The Center for Breast Care at Boca Raton Community Hospital named one of the nation’s “Top Five Women’s Imaging Centers to Watch in 2009”

The Center for Breast Care at Boca Raton Community Hospital has been named one of the nation’s Top Women’s Imaging Centers to Watch in 2009 by Imaging Technology News. The Center is joined by only four others in earning this accolade, including such preeminent institutions as Baylor University and Vanderbilt Medical Centers.

The magazine’s annual review of hospitals and facilities recognizes the most advanced and “forward thinking” imaging centers. The honorees tend to be early adapters of new technology, participants in clinical trials and employ novel techniques and imaging systems.



In bestowing the accolade, the magazine’s editors noted:

• The Center’s focus on personalized breast care throughout all phases of the care cycle beginning with high-risk genetic testing and individualized prevention programs.



• Imaging protocols developed by Kathy Schilling, MD, to carry personalized care in the screening and diagnostic phase, staging and treatment planning.



• A spectrum of imaging services including state-of-the-art mammography, automated breast ultrasound, MRI, bone densitometry and PEM (positron emission mammography).



• The first PEM-guided biopsy in the United States.



• Operational efficiency with same-day evaluation and reporting.



• A significant increase in patient satisfaction scores.



• An emphasis on teamwork whereby comprehensive services surrounding breast care are delivered in one location.