HIGHEST ACCREDITATION AWARDED TO UNDERWOOD-MEMORIAL HOSPITAL’S
DEPARTMENT OF RADIOLOGY

L to R: UMH Board Chair, Jack Fisher, Reenie Sacchetti, Director of Radiology and
Eileen Cardile, UMH president and CEO following receipt of ultrasound accreditation certificate
from the American College of Radiology.

September 17, 2007 - Hospital President and Chief Executive Officer, Eileen K. Cardile, RN, CNA, announced the awarding of accreditation of the hospital’s ultrasound imaging for obstetrical, general and vascular services by the American College of Radiology (ACR).

This three-year accreditation follows a comprehensive evaluation conducted by board-certified physicians and medical physicists of areas related to staff education and qualifications, adequacy and quality of facilities and equipment, patient safety, and quality control standards.

In announcing the accreditation, Cardile said, “We seek this voluntary accreditation from the ACR because we believe it helps define Underwood-Memorial’s ongoing commitment to performance improvement, quality patient care and safety. The fact that we achieved a perfect score of 100% is certainly gratifying and speaks of the effort put forth daily by our people in serving our patients.”

Underwood-Memorial is also accredited by the ACR for its mammography services in meeting nationally accepted standards of care.

The American College of Radiology, headquartered in Reston, Va., is a national organization serving more than 32,000 diagnostic/interventional radiologists, radiation oncologists, and nuclear medicine and medical physicists with programs focused on the practice of medical imaging and radiation oncology to maintain and improve the delivery of comprehensive health care services.

Underwood-Memorial, accredited with full standards compliance by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, is a 305-licensed bed, acute care, non-profit hospital and is Gloucester County’s largest employer with over 1,800 full and part-time employees.