CHI - Mercy Medical Centerville

LONG HOME TO digital 2-D mammography, Mercy– Centerville is upgrading equipment so women won't have to travel to Des Moines or Ottumwa to enjoy the benefits of 3-D mammograms. "Instead of taking flat, 2-D pictures, our upgraded unit will produce 3-D images from a variety of angles that radiologists can digitally slice to look at thin layers of tissue," says Kevin Bradley, Director of Radiology Services at Mercy–Centerville. "That will allow them to see smaller structures that could be cancerous, especially in women with dense breasts. 3-D mammography has been shown to improve cancer detection rates. It also reduces false positives and callbacks for additional imaging, such as ultrasound." TAKING WOMEN'S IMAGING TO NEW HEIGHTS Mammography isn't the only imaging service getting an upgrade. We're also purchasing new bone density equipment, which will join the 3-D mammography unit in our new women's imaging suite (see "A Legacy of Love" for more information). This technology, especially the mammography unit, has the potential to touch hundreds of women's lives every year. "We perform approximately 100 mammograms a month, so 1,200 or more patients a year will benefit from this new 3-D technology," Bradley says. "I would like to thank the donor who made these upgrades possible because they're going to be of huge benefit to the women in our area." For information about Mercy– Centerville's imaging services, visit www.mercycenterville.org, click on "Clinical Services" and choose "Radiology (Imaging)." Beginning later this winter, women will be able to stay close to home for high-tech breast screenings when Mercy Medical Center–Centerville adds 3-D mammography. Mammography NEW DIMENSION NEW DIMENSION in a Radiology Director Kevin Bradley and Vice President of Healthcare Experience Ann Young prepare for the mammography 3-D upgrade. The soon-to-be-made upgrades to Mercy Medical Center– Centerville's women's imaging equipment would not be possible without the generosity of John Cullor. Last spring, John donated his former home and nearly 60-acre property in Cincinnati, Iowa, to Legacies, the foundation of Mercy Medical Center, in memory of his late wife, Kathy, who had breast cancer. He wanted his gift to fund breast cancer care for women in our area. The foundation netted $362,000 on the sale of the property, making the gift one of the largest in the organization's history. "The medical center is using John's donation to create the Kathy Cullor Women's Suite, which will house our mammography and bone density equipment," says Ann Young, Vice President of Healthcare Experience at Mercy–Centerville. "The suite will be a convenient, one-stop location for women's imaging services in our community. We're so grateful to John for his wonderful gift." The Cullor gift also funded an ultrasound upgrade, three vein finders and new flooring for radiology and the emergency department. A Legacy of Love MERCY MEDICAL CENTER-CENTERVILLE /// www.mercycenterville.org 4

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