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Phil’s Feature Breast Cancer Care That’s Focused on You GwinneTT MediCal CenTer President and Chief executive Officer Philip R. Wolfe Gwinnett Health System Board of directors Jock Connell; Jayaprakash Desai, M.D.; Willard C. Hearin, M.D.; Carolyn Hill; Chung H. Lee; Tom Martin; Miles H. Mason III, M.D.; David McCleskey, Chairman; Edward Radford, Ph.D.; Manfred Sandler, M.D., Vice Chairman; Wayne Sikes; Kathryn P. Willis Vim & Vigor Managing editor Aaron McKevitt W Our optimized approach gets you quicker consultation when you need it Vim & Vigor assistant Managing editor Lisa L. Stauffer editorial Board Kelli Massey Amy Motteram Keyonda Noel Beth Okun Dolores Ware hether it is your mother, your grandmother, your friend or yourself, you know someone who has been stricken by breast cancer. More than 250,000 American women will be diagnosed with it this year alone. Because of the prevalence of this disease, we are proud to introduce the Gwinnett Breast Center, a program that provides individualized care with a patient-centered approach. The foundation of our program is a dynamic interdisciplinary team of dedicated breast imagers, pathologists, referring providers, surgeons, and specialtytrained technologists, nurses and navigators. This team comes together to provide women with timely, modern and compassionate care for breast health. As part of that patient-centered approach, we optimized the process for mammogram callback appointments. From abnormal mammogram through treatment and follow-up, the navigator program facilitates the patient’s coordination of care. Patients requiring additional imaging studies receive a phone call from a callback scheduler within three business days of their screening exam. If a biopsy is recommended, patients have the benefit of working with an access navigator. The navigator is a member of the imaging team who assists the patient with appointments and ensures that services are obtained in a timely manner. This process is designed to ease the patient’s anxiety and facilitate the coordination of the multiple aspects of follow-up care. The access navigator will assist the patient in scheduling appointments with our network of participating surgeons offering same-day appointments for biopsies. This reduces the cycle time from abnormal finding to a breast specialist consult. If you or someone you know needs more information about our breast care navigation program, please give us a call at 678-312-2197 (Lawrenceville and Hamilton Mill) or 678-312-7621 (Duluth). While my hope is that you never need to call these numbers, please know that we are here to help in any way we can should you ever need us. 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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Vim & Vigor - Fall 2011 - Gwinnett Medical Center

Vim & Vigor - Fall 2011 - Gwinnett Medical Center
Contents
Phil's Feature
So Long, Suffering
The Will to Recover
Healthy Hues
The New Survivors
First (Aid) Things First
Find Your Groove
A Healthy Tune
Stay in Circulation
‘X’ Marks the Spot
Pregnancy Predictors
Play It Safe
Prime Time Health
Full Strength
Lifesaving Gift
Out of the White Coat
Transforming Healthcare

Vim & Vigor - Fall 2011 - Gwinnett Medical Center