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Radiology department completes MQSA inspection and accreditaton
The Radiology Department at St. Joseph’s Hospital recently completed its annual Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) inspection and received accreditation for the next year.
Congress enacted MQSA to ensure that all women have access to quality mammography for the detection of breast cancer in its earliest, most treatable stages. To be accredited, hospitals must meet federally developed quality standards for personnel qualifications, equipment, radiation dose, quality assurance programs, recordkeeping and reporting. Facilities must also pass a yearly on-site inspection conducted by federally trained and certified federal or state personnel.
Don Laufenberg, Radiology Director at St. Joseph’s Hospital, noted that inspectors have conducted this annual on-site review for more than a decade and never once found a discrepancy. He praised Connie Clark, the hospital’s chief mammographer, for her attention to detail on the state and federal mammography requirements and ensuring that St. Joseph’s maintains compliance. “We’re very concerned and proactive about the quality of service that we provide to the community,” Laufenberg said.
In addition to mammography, St. Joseph’s Hospital’s Radiology Department provides a wide range of services, including computerized tomography (CT), bone density scanning, diagnostic imaging, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), nuclear medicine and ultrasound. For more information about Radiology Services at St. Joseph’s Hospital, call 715-717-7280.
