Mammograms are low energy x-rays of the breast that are used to screen apparently normal breasts for cancer. Early detection of breast cancer is known to save lives. Yearly mammograms are recommended for women 40 and over, though screening schedules should be determined by your physician. Full diagnostic cardiology and nuclear services are provided by Certified Nuclear Medicine Technologists who have been specialty trained in nuclear medicine procedures. Services include cardiac, skeletal, genitourinary, pulmonary and oncology imaging.
Care is administered under the direct orders of the patient's private physician.
Services are available on an emergency basis 24-hours a day, seven days a week. Nurses and other staff members participate in ongoing inservice education to ensure the highest clinical standards. Hospice Care is a coordinated, interdisciplinary program of supportive services for the terminally-ill person who wishes to remain at home. Pain and symptom control are the primary goals. The family and patient are considered to be a unit sustained by mutual strength and comfort.