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Trinity Health Grand Rapids Breast Center recognized for excellence
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Trinity Health Grand Rapids says its has been designated as a Certified Quality Breast Center of Excellence.
The hospital says only 36 breast cancer programs in the country have earned the designation, which is the highest offered by the National Quality Measures for Breast Centers. Only one other location in in Michigan has earned it: Trinity Health Breast Center – Lakes Village in Norton Shores.
'What this means is patients don't have to choose between having really world-class care and care close to home: We can provide both of those for our patients,' Dr Bess Connors, a breast cancer surgeon who oversees the Grand Rapids center, said.
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She explained the center had demonstrate excellence under 49 standards covering everything from mammography and radiology to pathology to oncology and surgery.
'Unfortunately, breast cancer is extremely common: 1 in 8 women will get breast cancer in their lifetime. That just means that everybody has a family member, someone they know at church, who has breast cancer and is affected by this. We have a great need in the community,' Connors said.
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