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CentraState Medical Center 901 W Main St Freehold, NJ 07728 Read Healthy Directions online at www.centrastate.com/publications. Subscribe to our free health e-newsletter by scanning the QR code with your smartphone or visiting www.centrastate.com/enews. CentraState Briefs CentraState Designated an ACR Diagnostic Imaging Center of Excellence CentraState has been designated a Diagnostic Imaging Center of Excellence™ (DICOE) by the American College of Radiology (ACR). The DICOE program, which represents the pinnacle of medical imaging care, is an achievement that goes beyond accreditation to recognize best-quality imaging practices and diagnostic care. This includes a comprehensive assessment of the entire medical imaging enterprise, including structure and outcomes. The DICOE designation recognizes excellence at multiple levels—including the professional staff, the technology, and the policies and procedures the organization follows—and superior patient care. In order to receive this elite distinction, facilities must be accredited by the ACR in all modalities they provide, and in which the ACR offers an accreditation program. Another requirement is to participate in the Dose Index Registry ® and General Radiology Improvement Database, as well as Image Wisely ® and Image Gently ® . CentraState is only the second hospital in the state to earn this prestigious distinction. CentraState Receives Stroke Award For a fourth year in a row, CentraState has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Get With The Guidelines ® Stroke Gold Plus Achievement Award. The award recognizes CentraState's commitment and success in implementing excellent care for stroke patients, according to evidence-based guidelines. To receive the Gold Plus award, CentraState achieved 75 percent or higher compliance for two or more consecutive 12-month intervals with five of 10 Get With The Guidelines ® Stroke Quality Measures, which are reporting initiatives to measure quality of care. CentraState also earned the association's Gold award for demonstrating at least 85 percent compliance in each of the seven Get With The Guidelines ® Stroke Achievement Measures. In addition to the Gold Plus and Gold awards, CentraState is also the recipient of the association's Target: Stroke Honor Roll for improving stroke care, and is among an elite group of hospitals who have earned this recognition. 2015 Celebration Ball Mardi Gras Madness A Year of Great Taste – 12 Months of Dining Raffle You could win 12 gift certificates valued at $200 each—one for each month of the year—to some of the area's award-winning restaurants! The cost is $20 per ticket. The winner will be announced at the 2015 Celebration Ball – Mardi Gras Madness on February 7 at South Gate Manor in Freehold. You do not need to be present to win! Proceeds benefit the Comprehensive Lung Care Program at CentraState Medical Center. For more information and to buy tickets, call 732-294-7099 or visit www.centrastatefoundation.org/celebration_ball.