Following a variety of renovations recently completed in the Radiology Department at St. Luke's Hospital, the addition getting the most rave reviews to date is the new mammography suite. Before the suite was built, women scheduled for mammograms waited in the same area as all inpatient and outpatient radiology patients. They now are lead down a hallway into a nicely decorated area with a private waiting room, two mammogram rooms, two dressing rooms, a bathroom, women's lockers and a darkroom equipped to develop their films while they wait. Through a door on the opposite end of the suite is the film review room where physicians are standing by to analyze the films. Keeping everything in one area not only has made the experience more pleasant for women, but much quicker.
Most women get the results before they leave.
From the soft colors and comfortable environment of the suite to the efficiency and accommodating scheduling, they have been pleased. The machines are Siemans Mammomaat 3000 models that feature automatic compression release immediately following exposure. Because the darkroom and film review room are so close by, the process is more efficient and women spend less time waiting. This allows room for more appointments each day resulting in more flexible scheduling. The mammogram machines are the most updated Siemans Mammomat 3000 models that feature automatic compression release immediately following the exposure.