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Berger Hospital's Vascular Lab Receives Accreditation

Circleville, OH -- February 4, 2005 Berger Hospital's Non-Invasive Vascular Lab has attained recognition for its commitment to providing a high level of patient care and quality testing for the diagnosis of vascular disease. Berger achieved accreditation by the Intersocietal Comission 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 non-invasive vascular testing techniques performed within vascular laboratories. Berger Hospital's Non-Invasive Vascular Lab 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 non-invasive testing.

"It is a great privilege for our lab to be selected for this accreditation," said Rod Stith, Berger's Clinical Services Manager for Cardiopulmonary. "Berger Hospital and residents of Pickaway County are fortunate to have such a highly skilled team of professionals and state-of-the-art equipment to bring vascular care locally."