The facility, which had to suspend its mammogram services in November 2024 after the American College of Radiology express concerns about substandard images, apparently no longer is accredited to offer mammograms, according to the U. S. Food and Drug Administration website.
Over the weekend, the website listed three facilities, Mercy Carthage, Mercy Joplin and Freeman's Women's Pavilion in Neosho as being accredited in the 648 zip code, with the Women's Pavilion in Joplin listed as "pending."
The Joplin site was not listed when the site was updated Monday.
Freeman officials, in a statement to KOAM indicated they are working on the problem.
Freeman Health System has temporarily paused mammography services at our Women’s Pavilion location in Joplin following a recent review by our accrediting body due to regulatory requirements, as part of our ongoing corrective actions from last year. We continue to work with the American College of Radiology (ACR) to gain clarification, address the findings, and become fully reinstated. The statement indicated Freeman Health is directing its patients to the Women's Pavilion in Neosho.
From December 12, 2024 Turner Report:
https://rturner229.blogspot.com/2024/12/mammogram-services-suspended-at-freeman.html
4 comments:
As a licensed mammographer, this is truly unheard of for a facility to not only one but TWO issues with accreditation!! It’s terrifying that one of the largest facilities in the 417 affecting thousands of women a year can’t keep their licensing. Women, run to a hospital system that doesn’t have to keep sending you to other cities to have your testing done. Just drive the extra 20 min and go to Cox. Your health is worth it.
Pathetic. Another L for these goons.
I sure that refunds will be issued to patients and insurance companies
Is a year suspension still considered “temporary”?
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