ELIZABETHTOWN – The Women’s Diagnostic Center at Bladen County Hospital has performed more than 1,000 digital mammograms since launching the in-house service earlier this year.
Mindy Goldsmith, Director of Radiology at Bladen County Hospital, says the center performed 170 mammograms in October alone, which was national Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
The Women’s Diagnostic Center performs both preventive and diagnostic screenings using the facility’s new state-of-the-art digital mammography equipment, which was installed in March. It is the first time Bladen County Hospital has offered digital screenings to the community.
A regular mammogram is essential for early detection of breast cancer, which can save lives. The Women’s Diagnostic Center still performs traditional mammograms. But digital, or computerized, mammography systems provide quicker and more-detailed results through the use of digital images.
In all, the Women’s Diagnostic Center has performed more than 2,000 mammograms since March on patients from Bladen and surrounding counties. The facility is located at 603 S. Cypress St. and is open from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. To schedule a mammogram or to learn more, call (910) 863-1131.
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- Cape Fear Valley Health System
- Cape Fear Valley is a 765-bed regional health system serving a six-county region of Southeastern North Carolina, with more than 935,000 patients annually. A private not-for-profit organization and the state’s 9th largest health system, it includes Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, Highsmith-Rainey Specialty Hospital, Cape Fear Valley Rehabilitation Center and Bladen County Hospital.
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