This achievement is a testament to the expertise of our clinical team and our continued dedication to ensuring patients receive accurate, timely, and compassionate support.
Matthew R. Foster, MD, MMMThe Department of Radiology at Dartmouth Health’s Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center (MAHHC) has been awarded a three-year accreditation in mammography by the American College of Radiology (ACR). MAHHC has held this accreditation from the ACR since 1994. This designation recognizes MAHHC’s continued commitment to providing the highest standards of clinical quality, safety, and patient care.
ACR accreditation represents the gold standard in medical imaging, awarded only to facilities that meet the organization’s rigorous benchmarks. Each accreditation follows an in-depth peer review conducted by board-certified radiologists and medical physicists, evaluating image quality, staff qualifications, equipment performance, and quality control practices.
“Ensuring consistent accreditation in mammography drives us to the highest standards in our imaging services, delivering evidence-based, high-quality care,” said Matthew R. Foster, MD, MMM, CEO and president of MAHHC. “This achievement is a testament to the expertise of our clinical team and our continued dedication to ensuring patients receive accurate, timely, and compassionate support.”
Learn more about ACR’s mammography accreditation process here.
About Dartmouth Health
Dartmouth Health, New Hampshire’s only academic health system and largest private employer, serves patients across New England. Dartmouth Health provides access to more than 2,300 providers in nearly every area of medicine, delivering care at its flagship hospital, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) in Lebanon, NH. Its network of hospitals, outpatient centers, clinics and home care facilities, spans a broad geographical area. Year after year, DHMC is named the #1 hospital in New Hampshire by U.S. News & World Report, and is consistently recognized for high performance in numerous clinical specialties and procedures. Dartmouth Health includes Dartmouth Cancer Center, northern New England’s only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers and one of less than than 60 total nationally; Dartmouth Health Children’s, which includes the state’s only children’s hospital (Children’s Hospital at DHMC/CHaD) and more than 20 locations around the region; eight member hospitals in Lebanon, Keene, Claremont, Hampstead, and New London, NH, and Windsor and Bennington, VT; Dartmouth Health Home Care; Dartmouth Health Connected Care Center for Telehealth, serving patients as far away as Texas; and more than 30 primary and multi-specialty clinics across New Hampshire and Vermont. Through its partnership with Dartmouth College, Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine and the White River Junction VA Medical Center, Dartmouth Health trains nearly 400 medical residents and fellows annually and performs cutting-edge research and clinical trials with international impact. Dartmouth Health and its more than 16,000 employees are committed to serving the healthcare needs of everyone in the communities it serves and to providing every patient with exceptional, state-of-the-art, personalized care. Learn more at dartmouth-health.org.
About Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center
Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center (MAHHC), a member of Dartmouth Health, is a not-for-profit community-based, critical access hospital in Windsor, VT. It also includes the Historic Homes of Runnemede, a senior residential care campus in Windsor, as well as the Ottauquechee Health Center in Woodstock, VT. MAHHC provides primary care and a comprehensive suite of specialty services, along with 25 inpatient beds, a therapeutic pool and an acclaimed, fully modernized 10-bed acute rehabilitation center. MAHHC is dedicated to improving the lives of those it serves, and is at the hub of a wide network of community resources that have partnered to cover gaps in services and improve overall population health. Learn more at mtascutneyhospital.org.