Inova Alexandria Hospital Earns ACR Accreditation

ALEXANDRIA, VA – (January 17, 2013) – Inova Alexandria Hospital has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in radiation oncology as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology (ACR). Radiation oncology (radiation therapy) is the careful use of high-energy radiation to treat cancer. A radiation oncologist may use radiation as a cancer treatment, in conjunction with other cancer treatments or to aid in symptomatic relief when a cure is not possible.

“A cancer diagnosis is a life-changing experience for patients and their families. As patients seek treatment, they need to know that they are receiving safe and appropriate care. Achieving ACR Accreditation means our facility has gone through a rigorous review process and has met specific qualifications.” says Jane Grayson, MD, Chief of Radiation Oncology at Inova Alexandria Hospital, “This ensures that we meet nationally-accepted standards of care.”

The ACR is the nation’s oldest and most widely accepted radiation oncology accrediting body, with nearly 500 accredited sites, and 25 years of accreditation experience. The ACR seal of accreditation represents the highest level of quality and patient safety. It is awarded only to facilities meeting specific Practice Guidelines and Technical Standards developed by ACR after a peer-review evaluation by board-certified radiation oncologists and medical physicists who are experts in the field. Patient care and treatment, patient safety, personnel qualifications, adequacy of facility equipment, quality control procedures, and quality assurance programs are assessed. The findings are reported to the ACR Committee on Radiation Oncology Accreditation, which subsequently provides the practice with a comprehensive report they can use for continuous practice improvement.

The ACR is a national professional organization serving more than 36,000 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.
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About Inova
Inova is a not-for-profit health care system located in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, serving over two million people with over 1,700 licensed beds based in Northern Virginia.  Inova consists of five hospitals including the area’s only Level 1 Trauma Center and Level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care unit.  Inova encompasses many health services including the nationally and internationally recognized Inova Heart and Vascular Institute (IHVI), Inova Translational Medicine Institute (ITMI) on genomics, Inova Neuroscience Institute and Inova Children’s Hospital.  Inova’s mission is to improve the health of the diverse community it serves through excellence in patient care, education and research.  More information and statistics about Inova is at www.inova.org.
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  1. Denise Yong on March 26, 2013 at 11:50 pm

    On March 22, 2013 I was schedule for surgery at Alexandria Hospital the service great even though thing didn’t well with do to the inflammation in my body. Dr Wong call the Interventional Radiolgy Department to see if they could get the stint through my back that don’t work. So I left the hosptial with a nephrostomy tube. I want to thank the staff of Alexandria Hospital for caring for me. Starting for registration to the doctors, nurses, the anesthesiologist same surgery and the Interventional Radiolgy Departmant. I will you again on March 29, 2013 to get my left urethra working again.

    Denise Young

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