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VVMC Earns Nuclear Medicine Accreditation
VVMC has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation innuclear medicine as the result of a recent review by the AmericanCollege of Radiology (ACR). Nuclear medicine is a branch of medicalimaging that uses small amounts of radioactive material ingestedby the patient to diagnose and treat a variety of diseaseincluding many types of cancers heart disease and certain otherabnormalities within the body.
The ACR gold seal of accreditation represents the highest level ofimage quality and patient safety. It is awarded only to facilitiesmeeting ACR Practice Guidelines and Technical Standards after apeer-review evaluation by board-certified physicians and medicalphysicists who are experts in the field. Image quality personnelqualifications adequacy of facility equipment quality controlprocedures and quality assurance programs are assessed. Thefindings are reported to the ACR Committee on Accreditation whichsubsequently provides the practice with a comprehensive report theycan use for continuous practice improvement.
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Vail Health Volunteer Corps 2024 Roundup
The Vail Health Volunteer Corps recently celebrated their 2024 accomplishments at their Annual Award Luncheon. Donating more than 8,500 volunteer hours to Vail Health in 2024
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Vail Health Receives Two Press Ganey Human Experience Guardian of Excellence Awards for 2024
Vail Health has been nationally recognized by Press Ganey with the prestigious Guardian of Excellence Award® in two separate patient care categories for incredible dedication and commitment to providing excellent care every day and embracing continuous improvement in their patient experience work.
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Why Nutrition Is Important with Dr. Susan Vickerman
Why is nutrition important? It is the foundation of our overall health and wellbeing. There are constantly new recommendations on nutrition coming out through social media, podcast, friends, which makes it hard to know "WHAT should I do?"