Comprehensive Breast Care - Right in Your Neighborhood

September-October 2010

You go for your annual mammogram at SVMC’s Women’s Imaging Center because your doctor reminds you. You expect to get the notice in the mail telling you your mammogram results are “normal.” But instead you get a phone call telling you to come back for another mammogram, and then an ultrasound.

Program Highlights

Multidisciplinary management of breast cancer and benign breast disease

Appointments available in both Bennington and the Northshire

Highly specialized surgical and medical care

Oncology-certified nursing care and a Magnet-recognized hospital

State-of-the-art diagnostic imaging services including digital mammography, ultrasound, MRI, and image-guided biopsy

Medical oncology and radiation oncology

Participation in the latest clinical trials

Information and education on breast cancer and available resources

Complimentary therapies such as massage, yoga and art therapy

Compassionate care alongside cutting-edge medicine

If you ever receive such a call, Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) under-stands your physical and emotional needs. Luckily, you don’t have to travel to New York or Boston for expert breast care. SVMC has a comprehensive breast care program accred-ited by the American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer right in Bennington.

The Women’s Imaging Center has appointment times reserved specifically for additional diagnostic screenings, so your wait is minimized. After your screenings, SVMC’s board-certified radiologists are most often able to give you your results that same day.

If a biopsy is required, SVMC’s Breast Health Navigator will assist you. She will help you make your biopsy appointment with an SVMC surgeon specially trained in breast care. The expedited timeline is usually 48 hours from the biopsy to your results.

After a biopsy, SVMC’s breast care program remains your source for superior breast care, whatever your needs.