To continue Leadership in providing the highest quality, cost effective, noninvasive vascular ultrasound services.

• To set the standard for patient service and responsiveness.
• To build the industry's best team through employee ownership and involvement.
• To promote the understanding of noninvasive cardiac and vascular diagnosis.

Patient surveys demonstrate high levels of satisfaction related to the standard of care provided. Patients are cordially greeted, examinations are started on time, the nature of the exam is clearly explained, and patients are treated with the utmost care, respect and professionalism.

Physician surveys also demonstrate high levels of satisfaction, most notably with regards to over all clinical quality, accuracy, thoroughness and ease of scheduling. Preliminary reports are telephoned or faxed directly to the referring physician's office immediately following completion of the patient's examination. A formal report is mailed to the referring physician's office within 48 hours. To ensure unbiased interpretation, Pacific Vascular maintains an association with 25 Interpreting Physicians.

Services such as PVI's follow up program exist exclusively to provide the best in patient care. Designed to assist patients and care providers manage disease, PVI offers enrollment to all qualifying patients and will help track, schedule and provide regular reports to their treating physicians.

Pacific Vascular has been accredited by the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Vascular Laboratories (ICAVL) since 1993. It is one of only twenty seven institutions nationwide to be accredited in all five areas of noninvasive vascular testing: Cerebrovascular - Extracranial, Cerebrovascular - Intracranial, Peripheral Arterial, Peripheral Venous, and Visceral Vascular. Participation in the accreditation process is voluntary, but an increasing number of insurance carriers are requiring lab accreditation as a prerequisite for payment of service provided.

All Pacific Vascular technologist are registered with the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS) and the Society of Vascular Ultrasound (SVU), and maintain active status with continuing education. PVI Technologists are encouraged to attend weekly conferences where actual case studies are presented and discussed, ultimately expanding knowledge and improving skills. Team building is essential at PVI. Technologists are assigned to one of 5 teams. Most technologists begin their training at PVI and develop strong and positive working relations.

Patient education is a chief focus of Pacific Vascular. Technologists regularly provide seminars and workshops to assist patients in managing symptoms of vascular disease. Pacific Vascular is actively involved in health fairs, health walks, educational seminars and annually joins regional hospitals to participate in screening programs such as the national "Legs for Life Program."

In addition to its clinic services, Pacific Vascular offers a variety of courses related to the field of vascular ultrasound. In 1997, Pacific Vascular consolidated its education efforts into a separate division entitled PVICME (Pacific Vascular Continuing Medical Education) Now in its 6th year, PVICME provides education to physicians and technologists from across the nations who travel to PVI's Bothell headquarters to receive high quality basic and advanced training in vascular diagnostics.