Flaget Memorial Hospital Earns ACR Accreditation - Archived

 

Bardstown, Ky. (April 28, 2014)—Flaget Memorial Hospital, part of KentuckyOne Health, 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 to cure cancer or to relieve a cancer patient’s pain.

 

“The ACR accreditation and our recently announced Quality Oncology Practice Initiative certification for medical oncology both confirm that we provide the highest quality of care to our patients,” said Monte E. Martin, MD medical director KentuckyOne Health Cancer Care at Flaget Memorial.

 

Flaget Memorial Hospital became home to Nelson county’s first full service cancer care including radiation oncology, in September of 2010. The facility includes private chemotherapy rooms, intravenous therapy treatment for patients, patient education areas and other amenities including a cancer-resource library.

 

The ACR is the nation’s oldest and most widely accepted radiation oncology accrediting body, with over 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.

 

“It is our mission to provide each patient with the best, most compassionate care available,” said Sue Downs, president, Flaget Memorial Hospital. “This accreditation is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our cancer care team.”

 

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.

 

About KentuckyOne Health
KentuckyOne Health was formed when two major Kentucky health care organizations came together in early 2012. KentuckyOne Health combines the Jewish and Catholic heritages of the two former systems – Jewish Hospital & St. Mary’s HealthCare and Saint Joseph Health System. In late 2012, the organization formed a partnership with the University of Louisville Hospital | James Graham Brown Cancer Center.  The nonprofit system is committed to improving the health of Kentuckians by integrating medical research, education, technology and health care services wherever patients receive care. KentuckyOne Health has more than 200 locations including hospitals, physician groups, clinics, primary care centers, specialty institutes and home health agencies across the state of Kentucky and southern Indiana. KentuckyOne Health is the largest health system in Kentucky.

 

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