New Mammography Screening Center meets needs- BWH Bulletin - For and about the People of Brigham and Women's Hospital
New Mammography Screening Center meets needs- BWH Bulletin - For and about the People of Brigham and Women's Hospital
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August 18, 2000
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A Neighborhood Vein Center
Survey Action Teams Are Set To Get Started
New Mammography Screening Center meets needs
What Are BWH’s Mission, Vision and Goals?
Pike Notes
Nuestros Cuerpos, Nuestras Vidas Celebration
BT Cash-out
John A. Mannick
New Shuttle Stop
On April 17, a new Mammography Screening Center was opened by the Department of Radiology to help ease the growing demand for mammography services. The new Center, which is located on L1 (across from the Amory elevators), provides routine mammograms for asymptomatic women; while the Breast Imaging and Diagnostic Center on the Pike serves patients requiring diagnostic evaluation, a short term follow-up or interventional procedures. The Mammography Screening Center shares its reception and waiting area with the Radiology Outpatient Diagnostic Division. By separating these mammography services, Radiology is able to accommodate both diagnostic and screening patients more efficiently. Screening patients are given a report within 30-45 minutes of arriving in the center. Meanwhile, the Breast Imaging and Diagnostic Center focuses on the comprehensive evaluation of breast symptoms utilizing special procedures such as mammographic views, breast ultrasound, galactography, aspiration, needle localization and core biopsy. “The major objective behind opening this new Center was to increase our capacity and to decrease waiting time,” said Steven Seltzer, MD, Department of Radiology. “More and more patients need mammographies these days, and it’s a challenge to providers everywhere to accommodate that need. Fortunately, the Mammography Center has doubled our mammography capacity. It’s allowed us to have a place where patients who are asymptomatic can get in and out quickly and be on their way back to work in 15-20 minutes; while our Diagnostic Center handles more problem-solving, and performs procedures like biopsies that take more time.” “The feedback we’ve gotten form patients and staff has been very positive,” adds Seltzer. “The facility is comfortable, patients have gotten in and out quickly, and so far it’s been a big hit.”