HUTCHINSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER DESIGNATED LUNG CANCER SCREENING CENTER

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The American College of Radiology (ACR) has designated the Hutchinson Regional
Medical Center (HRMC) Imaging Services Department as a Lung Cancer Screening
Center.
Raleigh White, Director of Imaging Services at HRMC, said the designation
recognizes facilities that have committed to practice safe, effective diagnostic
care for patients who may have the highest risk for lung cancer. “The distinction
was granted following a lengthy process where the ACR undertook a rigorous
assessment of Hutch Regional’s lung cancer screening protocol and
infrastructure,” White said. “Also, the ACR studied our procedures in place for
follow-up patient care, such as counseling and smoking cessation programs.”
Wes Hoyt, FACHE, Chief Operating Officer for Hutchinson Regional Healthcare
System, said lung cancer screening is one of the most important things Hutch
Regional does to proactively catch and treat lung cancer early. “The Hutchinson
Regional Medical Center Imaging Department continues to provide exceptional
care and diagnostic procedures to our community in a way that keeps our
patients close to home and the best care possible,” Hoyt said. “I am so proud of
their achievement and the great things they are doing.”
Ken Johnson, President and CEO of Hutchinson Regional Healthcare System
(HRHS), said the international designation is reaffirmation of the quality of cancer
care provided at Hutch Regional. “Lung cancer ranks as the nation’s leading
cancer killer, taking the lives of more people each year than breast, colon and
prostate cancers combined,” Johnson said. “As Hutch Regional and hospitals
throughout the nation deal with COVID-19, we are continuing our efforts to treat
a long list of other diseases including cancer.”

The ACR, a 96-year old organization, headquartered in Reston, Virginia is one of
the oldest and most respected medical organizations in the nation. The
organization donates its resources to making imaging and radiation therapy safe,
effective and accessible to those who need it. Included in the association’s 36,000
members are radiologists, radiation oncologists, medical physicians,
interventional radiologists and nuclear medicine physicians.
Entities within Hutchinson Regional Healthcare System are Hutchinson Regional
Medical Center, Hospice & HomeCare of Reno County, Horizons Mental Health
Center, Health-E-Quip and Hutchinson Regional Medical Foundation.

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