Baptist Health Breast Centers
The physicians, nurses and health care professionals at BAPTIST HEALTH realize that breast health is an increasingly important issue in women's lives. Because breast cancer affects one in eight women in the United States, BAPTIST HEALTH has developed a strong, comprehensive program of services for breast health and the diagnosis and treatment of breast disease.
CARING
AND CONVENIENCE
The BAPTIST HEALTH Breast Center is designed with your convenience
and comfort in mind. We have three easily accessible locations in
the Little Rock and North Little Rock area, and each is open extended
hours on weekdays to accommodate today's busy schedules.
The Breast Center's warm, pleasant atmosphere ensures your complete privacy. All of our technologists are women and each is registered and certified in mammography.
A SPECIALIST FOR EVERY NEED
The BAPTIST HEALTH Breast Center is supported by multiple specialists
with expertise in the treatment of breast disease. Radiologist,
radiation oncologists, medical oncologists, pathologists, surgeons,
and nurses work together to provide a coordinated plan of treatment
options appropriate for the individual needs of each patient.
Located in the new Hickingbotham Outpatient Center, the BAPTIST HEALTH Breast Center - Little Rock features 7 mammography rooms, 3 ultrasound rooms, 2 stereotactic biopsy units and one core biopsy unit.
TOMORROW'S TECHNOLOGY, TODAY
You can trust the BAPTIST HEALTH Breast Center to utilize the most
advanced diagnostic technology available.
Computer Aided Detection System (CADS)
This technology digitizes breast images and highlights areas on
the mammogram which contain features associated with cancer. Upon
review of the mammogram by the radiologist, the CADS unit essentially
provides the security of a second independent reading. The CAD System
is used with screening mammography only.
WE OFFER THREE BREAST BIOPSY PROCEDURES
Ultrasound
Guided Biopsy
This procedure is a minimally invasive procedure, removing a small
amount of tissue utilizing an ultrasound guided image. It is performed
under local anesthetic and takes about one hour.
Stereotactic Biopsy
This type of needle biopsy is used to sample an abnormality seen
on a mammogram. Tissue is extracted without open surgery, minimizing
physical trauma of breast biopsy.
Breast Localization Procedure
The surgeon may request a breast localization procedure before surgery
if the tumor is difficult or impossible to feel by hand. With local
anesthesia, a thin wire is placed into the breast to guide the surgeon
to the abnormal area during the surgical procedure.
Which procedure is right for you? Only a thorough medical evaluation by your gynecologist or primary care physician in consultation with a radiologist and a surgeon qualified in minimally invasive breast biopsy can make that determination.
DEDICATED BREAST CENTER HEALTH COORDINATORS
Registered nurses offer educational information and one-on-one emotional
support to BAPTIST HEALTH patients recently diagnosed with breast
cancer. They follow the patient through diagnosis, treatment and
recovery. Through the BAPTIST HEALTH Bosom Buddies Breast Cancer
Survivor's Network, they can connect patients with other women who,
like them, have had to face breast cancer. For more information,
contact, DeAnna McAlister, RN, Breast Health Coordinator at (501)
202-7359 or email: dnmcalis@baptist-health.org
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BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION
Breast Self-Examination instruction is available for women at BAPTIST
HEALTH Breast Center. Proper self-examination procedure is demonstrated
with an educational video.
ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS
BAPTIST HEALTH Breast Center offers additional programs to help
heal a woman's mind, body and spirit:
Women's Resource Center
In addition to the Breast Center, BAPTIST HEALTH Medical Center-Little
Rock is home to the Women's
Resource Center, a specialty boutique for women's health
care products and services. Staffed entirely by women's health professionals,
the Women's Resource Center allows women to shop with dignity for
products such as wigs, scarves, turbans, hats and other items that
help women undergoing cancer treatment feel better, look better
and live better. The Women's Resource Center also has a complimentary
Post Surgical Kit for women undergoing mastectomy provided by a
grant from the Susan G. Komen Foundation. You can contact the Women's
Resource Center at (501) 202-7386.
Bone Densitometry
This exam detects early bone loss by measuring bone mineral density.
This measurement can often by helpful in deciding whether to begin
a prevention or treatment plan. To schedule an exam, contact BAPTIST
HEALTH Healthline at (501) 227-8478.
Bosom Buddies
BAPTIST HEALTH partners with The Bosom Buddies organization to offer
support and networking opportunities to women with breast cancer.
For more information call (501) 202-7386.
Look Good, Feel Better
BAPTIST HEALTH Women's Resource Center cosponsors with American
Cancer Society the "Look Good Feel Better" Program. This
program is designed to help women who may experience some temporary
changes in their appearance while taking treatments. A licensed
cosmetologist trained by the American Cancer Society is present
to offer hands-on, self-help instruction for wig styling and education
for women experiencing appearance-related side effects from chemotherapy
and radiation. A complimentary make-up kit is provided to each participant.
For an appointment or more information call (501) 202-7386.
SCHEDULING
It's easy to schedule a screening mammogram. You don't need a physician's
referral to visit BAPTIST HEALTH Breast Center. Many insurance companies
recognize the benefit of early detection and offer mammography benefits.
We encourage you to contact your insurance company directly to determine
the specifics of your coverage.
BAPTIST HEALTH BREAST CENTER LOCATIONS
Hickingbotham Outpatient Center
9500 Kanis Road
Little Rock, AR 72205
(501) 202-1922
Springhill Medical Plaza
3333 Springhill Drive
North Little Rock, AR 72117
(501) 202-3400
BAPTIST HEALTH Imaging Center - Saline County
829 W. Carpenter
Benton, AR 72015
(501) 776-2006
The Breast Center offers a full range of diagnostic and therapeutic capabilities including: