, which subsequently provided the Radiology Department with a comprehensive report.

For additional information, please contact Community Relations at (574) 523-3303 or visit www.egh.org.

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About Elkhart General Hospital
Elkhart General Hospital is an independent, not-for-profit hospital located in Elkhart, Indiana. The full-service, 325-bed main hospital serves more than 18,500 patients a month. The Elkhart General medical staff is comprised of 330 physicians representing 30 medical specialties, and over 2,000 employees serve in nursing, technical, administrative, and support capacities. The Elkhart General Hospital website is www.egh.org.

About the American College of Radiology (ACR)
The American College of Radiology headquartered in Reston, Virginia, 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.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT
Peggy Randolph
Elkhart General Hospital, Project Coordinator
Phone (574) 523-3303
Email prandolph@egh.org
Website www.egh.org