TIME MATTERS in the fight against Breast Cancer
 
Over $4.3 million raised to improve access to routine and diagnostic mammograms for the women of our community and to expand services for Breast Cancer patients. 
 
 

Projects funded through the TIME MATTERS Campaign 

Marion Allison Webb Center for Screening Mammography - October 2001
• Four new mammography machines were added.

• The wait for a routine mammogram has been reduced from 70 days to just a few days.

• The number of patient visits per month has increased from 650 to almost 1600.

Breast Health Education and Resource Center - October, 2002

•  Provides on-line Web access to breast cancer related Internet sites, reference materials and support group coordination.
•  The Breast Health Education & Resource Center provides consultation to more than 2,000 patients each year.

 

Women’s Diagnostic Center, Gwinnett Women’s Pavilion - June, 2003

•  Three new mammography rooms were added for patient care.
•  One new ultrasound machine was dedicated to diagnostic mammograms.
•  Three new reading rooms help radiologists interpret screening and diagnostic mammograms.
•  The Center performed 7,098 mammograms in fiscal year 2005, and the average wait time was less than seven days.

 

The Women’s Pavilion Boutique - September, 2003
•  Hundreds of patients with cancer have purchased products in the Women’s Pavilion Boutique.
•  For women facing the loss of hair from chemotherapy, the Boutique offers consultations with our appearance specialists.  Products and services include breast forms, mastectomy bras, wigs, scarves and hats.

 

 

The Care-a-Van Mobile Mammography Unit – March, 2004
•  The Care-a-Van Mobile Mammography Unit brings screening mammograms right to the doors of businesses, churches, libraries, schools and community organizations.   Over 1,146 women in our community utilized the Care-a-Van in 2003.
•  More than 1,300 women utilized the Care-a-Van in 2005, and 16 sites have been added to the unit’s 2006 schedule.

 

 

Computer Aided Detection (CAD) – July, 2004
•  Computer-aided detection (CAD) is software that actually “reads” the mammogram and points out areas that are hard to find or may be overlooked by the human eye.  If CAD detects any breast abnormalities on the mammogram film, it marks them. 

 

Digital Mammography Project – August, 2006
•  Digital mammography is now available at all Gwinnett Hospital System mammography centers, including:  Gwinnett Women’s Pavilion, Marion Allison Webb Center for Screening Mammography, Glancy Outpatient Center.  The Care-a-Van mobile mammography unit will be upgraded in January 2007.