RANCHO CORDOVA, CA (MPG) - The National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), a quality program administered by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) has granted accredited status to Mercy San Juan Medical Center (MSJ) in Carmichael, California. To achieve voluntary NAPBC accreditation, a breast center demonstrates compliance with the NAPBC standards that address a center’s leadership, clinical services, research, community outreach, professional education, and quality improvement for patients.  Breast centers seeking NAPBC accreditation undergo a site visit every three years.

As a NAPBC-accredited center, Mercy San Juan Medical Center is committed to maintaining levels of excellence in the delivery of comprehensive, patient-centered, multidisciplinary care resulting in high-quality care for patients with breast disease. Patients can be confident that their breast care team includes health care professionals from a variety of disciplines who are committed to working together to provide the best care available through their entire course of treatment. Patients receiving care at a NAPBC-accredited center also have access to information on clinical trials and new treatment options, genetic counseling, and patient-centered services including psychosocial support, rehabilitation services, and survivorship care.  

“The overall death rate from breast cancer has decreased in the last eight years in the U.S. and these decreases are thought to be the result of treatment advances and earlier detection through screening,” said Mercy Medical Center Hospital President, Michael Korpiel. “This accreditation is a tangible example of our team’s commitment to be at the cutting edge of all aspects of breast cancer care – I am so proud of our MSJ team.”

Accreditation by the NAPBC is granted only to those programs that are committed to providing the best possible care to patients with breast cancer. The NAPBC provides the structure and resources develop and operate a high-quality breast center and accredited program. Patients receiving care at this NAPBC-accredited center 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

The National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers represents a consortium of national, professional organizations dedicated to the quality of care of patients with diseases of the breast. Its board membership includes professionals from more than 20 national organizations that represent the full spectrum of breast care.  For more information, visit https://www.facs.org/quality-programs/napbc. 

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