{"id":145495,"date":"2025-10-07T22:26:55","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T02:26:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=145495"},"modified":"2025-10-07T22:26:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T02:26:55","slug":"new-womens-imaging-center-at-bethlehem-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=145495","title":{"rendered":"New Women\u2019s Imaging Center at Bethlehem Campus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Photo caption: Ribbon cutting for the new Women\u2019s Imaging Center at St. Luke\u2019s Bethlehem Campus.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>New Women\u2019s Imaging Center at Bethlehem Campus<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>St. Luke\u2019s University Health Network is expanding access to diagnostic breast imaging with the opening of a new Women\u2019s Imaging Center at St. Luke\u2019s Bethlehem Campus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis investment in advanced imaging technology is a reflection of St. Luke\u2019s commitment to providing the very best individualized breast care for each patient based on their unique history and risk factors,\u201d said St. Luke\u2019s Michele Brands, Network Director of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.slhn.org\/radiology\/services\/womens-imaging\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Women\u2019s Imaging<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The new diagnostic services at Bethlehem include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Diagnostic mammography on GE HealthCare\u2019s Senographe Pristina featuring\u00a0<em>\u00a0<\/em>superior diagnostic accuracy for 3D diagnostic breast tomosynthesis at the same low dose as a 2D full-field digital mammography, the lowest for all thicknesses among the major systems available in the marketplace<a id=\"post-145495-m_-6821219061308093134__ftnref1\"><\/a><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/mail.google.com\/mail\/u\/0\/&quot; \\l &quot;m_-6821219061308093134__ftn1&quot; \\o &quot;\">[1]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0<a id=\"post-145495-m_-6821219061308093134__ftnref2\"><\/a><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/mail.google.com\/mail\/u\/0\/&quot; \\l &quot;m_-6821219061308093134__ftn2&quot; \\o &quot;\">[2]<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n<li>Stereotactic and Ultrasound-guided biopsies<\/li>\n<li>Diagnostic Breast Ultrasound<\/li>\n<li>Screening mammograms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Nationally, wait times for screening and diagnostic mammograms have grown since Covid. The opening of the new center at the Bethlehem Campus will provide patients with an additional, centrally located diagnostic imaging option.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSt. Luke\u2019s is committed to improving access to mammography and breast ultrasound services for women in the Lehigh Valley,\u201d said Karl N. Yaeger, MD, Division Chief- Women\u2019s Imaging. \u201cBy increasing diagnostic access for patients at the newly renovated Bethlehem campus, we can now expand access to the One Stop Breast Clinic services at the Regional Breast Center in Center Valley.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, St. Luke\u2019s became the first and only US health system to operate a One-Stop Clinic \u2013 serving as a national model for how to help accelerate breast cancer care through a multi-modality approach. The One-Stop Clinic for Breast model, which originated at the Gustave Roussy Cancer Center in France, has been shown to improve clinical workflow and speed up breast cancer diagnosis and treatment planning. St. Luke\u2019s offers One-Stop Breast Clinic services at both Regional Breast Centers in Center Valley and Monroe County.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSt Luke\u2019s pioneered a novel approach to integrated breast cancer care with One-Stop Clinic, helping to accelerate the time to diagnosis and treatment with the aim of saving patient lives. Expanding diagnostic services to Bethlehem is an exciting next step to improving access to care in the community,\u201d said Pooja Pathak, VP and General Manager, Global Mammography at GE Healthcare. \u201cWe are pleased that GE HealthCare\u2019s Senographe Pristina 3D mammography system is helping support St. Lukes\u2019 commitment to ensuring patients receive the diagnostic services they need, when they need them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"post-145495-m_-6821219061308093134__Hlk204002294\"><\/a><a id=\"post-145495-m_-6821219061308093134__Hlk144970056\"><\/a><sup>[1]<\/sup>\u00a0Phantom measurements as of July 2024. Senographe Pristina with default value STD mode.<\/p>\n<p>Dose comparison based on NHS Breast Screening Program equipment reports.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/medphys.royalsurrey.nhs.uk\/nccpm\/?s=technicalreports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/medphys.royalsurrey.nhs.uk\/nccpm\/?s=technicalreports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><sup>2<\/sup>\u00a0Superior diagnostic accuracy demonstrated in a reader study comparing the ROC AUC of GE screening protocol (V-Preview + 3D CC\/MLO with 3D in STD mode) to that of 2D FFDM alone. FDA PMA P130020.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About St. Luke\u2019s<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Founded in 1872, St. Luke\u2019s University Health Network (SLUHN) is a fully integrated, regional, non-profit network with annual net revenue of more than $4 billion. With 23,000+ employees at 16 hospital campuses and 350+ outpatient sites, it is the Lehigh Valley\u2019s biggest employer.<\/p>\n<p>The Network\u2019s service area includes 11 counties in two states: Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Monroe, Schuylkill and Luzerne counties in Pennsylvania and Warren and Hunterdon counties in New Jersey. St. Luke\u2019s hospitals operate the largest network of trauma centers in Pennsylvania, with the Bethlehem Campus being home to St. Luke\u2019s Children\u2019s Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Dedicated to advancing medical education, St. Luke\u2019s is the preeminent teaching hospital in central-eastern Pennsylvania. In partnership with Temple University, the Network established the Lehigh Valley\u2019s first and only four-year medical school. It also operates the nation\u2019s oldest School of Nursing, established in 1884, and 50+ fully accredited graduate medical educational programs with 500+ residents and fellows.<\/p>\n<p>St. Luke\u2019s has been named a Leapfrog Group and Healthgrades Top Hospital and a Newsweek World\u2019s Best Hospital. It is the only Lehigh Valley-based health care system to earn Medicare\u2019s five-star ratings (the highest) for quality, efficiency and patient satisfaction. In 2025, the Network earned straight A\u2019s from Leapfrog across all of its 11 acute care hospitals. It has earned 100 Top Hospital designations from Premier 11 years in a row, including in 2021 when its flagship University Hospital was identified as THE #1 TEACHING HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTRY. Utilizing the Epic electronic medical record (EMR) system for both inpatient and outpatient services, the Network is a multi-year recipient of the Most Wired award recognizing the breadth of SLUHN\u2019s information technology applications such as telehealth, online scheduling and online pricing information.<\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nSam Kennedy<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/mail.google.com\/mail\/u\/0\/&quot; \\l &quot;m_-6821219061308093134__ftnref1&quot; \\o &quot;\">[1]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0Phantom measurements as of July 2024. Senographe Pristina with default value STD mode.<\/p>\n<p>Dose comparison based on NHS Breast Screening Program equipment reports.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/medphys.royalsurrey.nhs.uk\/nccpm\/?s=technicalreports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/medphys.royalsurrey.nhs.uk\/nccpm\/?s=technicalreports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/mail.google.com\/mail\/u\/0\/&quot; \\l &quot;m_-6821219061308093134__ftnref2&quot; \\o &quot;\">[2]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0Superior diagnostic accuracy demonstrated in a reader study comparing the ROC AUC of GE screening protocol (V-Preview + 3D CC\/MLO with 3D in STD mode) to that of 2D FFDM alone. FDA PMA P130020.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo caption: Ribbon cutting for the new Women\u2019s Imaging Center at St. Luke\u2019s Bethlehem Campus. 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