Community Cancer Prevention Study - 3 Jackson
When:
2012-06-22 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Where:
Mercy Health Center of Jackson, 7337 Caritas Circle, Massillon, Ohio
Mercy Medical Center of Canton Ohio
Mercy Medical Center, a ministry of the Sisters of Charity Health System, operates a 476-bed hospital serving Stark, Carroll, Wayne, Holmes and Tuscarawas Counties and parts of Southeastern Ohio. It has 620 members on its Medical Staff and employs 2,500 people. Mercy operates outpatient health centers in Carrollton, Jackson Township, Lake Township, Louisville, North Canton, Plain Township and Tuscarawas County. A Catholic hospital, Mercy Medical Center upholds the mission and philosophy of the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine and continues to be responsive to the needs of the community.
Mercy Medical Center, the only Stark County hospital ever named among the Top 50 Best Heart Hospitals by US News & World Report.
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Awards & Recognition
2012 Mercy Health & Fitness, 1 of only 2 centers certified by the M.F.A.
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2012 Mercy recognized for healthy worksite practices
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2012 Mercy Named Top 5% in the Nation for Overall Cardiac Services by HealthGrades
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2012 Mercy Named Top 50 Cardiovascular Hospitals by Thomson Reuters
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2011 Mercy Heart Center reaccredited by Healthcare Accreditation Colloquium
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2011 Received American College of Cardiology Foundation's Gold Performance Award
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2011 Mercy reaccredited by the Commission On Cancer of the American College of Surgeons
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2011 The 1st Lab in N.E. Ohio to achieve CAP 15189 Accreditation
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2011 Mercy Qualifies For American Heart Association’s Mission
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2011 Mercy Earns EPA’s Energy Star® for Superior Energy Efficiency.
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2011 Mercy Weight Management Awarded OPTIFAST® Clinic of the Year
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2011 National Study Finds Mercy Medical Center In Top 5% For Overall Cardiac Care
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2010 Mercy Breast Care Center designated a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the ACR.
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2010 Mercy Stroke Center Earns Gold Plus Achievement Award
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2008 Colon Cancer Quality Standards
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2008 Mercy Receives Commission On Cancer Outstanding Achievement Award
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2008 Breast Cancer Quality Standards
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Breast Cancer
The Mercy Cancer Center takes great pride in the care we deliver. To monitor the quality of that care, we track specific quality measures and compare them to benchmark measures. We think consumers have the right to know this information so you can draw your own conclusions regarding your health care choices.
Quality data can be confusing so Mercy Cancer Center is taking the initiative to publish this information in an understandable format. We invite you to review this information and please call us if you have questions. We are committed to providing the very highest quality cancer care.
Breast cancer quality data is the first to be published. Please refer back to our web site in the coming months to see quality data for other cancer diagnoses.
Breast Cancer Quality Data
Mammography MQSA Certification
5-Year Breast Cancer Survival Rate
Percentage of Early Stage Breast Cancer
Minimally Invasive Breast Biopsy
Breast Conservation Surgery
Radiation Treatment with Breast Conservation Surgery
Mammography MQSA Certification
When you have a mammogram, you want to be confident that your healthcare facility is certified and meets the highest standards for personnel qualifications, equipment, radiation dose, quality assurance programs, recordkeeping and reporting. Congress enacted the Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) to ensure women have access to quality mammography services. To become MQSA certified, mammography facilities must employ only registered mammography technologists and undergo a thorough annual inspection conducted by federally trained and certified State surveyors who review over 50 quality indicators.
Mercy
National
% Annual Inspections with No
MQSA Violations
100%*
76.4%
100% at all Mercy locations: Main Campus, North Canton, Jackson, Louisville, Carrollton
5-Year Breast Cancer Survival Rate
Overall survival from breast cancer is the most important goal. Survival is tied to the stage of the disease at the time of diagnosis. Five-year survival rate (the percentage of women who are still alive five years after diagnosis) is the standard measurement that is used to express the outlook for your disease. The cancer stage - noted as a number from 0 to IV - is based on the size of the tumor and whether the cancer has spread to the lymph nodes. The lower the number, the less disease. It is important to remember that these survival rates are based on averages. Some women with advanced breast cancer live significantly longer than seven years and researchers are constantly developing new treatment alternatives to prolong breast cancer survival.
Mercy
National
Combined Stage 0-II
87.4%
87.1%
Combined Stage III-IV
40.9%
42.9%
Combined All Stages
82.7%
82.3%
Source: CIRF Cancer Registry Reported to National Cancer Database
Percentage of Early Stage Breast Cancer
Because disease stage at diagnosis significantly influences survival, it is critical to diagnose breast cancers as early as possible. Mercy Cancer Center tracks the percentage of breast cancers diagnosed at Stage 0 through II which offer women the greatest advantage of long-term survival.
Mercy
National
% of Breast Cancers
Diagnosed at
Stage 0-II
91.4%
83.2%
Source: CIRF Cancer Registry Reported to National Cancer Database
Minimally Invasive Breast Biopsy
Minimally invasive breast biopsy involves taking a core of breast tissue rather than performing an incision to remove a breast tissue sample. Research shows that conventional surgical biopsies present certain disadvantages including prolonged time to diagnosis, breast scarring, increased pain for the patient and substantially higher costs than the minimally invasive options. It is important to note that not all breast lesions can be biopsied by minimally invasive techniques, but it is a biopsy technique that should be considered when appropriate.
Mercy
National
% of Minimally Invasive
Breast Biopsies
75.6%
65%
Source: CIRF Cancer Registry Reported to National Cancer Database
Breast Conservation Surgery
The National Institutes of Health has recommended breast conservation surgery (lumpectomy) rather than mastectomy for the majority of women with early stage, invasive breast cancer. Lumpectomy decreases the potential for adverse effects from surgery and minimizes physical alterations. More importantly, studies have proven that long-term survival is no different. Despite these facts, some women still opt for mastectomy.
Mercy
National
% Breast Conservation
Surgery
65.8%
65%
Source: CIRF Cancer Registry and Oncology Roundtable Survey
Radiation Treatment with Breast Conservation Surgery
The purpose of breast conservation therapy is to give women the same cure rate they would have if they were treated with a mastectomy but to leave the breast intact, with an appearance and texture as close as possible to what they had before treatment. Breast conservation surgery (lumpectomy) is almost always followed by radiation therapy. The purpose of the radiation treatment is to decrease the recurrence of breast cancer in the remaining breast tissue. Years of clinical study have proven that breast conservation therapy offers the same cure rate as mastectomy.
Mercy
National
% Patients with Breast Conserving
Surgery that Received Radiation
93.4%
85.0%
Source: CIRF Cancer Registry and NCCN 9th Annual Conference
Other Measures of Quality
The mark of excellence can also be defined by other important quality indicators that are not demonstrated through statistics. Mercy Cancer Center is committed to excellence in cancer care as evidenced by:
Three-year accreditation with accommodation as a Comprehensive Community Hospital Cancer Center by the American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer
Timely and accurate submission of all patient data to the National Cancer Data Base
Accreditation of Stereotactic Breast Biopsy Services by the American College of Radiology
Bi-weekly multidisciplinary Breast Cancer Conferences
Weekly multidisciplinary Tumor Conferences
Mercy Medical Center Medical Staff comprised of 94% Board Certified Physicians
Stark County's Most Experienced Robotic Team
Robotic-assisted surgery is transforming minimally invasive surgery. Mercy Robotic Surgery Center offers Stark County’s most experienced team of surgeons leading the way in robotic-assisted heart, urology, gynecology and other general surgeries. With two da Vinci robots on site, Mercy Robotic Surgery Center offers patients an alternative to traditional surgery–with its large open incisions–and laparoscopy, which is typically limited to very simple procedures. And its precision consistently provides good patient outcomes.
Patients can normally look forward to:
A faster recovery and less scarring.
Reduced blood loss and risk of infection.
Significantly less pain and a shorter hospital stay.
A quicker return to normal activities.
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