Press Releases (2011)

Elkhart General Hospital Receives ACR Accreditation
May 27, 2011

ELKHART, IN – The Elkhart General Hospital Breast Care Center and Radiology Department were recently 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 received accreditation for their achievement in 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. For more information, please visit www.egh.org or call (574) 523-3303.

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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 is comprised of 330 physicians representing 30 medical specialties, and over 2,000 employees serving in nursing, technical, administrative, and support capacities. The Elkhart General Hospital website is www.egh.org.

About American College of Radiology (ACR)
The 34,000 members of the American College of Radiology include radiologists, radiation oncologists, medical physicists, interventional radiologists and nuclear medicine physicians. For over three quarters of a century, the ACR has devoted its resources to making imaging safe, effective and accessible to those who need it.
The mission of the ACR is to serve patients and society by maximizing the value of radiology, radiation oncology, interventional radiology, nuclear medicine and medical physics by advancing the science of radiology, improving the quality of patient care, positively influencing the socio-economics of the practice of radiology, providing continuing education for radiology and allied health professions and conducting research for the future of radiology

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT
Shelley Rody
Elkhart General Hospital, Media and Special Events Coordinator
Phone (574) 389-5656
Email srody@egh.org
Website www.egh.org