Baylor Regional Medical Center at Grapevine is enhancing care for women in the community with the recent opening of the expanded Baylor Breast Center. Located in front of the hospital on Lancaster Drive in the Clearview II building, the center offers advanced breast care services including full-service imaging, diagnosis and treatment in a warm, comfortable setting.
The Baylor Breast Center gives women comprehensive breast care close to home, meaning less waiting for a diagnosis, less disconnect between different specialists, and less travel time between appointments.
"The Baylor Breast Center focuses on every aspect of breast care, offering advanced technology and a full continuum of preventive, diagnostic and support services," said Doug Lawson, president of Baylor Regional Medical Center at Grapevine. "We have expanded our comprehensive breast care services to not only meet but exceed the health care needs of women in our community."
Ed Clifford, M.D., a breast surgeon on the medical staff at Baylor Grapevine, says the Breast Center's multidisciplinary staff meets for conferences on each patient, where specialists go over cases together, so women can get a variety of opinions in one sitting.
Because a breast cancer diagnosis can plunge a woman into an unfamiliar world, Maureen Aschman, R.N., breast care coordinator at the Breast Center at Baylor Grapevine, helps with navigating the patient through tests, exams and appointments. She also guides the patient through the cancer care continuum by providing educational support and serves as a liaison between the patient and her care team.
The Baylor Breast Center also offers:
- Full-service imaging, including digital mammography and high-resolution diagnostic ultrasound. (Breast MRIs are available at two nearby Baylor facilities.)
- A network of surgical, medical and radiation oncologists on the Baylor Grapevine medical staff who can help develop an individual treatment plan.
- Assessment and counseling for women at high risk for breast cancer.
- Meeting space where Look Good…Feel Better®, an educational class for women undergoing breast cancer treatment, and other support groups can gather.
For more information about the Baylor Breast Center, please call 1.800.4BAYLOR or visit BaylorHealth.com/GrapevineBreastCenter.
Baylor Regional Medical Center at Grapevine is a full-service, fully-accredited not-for-profit hospital serving residents in more than 20 cities throughout the Dallas/Fort Worth region. Focused on being the best place to give and receive quality, safe and compassionate care, Baylor Grapevine works to lead the transformation of health care. The 256-bed hospital offers advanced medical services for cardiovascular services, women's services, oncology, neurology, spine care, orthopaedics, diagnostic imaging, neonatal intensive care, intensive and emergency care.
Baylor Health Care System is a faith-based supporting organization providing services to a network of acute care hospitals and related health care entities that provide patient care, medical education, research and community service. Baylor recorded more than 2.6 million patient encounters, $3.8 billion in total operating revenue, $4.4 billion in total assets and $513.5 million in community benefit in fiscal year 2010. Baylor's network of more than 260 access points includes 26 owned/operated/ ventured/affiliated hospitals, 23 joint ventured ambulatory surgical centers, 50 satellite outpatient locations, four senior centers and 156 HealthTexas physician clinics.
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As the largest not-for-profit health system in the state of Texas, Baylor Scott & White promotes the health and well-being of every individual, family and community it serves. It is committed to making quality care more accessible, convenient and affordable through its integrated delivery network, which includes the Baylor Scott & White Health Plan, Baylor Scott & White Research Institute, the Baylor Scott & White Quality Alliance and its leading digital health platform – MyBSWHealth. Through 51 hospitals and more than 1,200 access points, including flagship academic medical centers in Dallas, Fort Worth and Temple, the system offers the full continuum of care, from primary to award-winning specialty care. Founded as a Christian ministry of healing more than a century ago, Baylor Scott & White today serves more than three million Texans. For more information, visit: BSWHealth.com