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Helping people move well and live well PORTLAND, Ore., June 10, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Adventist Health's Aspire Orthopedic Institute has received The Joint Commission certification for treatment of Joint Replacement of hips and knees. The national designation confirms that patients treated with Adventist Medical Center's innovative care model have superior outcomes compared to those receiving hip or knee replacements at most other hospitals in Oregon. In achieving Joint...

Awarded in Multiple Coronary Specialties and Receives Mission: Lifeline Recognition by American Heart Association ENGLEWOOD, Colo., June 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Swedish Medical Center has been reaccredited by The Joint Commission for Cardiovascular Services and continues to be the only hospital in the state with accreditations in Advanced Heart Failure, Coronary Artery Bypass and Coronary Artery Disease. They have also received Mission: Lifeline Gold Level status recognition by the...

Shady Grove Radiology’s Shady Grove Breast Center, located in Rockville, Maryland, has been designated a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology (ACR). Reston VA (PRWEB) May 22, 2013 Shady Grove Radiology’s Shady Grove Breast Center, located in Rockville, Maryland, has been designated a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology (ACR). By awarding facilities the status of a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence, the ACR...

Hackensack UMC, Mount Desert Island Hospital Receive Elite Distinction for Achieving Excellence in Medical Imaging WASHINGTON, May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American College of Radiology (ACR) recognized medical facilities in New Jersey and Maine as the first-ever Diagnostic Imaging Centers of Excellent (DICOE), recognizing a distinctive level of excellence in diagnostic imaging. The awards to the Hackensack University Medical Center in Bergen County, N.J. and the Mount...

Certification Recognizes CDH as an Industry Leader Providing Highly Specialized Care for Complex Stroke Cases WINFIELD, Ill., May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Central DuPage Hospital (CDH), a member of Cadence Health, has been recognized by The Joint Commission and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association as meeting The Joint Commission's standards for Disease-Specific Care Comprehensive Stroke Center Certification. The Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center...

Prostate-Only Radiation Therapy Centers throughout the United States Consistently Demonstrate the Highest Clinical Quality LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J., April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- The Premier Prostate Cancer Center, a partnership between AKSM/Oncology and the Urology Care Alliance (UCA), is the latest in a rapidly growing list of prostate-only treatment centers to earn the high honor of a three-year term of accreditation in radiation oncology. The American College of Radiology...

Jackson Madison County General Hospital offers complete care for heart patients from diagnosis to open heart surgery. Jackson, Tenn. (PRWEB) February 19, 2013 West Tennessee Heart & Vascular Center at Jackson Madison County General Hospital takes care of more heart attack patients than any other hospital in Tennessee. But if the name is not familiar to you, it’s because the name has just been changed to reflect achieving the highest level of accreditation, impressive quality...

Among Nation's Best in Gynecologic Surgery for Two Consecutive Years PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Adventist Medical Center (AMC), is ranked number one in Oregon hospitals for Gynecological Surgery for the second year in a row. A report released by HealthGrades, the leading provider of information to help consumers make an informed decision about a physician or hospital, named AMC among the top 10 percent in the nation for gynecologic surgery and the...

LEXINGTON, Ky., Oct. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Central Baptist Hospital is one of only 164 hospitals nationwide to receive the American College of Cardiology Foundation's NCDR ACTION Registry-Get With The Guidelines Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2012. The award recognizes Central Baptist's commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of care for heart attack patients, and signifies that the hospital has reached an aggressive goal of treating these patients to...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Sept. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Large Urology Group Practice Association (LUGPA), the Association of Freestanding Radiation Oncology Centers (AFROC) and the Community Oncology Alliance (COA) today united to preserve access for thousands of patients stricken with cancer to life-saving cancer radiation treatments. LUGPA, AFROC and COA submitted commentary to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) addressing the drastic effect reimbursement cuts to...