MRHC Accredited Vascular Laboratory
Magnolia Regional Health Center has attained recognition for its commitment to providing a high level of patient care and quality testing for the diagnosis of vascular disease. The facility achieved accreditation by the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Vascular Laboratories (ICAVL).
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, costing society over 83.7 billion dollars each year in health services, medications and lost work time due to disability. Stroke, a disorder of the blood supply to the brain, is the third leading cause of death and disability in this country, with 500,000 new strokes occurring annually.
One American dies every 32 seconds of cardiovascular disease, disorders of the heart and blood vessels. Each year, 2 million people in the United States alone develop deep vein thrombosis – blood clots in the veins. This affliction becomes life threatening for 500,000 of those people when the blood clot breaks loose and travels to the lungs.
Early detection of these life-threatening vascular diseases is possible through the use of noninvasive vascular testing techniques performed within vascular laboratories.
Magnolia Regional Health Center is dedicated to our community and strives to create the ultimate healthcare experience for our patients. The demand for advanced cardiovascular services has increased as Heart Disease continues to be one of the top two health problems in our community. Magnolia Heart and Vascular Center offers the following: all private patient rooms in 3 patient floors, 24 beds each for a total of 72 beds; 12 surgical intensive care rooms; 16 private short stay surgery rooms; 8 private pre and post heart cath lab rooms; 10 surgery recovery positions; 3 operating rooms for open heart, vascular, orthopedic, etc. surgeries; new waiting areas for surgery, cath lab, short stay, and surgical intensive care units; new cardiac rehabilitation area and 6 medical office suites.
Magnolia Regional Health Center located in Corinth, MS, is one of a select number of vascular laboratories in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico to meet or exceed the ICAVL standards for noninvasive vascular testing. During the accreditation process, every aspect of the laboratory’s daily operations and its impact on the quality of health care provided to patients is assessed and reviewed. While completing the application, laboratories are required to identify and correct potential problems, revising protocols and validating quality assurance programs. Executive Director of the Heart and Cancer Centers Mark Studdard stated, “We are so pleased to have achieved this level of accreditation at MRHC. Our goal is to continue to provide high quality health care to our patients and exceed the standards set by accreditation organizations such as the ICAVL.”
Participation in the accreditation process demonstrates the laboratory’s attention to a high level of patient care and quality testing. ICAVL accreditation is valid for a period of three years.
The ICAVL is a non-profit organizations established with the support of eleven medical societies including physicians, technologists and sonographers that represent medical specialties including cardiology, neurology, radiology, vascular medicine, vascular surgery, neurosurgery, internal medicine and biology.
For more information on Magnolia Regional Health Center, please visit www.mrhc.org
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Magnolia Regional Health Center 611 Alcorn Drive, Corinth, MS 38834, (662) 293-1000
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