CONCORD TOWNSHIP, OH, January 5, 2012 -- Lake Health's TriPoint Medical Center in Concord Township has been designated a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology (ACR). Lake Health's Mentor Campus was designated a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence earlier this year.

By awarding facilities the status of a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence, the ACR recognizes breast imaging centers that have earned accreditation in all of the College's voluntary, breast-imaging accreditation programs and modules, in addition to the mandatory Mammography Accreditation Program

The breast imaging services at TriPoint Medical Center and Mentor Campus are fully accredited in mammography, stereotactic breast biopsy, breast ultrasound and 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 these facilities have achieved high practice standards in image quality, personnel qualifications, facility equipment, quality control procedures, and quality assurance programs.

Lake Health's Breast Center was recently accredited by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), a program administered by the American College of Surgeons. As the only accredited breast center in Lake County, Lake Health offers comprehensive  services and advanced treatments for breast patients such as mammography at seven sites, including digital mammography at TriPoint Medical Center, West Medical Center, and the Mentor Campus; minimally invasive core breast biopsies with stereotactic, ultrasound and MRI guidance; breast ultrasound; breast MRI;  weekly multidisciplinary breast conferences; a breast health navigator that is available to coordinate services and guide patients and families through the health care system; and a monthly breast cancer support group. Chemotherapy and radiation therapy, including Mammosite, are offered through the Lake Health/University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center.

For more information about Lake Health's Breast Center, visit our website at www.lakehealth.org.