NUCLEAR MED YES S.S.

SALINAS VALLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL?S NUCLEAR MEDICINE LABORATORY HAS RECEIVED FULL ACCREDITATION. THIS DESIGNATION COMES FROM THE INTERSOCIETAL COMMISSION FOR THE ACCREDITATION OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE. S.V.M.H. IS THE ONLY CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL (WITH SUCH A LAB), THAT HAS RECEIVED THIS FULL ACCREDITATION SO FAR. NUCLEAR MEDICINE USES RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS TO LOOK AT HOW BODY PARTS FUNCTION, AND TO DIAGNOSE DISEASE.