The Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval for Stroke Care
Lancaster Medical Center is an Advanced Primary Stroke Center and has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for stroke care. This designation recognizes the hospital’s exceptional efforts to foster better outcomes by meeting the unique and specialized needs of stroke patients.
Accreditation for Cardiovascular Excellence
Lancaster Medical Center is certified to perform percutaneous coronary intervention, a minimally invasive procedure to open narrowed coronary arteries. Accreditation for Cardiovascular Excellence (ACE) is an organization dedicated to ensuring the highest quality standards for cardiovascular and endovascular care.
American College of Radiology Accreditations 2024-2027
In 2024, the American College of Radiology (ACR) awarded Lancaster Medical Center three-year terms of accreditation in:
Computer tomography (CT)
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Nuclear medicine
Ultrasound
What does the ACR accreditation mean for patients?
The ACR’s gold seal of accreditation represents the highest level of image quality and patient safety. It is awarded only to facilities that meet specific requirements based on ACR practice parameters and technical standards, following a peer-reviewed 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 ACR’s gold seal of accreditation means Lancaster Medical Center has:
- Met the ACR’s high standards for quality and safety in medical imaging/radiation oncology treatment.
- Established systems to help ensure appropriate dose levels are used for adult and pediatric imaging, where appropriate.
- Undergone a rigorous review process, which includes:
- An annual equipment assessment by a medical imaging and radiation oncology expert. This expert verifies equipment functions properly, takes optimal images and uses appropriate radiation doses.
- Ensuring personnel meet ACR qualification standards to perform procedures and interpret medical images.
- Having systems in place where physicians regularly review each other's diagnostic results to ensure accuracy.
