MemorialCare Breast Center

Accredited by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC) at Long Beach Memorial
and Orange Coast Memorial

As an accredited Breast Center by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), a program administered by the American College of Surgeons, the MemorialCare Breast Center at Long Beach Memorial and Orange Coast Memorial has voluntarily committed to provide the highest level of quality breast care and that undergo a rigorous evaluation process.

The MemorialCare Breast Center at Long Beach Memorial and Orange Coast Memorial meets standards established by the NAPBC for treating women who are diagnosed with the full spectrum of breast disease, and proficiency in the areas of: center leadership, clinical management, research, community outreach, professional education, and quality improvement. By achieving NAPBC accreditation, the Breast Center demonstrates a firm commitment to offering patients a significant advantage in their battle against breast disease.

Receiving care at a NAPBC-accredited center ensures that a patient will have access to:

• Comprehensive care, including a full range of state-of-the-art services
• A multidisciplinary team approach to coordinate the best treatment options
• Information about ongoing clinical trials and new treatment options
• Quality breast care close to home

Accredited by the American College of Radiology (ACR) at Long Beach Memorial

The MemorialCare Breast Center at Long Beach Memorial has been designated a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology (ACR). By awarding facilities the status of a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence, the ACR recognizes breast imaging centers that have earned accreditation in mammography, stereotactic breast biopsy, and breast ultrasound (including ultrasound-guided breast biopsy).

Peer-review evaluations, conducted in each breast imaging modality by board-certified physicians and medical physicists who are experts in the field, have determined that this facility has achieved high practice standards in image quality, personnel qualifications, facility equipment, quality control procedures, and quality assurance programs.

The ACR is a national professional organization serving more than 34,000 diagnostic/interventional radiologists, radiation oncologists, nuclear medicine physicians, and medical physicists with programs focusing on the practice of medical imaging and radiation oncology and the delivery of comprehensive health care services.