Mercy Women's Center

The 20,000-square-foot Women's Center of Excellence, the first in South Central Arkansas to offer the revolutionary imaging technology of the Selenia digital mammography system, includes office space for six obstetrician/gynecologists, the Mercy Pregnancy Care Clinic, and resource library, educational classrooms, and a comprehensive breast center.

"We are very excited about the comprehensive Breast Center, " said Marsha Oliver, the Women's Services Operations Manager for St. Joseph's. "The Center allows us to offer screening mammography results within 24 hours. The patient's primary care physician notified of the results and additional tests can be ordered as needed. Therefore, patients with suspicious mammogram results do not have to wait for days or weeks to know if they have cancer."

In additon to digital mammography, the Breast Center offers stereotactic biopsy and bone density ultrasound testing. Surgeons are available at the Center for consultation. The goal is to make the whole process easier, encouraging more women to take the preventive step to have a mammogram performed. This is important because according to the Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care, Arkansas ranks 49th in mammography rates. The Center includes an area for Breast Self-Exam teaching and coordinated care for lymphedema, osteoporosis and continence. In addition, educational classes are offered encompassing the lifespan of women's health issues from childbirth to menopause. To view the OB/GYN's that practice at St. Joseph's click here.

 

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