Englewood Hospital and Medical Center’s School of Radiography Earns Top Scores for a Second Consecutive Year
By Mel Fabrikant Thursday, March 19, 2009, 06:38 PM EDT
“We are extremely proud of our students and this recent achievement is indicative of their commitment to providing quality care in the future,” said Dan Markham, Vice President of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Services at Englewood Hospital. “I am certain that this talented class will join the ranks of previous program graduates who have excelled in this very important healthcare service line.”
According to the American Registry for Radiologic Technologists, Englewood Hospital’s Class of 2008 achieved an average score of 91.4% in their certification examination, surpassing the national average of 84.6% and the New Jersey state average of 86.3%.
The School of Radiography at Englewood Hospital is accredited by the State of New Jersey of Department of Higher Education and Department of Environmental Protection and Energy, and the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology. The two-year program is comprised of both academic and clinical training to help students gain real-world experience prior to graduation. Over the past 25 years, Englewood Hospital graduates have successfully joined medical teams throughout our service area and beyond.
For more information about the School of Radiography, visit englewoodhospital.com or call 201.894.3000.
About Englewood Hospital and Medical Center:
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center provides patients with the highest level of compassionate care through a broad range of state-of-the-art clinical programs and the most advanced treatments and diagnostic services. It is renowned for its bloodless medicine and surgery program, cardiac and vascular programs and its leadership in breast care, oncology and joint replacement services. Through its affiliation with the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and the Mount Sinai Consortium for Graduate Medical Education, this thriving, acute-care and community teaching hospital trains medical residents in a variety of disciplines, including surgery, pediatrics, podiatry, pathology and critical care medicine. Englewood Hospital is home to a Vascular Fellowship Program that has trained a generation of world-class vascular surgeons. Additionally, many members of the medical staff at Englewood Hospital serve as faculty members at Mount Sinai. Englewood Hospital has earned numerous accreditations from the Joint Commission and other organizations and is among the four percent of hospitals nationwide honored with the prestigious Magnet nursing award, a distinction that has been earned twice by its nursing staff. To learn more, visit englewoodhospital.com.
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The 2008 graduating class of Englewood Hospital and Medical Center’s School of Radiography
