BJISG at Waycross Earns ACR Accreditation

ACR AccreditationNovember 13, 2013 – Waycross, GA — The Bone & Joint Institute of South Georgia’s Waycross practice has been awarded the gold seal of accreditation in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology (ACR). MRI is a noninvasive medical test that utilizes magnetic fields to produce anatomical images of internal body parts to help physicians diagnose and treat medical conditions.

The ACR has recognized the practice and location for its achievement in exhibiting exceptional image quality, high practice standard, and patient safety. This award is only given to facilities meeting the ACR Practice Guidelines and Technical Standards after a peer-review evaluation by board-certified physicians, radiologists, and medical physicists who are experts in the field. Image quality, personnel qualifications, adequacy of facility equipment, quality control procedures, and quality assurance programs are all assessed. The findings of the evaluation are then reported to the ACR Committee on Accreditation.

The ACR evaluation provides a comprehensive report which BJI uses to improve upon their practice. BJI opened the Waycross location in May of 2013 and features the only open MRI in Ware County. They are committed to offering the highest quality of MRI services to the community and surrounding areas. BJI’s goal is to stay on the cutting edge of orthopedic technology and provide the best patient care found in southeast Georgia, according to Davina Simmons, Practice Administrator.

“Since opening in 2010, the support from our patients and communities has been felt and is truly appreciated by all of the Bone & Joint staff,” said J. Lex Kenerly, MD, Orthopaedic Surgeon. “That very support is what motivates us, and we promise to continue our commitment of bringing patients the latest advances in open MRI, as well as excellence service and care to all who are in need.”

The ACR is a national professional organization with 36,000 members, comprised of diagnostic/interventional radiologists, radiation oncologists, nuclear medicine physicians, and medical physicists. The ACR’s focus is to make the practice of medical imaging and radiation oncology safe and accessible. 

The Bone & Joint Institute of South Georgia provides comprehensive orthopaedic care, and features the Joint Commission accredited Surgery Center at the Jesup location, with digital surgical suites designed exclusively for orthopaedic surgeries, on-site x-ray services, and an open MRI accredited by the American College of Radiology. The mission of doctors J. Lex Kenerly, J. Matthew Valosen, and Christopher E. Swanson is to offer the finest orthopaedic care. Based in Jesup, BJI serves 13 Southeast Georgia counties, and has satellite offices in Baxley, Hinesville, and Waycross.