UR Medicine’s 7 Radiation Oncology Sites Earn National Accreditation

The ACR seal of accreditation represents the highest level of quality and patient safety. It is awarded only to facilities meeting specific Practice Guidelines and Technical Standards developed by ACR after a peer-review evaluation by board-certified radiation oncologists and medical physicists who are experts in the field. Patient care and treatment, patient safety, personnel qualifications, adequacy of facility equipment, quality control procedures, and quality assurance programs are assessed. The findings are reported to the ACR Committee on Radiation Oncology Accreditation, which subsequently provides the practice with a comprehensive report they can use for continuous practice improvement.

“The accreditation of UR Medicine Radiation Oncology by ACR reflects our long-standing commitment to our patients and community and to excellence in high-quality cancer treatment by board-certified radiation oncologists through our advanced radiation treatment technology,” said Yuhchyau Chen, M.D., Ph.D., chair of UR Medicine Radiation Oncology. “We have held this designation since 2002, and we are proud that all seven of our practice sites provide the highest quality care to patients in the Rochester and Finger Lakes region.”

The UR Medicine Radiation Oncology sites that have been accredited include: 

• Wilmot Cancer Center at Strong Memorial Hospital
• Highland Hospital
• Pluta Cancer Center in Henrietta
• Sands Cancer Center in Canandaigua
• Wilmot Cancer Institute at Park Ridge in Greece
• Wilmot Cancer Institute Batavia
• Wilmot Cancer Institute Hornell

The ACR is a national professional organization serving more than 36,000 diagnostic/interventional radiologists, radiation oncologists, nuclear medicine physicians, and medical physicists with programs focusing on the practice of medical imaging and radiation oncology and the delivery of comprehensive health care services.