Las Vegas hospital loses mammography accreditation after inspection unearths quality issues
A Las Vegas hospital recently lost its mammography accreditation after an inspection reportedly unearthed concerns about the quality of its exams, according to local media.
Summerlin Hospital Medical Center sent letters to patients who received breast scans there sometime between October 2023 and December 2025. This comes after an American College of Radiology inspection unearthed “serious concern” about image quality.
As a result of the findings, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration forced Summerlin to stop administering mammograms as of Dec. 11 KLAS-TV reported Feb. 3. Any patient who received a letter is being instructed to speak with their primary care physician to see whether their imaging needs to be reevaluated or retaken.
“We take any concerns very seriously and quality patient care is our highest priority,” a hospital representative told the TV station. “Please also know that Summerlin Hospital will cover the costs for the reevaluation of mammogram(s) and for a repeat mammogram, if needed, at another [Mammography Quality Standards Act]-certified facility.”
The FDA first notified the state of Nevada that the hospital’s accreditation had been revoked on Dec. 16, KLAS noted in a follow-up report. Meanwhile, the state’s Radiation Control Program also is requesting details on the causes behind the quality issues to help prevent a similar situation elsewhere. Summerlin Hospital, part of the larger Valley Health System, has not disclosed how many patients were impacted by the problem.
Marty Stempniak has covered healthcare since 2012, with his byline appearing in the American Hospital Association's member magazine, Modern Healthcare and McKnight's. Prior to that, he wrote about village government and local business for his hometown newspaper in Oak Park, Illinois. He won a Peter Lisagor and Gold EXCEL awards in 2017 for his coverage of the opioid epidemic.