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www.HartfordBusiness.com • October 28, 2019 • Hartford Business Journal 15 our Center for Integrative Medicine," said Dr. John Rodis, president of Saint Francis Hospital. "The ability to receive each of these services in a single location is truly a unique experience." The high-level care practiced at the Comprehensive Women's Health Center does not only focus on diagnoses and treatment, but on educating women about preventive care and wellness. The center's physicians look to partner with patients' primary-care providers to balance and strengthen patients' long term health care efforts. Anchoring the Comprehensive Women's Health Center are the Trinity Health Of New England Medical Group, including Gynecologic Oncology, Urogynecology, and Breast Plastic Surgery. Women requiring treatment, needing surgery or recovering from gynecologic cancers, pelvic-floor disorders or incontinence benefit not only from the outstanding quality of care at the center, but also its innovation — such as minimally invasive, robotic surgeries — all within the same location where they have been receiving other services through the years. Same-day results The center's team of experts understand that information, especially in a timely fashion, is power. Therefore, the center focuses heavily on integration across all channels by streamlining the process of breast- cancer prevention, treatment and recovery, beginning the process with same-day mammogram results. "Two decades ago, no institution in the state was allowing patients to have their mammogram, get their results and see a surgeon, if necessary, all on the same day," explains breast surgeon Dr. Kristen Zarfos, medical director of the Karl J. Krapek, Sr. Comprehensive Women's Health Center at Saint Francis. The same-day model started as a revolutionary idea. It was put into practice by a team of leaders in the Hoffman Breast Health Center at Saint Francis and has since become the standard of care at the Comprehensive Women's Health Center, where the Hoffman Breast Health Center is now located. "It reduces a patient's fear and improves their overall experience," says Dr. Zarfos, "We've made this commitment to women's health. Saint Francis set the standard years ago. We didn't abandon it over time; we've enhanced it." And it isn't just patients who have taken notice of the center's timely results using the very latest in imaging technology. In 2018, the American College of Radiology designated Saint Francis Hospital's Hoffman Breast Health Center as a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence. Assets such as 3-D breast tomosynthesis imaging, ultrasound elastography, stereotactic image-guided breast biopsies and bone-density scans led to this recognition. The Hoffman Breast Health Center is also accredited by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers and for several consecutive years has earned the Women's Choice Award for breast health. Individualized Cancer Care Like many cancers a woman may face, treating breast cancer requires multidisciplinary care. It may require any combination of surgery, radiology, medical oncology, radiation oncology, pathology, psychology, social work, genetic counselling and more, all of which the Comprehensive Women's Health Center and Saint Francis is able " " "We saw a chance here to create something special for women in our community." – Laura Bailey, executive director of Women and Infant Services SPONSORED CONTENT Patients in the Comprehensive Women's Health Center are offered the latest imaging technologies, including Genius 3-D mammography with SmartCurve paddle, for optimal breast cancer screening and comfort. Continued >