- May 19, 2024
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The American College of Radiology Foundation presented its 2024 Global Humanitarian Award on April 14, to Dr. Boyd Nicholas Hatton at ACR 2024, the college’s annual meeting in Washington, D.C.
“Dr. Hatton’s vision to bring a U.S. standard of care to rural Kenya and his contributions to help patients obtain life-saving radiological services at no cost represents the very best of our profession,” said Dr. Jacqueline Bello, chair of the American College of Radiology board of chancellors. “The Foundation is honored to present him with this award recognizing him for his efforts to perform these services and his mission to educate providers on how to achieve better health outcomes for patients in Africa.”
Since 2021, Hatton, of Ormond Beach has worked with the Kilimanjaro Mission Hospital to improve imaging services. He serves as the director of radiology both on-site and remotely throughout the year. He installed a picture archiving and communication system for imaging studies and frequently consults on challenging cases from the U.S. Hatton also selected, sourced and negotiated for new ultrasound and digital x-ray units for the hospital.
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