Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Designated an ACR Diagnostic Imaging Center of Excellence

Advocate Lutheran General Hospital has been designated a Diagnostic Imaging Center of Excellence (DICOE) by the American College of Radiology (ACR).

The DICOE program, which represents the pinnacle of medical imaging care, is an achievement that goes beyond accreditation to recognize best-quality imaging practices and diagnostic care. This includes a comprehensive assessment of the entire medical imaging enterprise, including structure and outcomes. The DICOE designation recognizes excellence at multiple levels - including the professional staff, the technology and the policies and procedures the organization follows - and superior patient care.

"We are so incredibly proud of our team for achieving this honor. As the first site in Illinois to receive this distinction, we can confidently say that we are delivering on our objective to provide patients today's highest levels of imaging quality, safety and care," says Dr. Lisa Laurent, Medical Staff President-Elect and CT Medical Director at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital and Chair of the Dose Management Project Steering Committee at Advocate Health Care.

In order to receive this elite distinction, facilities must be accredited by the ACR in all modalities they provide, and in which the ACR offers an accreditation program. Another requirement is to participate in the Dose Index Registry® and General Radiology Improvement Database, as well as Image Wisely® and Image Gently®.

The ACR, founded in 1924, is one of the largest and most influential medical associations in the United States. The ACR devotes its resources to making imaging and radiation therapy safe, effective and accessible to those who need it. Its 36,000 members include radiologists, radiation oncologists, medical physicists, interventional radiologists and nuclear medicine physicians.