Accreditations and Licensures

San Antonio Radiology Accreditations

The American College of Radiology (ACR) has awarded accreditation to San Antonio Regional Hospital for the achievement of high practice standards after a peer-review evaluation of its practice. Image quality and procedure evaluations are conducted by board-certified radiologists and medical physicists who are experts in the field.

The program also evaluates personnel qualifications, adequacy of facility equipment, quality control procedures, and quality assurance programs. All findings are reported to the hospital via a comprehensive report that includes recommendations for improvement.

When you choose an ACR-accredited facility, you know that:

• Your hospital, clinic or health center has voluntarily gone through a rigorous review process to be sure it meets nationally-accepted standards.
• The personnel are well qualified, through education and certification, to perform and interpret your medical images and administer your radiation therapy treatments.
• The equipment is appropriate for the test or treatment you will receive, and the facility meets or exceeds quality assurance and safety guidelines.

San Antonio STEMI-receiving Center Designation

San Antonio Regional Hospital is designated by Inland Counties Emergency Medical Agency (ICEMA) as a receiving center in San Bernardino County for a particular kind of heart attack called a “STEMI”. ST elevation myocardial infarction heart attacks, or STEMI, are caused by a clot or clots in one or more of the coronary arteries and require treatment within 90 minutes after the attack. (ST refers to a segment on the wave on the electrocardiogram doctors look at to determine a STEMI heart attack.) Inland Counties Emergency Medical Agency designated San Antonio Regional Hospital as a STEMI-receiving center based on the experience and expertise of its medical team and the advanced technology and processes the hospital already has in place to rapidly handle heart-attack patients.

The Joint Commission (TJC) Primary Stroke Certification

An Antonio Regional Hospital earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® as a Certified Primary Stroke Center. The hospital is providing care that meets the highest national standards for stroke treatment. Stroke victims typically have a crucial three-hour window to receive the most effective treatment. Receiving designation as a Primary Stroke Center means that San Antonio has proven it provides rapid, state-of-the-art care to stroke victims, significantly improving their outcomes.

Commission on Cancer Accreditation

The Commission on Cancer (CoC) of the American College of Surgeons (ACoS) has granted Three-Year Accreditation to the cancer program at San Antonio Regional Hospital. To earn voluntary CoC accreditation, a cancer program must meet 34 CoC quality care standards, be evaluated every three years through a survey process, and maintain levels of excellence in the delivery of comprehensive patient-centered care.