Sinai Hospital

WINTER 1996 ISSUE: WOMEN'S HEALTH

IleaMama Briefs Sinai Women's Health

Breast Care Center Opens

Sinai is Growing

inai was successful in issuing $75 million in
tax exempt bonds to fund our Outer Drive
campus master facility plan. The bonds were sold
to finance renovation of the Labor and Delivery
area, the Emergency Department, Cardiac Cath
Labs, the Intensive Care Units and various
ambulatory-related areas.

Sinai Receives Numerous
Accreditations

inai Health System recently received accred-
itations from four major organizations: Joint
Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare
Organizations (JCAHO); American Osteopathic
Association (AOA); Commission on the Accredi-
tation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), and
the College of American Pathologists (CAP).
Sinai received a three-year accreditation from
JCAHO as a result of its demonstrated compli-
ance with the Commission's nationally recog-
nized health care standards. The on-site survey
occurred last July and the accreditation was
effective July 22, 1995.
AOA awarded Sinai a three-year accreditation
based on the positive results of their survey. This
accreditation will allow Sinai to offer Osteopath-
ic Post-Graduate Programs (internships and res-
idencies), in addition to their current Allopathic
Programs. Sinai is one of the few hospitals in
Southeastern Michigan that boasts both AOA
and JCAHO accreditations. The accreditation

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an alarming rate. "Breast cancer has
evolved in the last decade to a common dis-
ease," says Eduardo Phillips, MD, Chair-
T
man of Sinai Hospital's Department of Surgery
and medical director of the Breast Care Center.
Worldwide, there were 850,000 new cases of breast
cancer diagnosed in 1994 and 250,000 deaths were
attributed to this disease in that same year.
According to the Cancer Journal for Clinicians of
the American Cancer Society, there were approx-
imately 183,000 new cases of breast cancer di-
agnosed in the United States
during the past year (1995).
The disease accounts for 17 per-
cent of all malignancies in fe-
males, including skin cancers.
However, statistics tell only
part of the story. The increased
incidence may be due to im-
proved diagnosis and increased
number of women detecting
lumps and seeking medical
treatment. Much progress has
been made in understanding
breast cancer over the past
decade. "Radiology equipment
has improved greatly, especial-
ly mammography. Therefore,
we have uncovered more cases
of breast cancer," Dr. Phillips
says. Such advanced technol-
ogy can detect breast cancer
at earlier stages. Cancers are
far more treatable, with in-
creased survival, the earlier
they are diagnosed and treat-
ment is started.
Patient care at Sinai reflects
the progress that physicians and
researchers are making in di-
agnosis and treatment of this
disease. Sinai Women's Health,
an 8,700 square foot facility lo-
cated on West Maple Road be-
tween Orchard Lake Road and
Farmington Road, opened its
doors on November 13. It is a
multi-disciplinary outpatient facility which is
geared to the modern woman's lifestyle as well as
her healthcare needs.
At Sinai Women's Health, the Breast Care Cen-
ter offers flexible appointment schedules and
provides comprehensive care by well-trained per-
sonnel. The latest state-of-the-art equipment at
the Breast Care Center includes four mammog-
raphy machines, an ultrasound room, and a spe-
cial stereotactic biopsy room so biopsies can be

performed on site. A stereotactic biopsy is a non-
surgical procedure used to diagnose non-palpable
lesions in the breast. It combines mammography
with a computer-assisted needle biopsy.
Mammograms, breast exams and educational
materials are preventive services that are part of
the broad spectrum of health care available at
Sinai Women's Health Breast Care Center. This
program is designed to serve any breast care is-
sue, not just cancer. If you look at the way women's
breast health is being managed at the moment in
most places, the process is fragmented. First, a
woman sees a physician for an evaluation, then

The Sinai Women's Health Breast Care
Center is here to provide women with
a complete, all-in-one diagnosis and
treatment center. Call 1-800-966-2608
to schedule an appointment.

she is sent to another doctor for a diagnosis. If fol-
low-up care is necessary, she'll be sent to other
doctors at other sites. Then, somehow, all of these
specialists need to collaborate and coordinate.
It is cumbersome and time consuming. The de-
lays distress the patient. At the very least, this
approach is inconvenient; at the worst, it may
compromise the quality of care.

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