West Shore Medical Center's radiology department offers state-of-the-art 160-slice CT, the fastest technology in the area. The machine takes clear digital pictures in little time, minimizing the patient's exposure to radiation while providing superb diagnostic images. West Shore's experienced team of radiographers provides around-the-clock care for the community, while the hospital's radiologists, John Raymond, MD, and David Fleszar, DO, are skilled in interpretation, providing accurate results as quickly as possible.
The ACR gold seal of accreditation represents the highest level of image quality and patient safety. It is awarded only to facilities meeting ACR practice parameters and technical standards after a peer-review evaluation by board-certified physicians and medical physicists who are experts in the field. Image quality, personnel qualifications, adequacy of facility equipment, quality control procedures and quality assurance programs are assessed. The findings are reported to the ACR Committee on Accreditation, which subsequently provides the practice with a comprehensive report that can be used for continuous practice improvement.
The ACR, founded in 1924, is a professional medical society dedicated to serving patients and society by empowering radiology professionals to advance the practice, science and professions of radiological care. The College serves more than 37,000 diagnostic/interventional radiologists, radiation oncologists, nuclear medicine physicians, and medical physicists with programs focusing on the practice of medical imaging and radiation oncology and the delivery of comprehensive health care services.