Martha B. Webber Breast Care Center Achieves New Certification

Certification reflects the staff’s dedication to providing patients with the highest quality breast care possible

FARMINGTON, MAINE¾

 

National Consortium of Breast Centers (NCBC) is proud to recognize the Martha B. Webber Breast Care Center as a Certified Quality Breast Center in the National Quality Measures for Breast Centers Program™. This distinguished honor represents a commitment by this breast center to provide the highest level of quality breast health care to patients in its community.

 

This quality program measures the performance of more than 33 National Quality Indicators™ of data, such as timeliness of care from screening mammograms to diagnostic mammograms, surgical timeliness of care from time between needle biopsy and initial breast surgery, and pathology report completeness, among others.

 

“Measuring and comparing quality performance is essential in assessing patient care. A breast center’s staff must not only be familiar with existing standards of care, but also be aware of new advances in technology,” said Dr. Eric Gunther, surgeon and lead physician at the Martha B. Breast Care Center. “Franklin Memorial Hospital and the dedicated staff at the breast center have taken a major step to ensure they provide the best possible quality care to breast patients in our community.”

 

According to the NCBC, the management of breast diseases requires the interaction of multiple specialists in multiple departments. These include, but are not limited to surgery, medical oncology, radiology, pathology, physical therapy, and nursing. The idea of a breast center is to organize these services into a coordinated, integrated approach for the benefit of the patient.

 

The Martha B. Webber Breast Care Center offers timely access to state-of-the-art screening, diagnostic, and definitive surgical care. A comprehensive line of support services is offered that include: digital mammography, breast ultrasound, physical therapy including lymphedema treatment, post-operative care support, wig and prosthesis referrals, and dexa bone density scans.

 

The Martha B. Webber Breast Care Center is a program of Franklin Memorial Hospital with two convenient locations: in Farmington at the Franklin Health Medical Arts Center and in Livermore Falls at the Androscoggin Valley Medical Arts Center. For mammography appointments at either location call 779-2375.