Nursing Services
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
Staff Development Department
For a current listing of classes, call (330) 580-4730
Registration is required for all programs. Class may be canceled if not enough participants are signed up.
The Staff Development office is open from 7:00 am – 3:30 pm (Mon. through Fri.)
MERCY MEDICAL CENTER CONTINUING EDUCATION STATEMENT
Mercy Medical Center is approved as a provider of Continuing Education by the Ohio Nurses Association. ONA Number (OH-091). ONA is accredited as an approver of Continuing Education in Nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center Commission on Accreditation, (OBN-001-91).
MEET YOUR EDUCATION TEAM
- Janet Boiarski RNBC, MSN- Director, Ext. 2084
- Mandy Geiser, RN, BC, BSN- Medical/Surgical Educator, Ext. 4014
- Debra Shaw, RN, CDE, BSN- Diabetes Educator, Ext. 2121
- Laurie Peach, RN, MSN- Clinical Nurse Specialist, Ext. 1924
- L. Jane Combs RN BSN- Critical Care Educator, Ext 1452
TO REGISTER
Registration is required for all programs. Classes may be canceled if we do not have enough participants.
Register by phone, email or mox:
- Call Nursing Education at (330) 580-4730 and follow the phone prompts.
- MMC employees can register via e-mail or mox to Cindy Baker cindy.baker@cantonmercy.org or call the registration line at (330) 580-4730 When registering via the phone, please state your name clearly and spell your last name.
- Non MMC personnel: When registering via the phone line, please state your name clearly and spell your last name. Also, please give us a phone number where we can contact you during the day.
- Non MMC personnel: Fees for classes are to be paid prior to attending class in order to mail study materials and confirmation to you and to guarantee your place in the class.
- Refunds will not be given if cancellation is less than one week prior to the class unless other arrangements have been made.
The Staff Development office is open from 7 am – 3:30 pm (Mon. through Fri.)
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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
If You Could Save Lives... Would You?
You have the power to help save lives by participating in the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Prevention Study-3 (CPS-3). We are inviting men and women, 30 - 65 years of age, who have never been diagnosed with cancer to join this historic study. The purpose of CPS-3 is to better understand factors that cause or prevent cancer and to ultimately eliminate cancer as a major health problem for this and future generations.
Participation is easy, involving only two steps.
1. Enroll at one of the local events below*. Participants are encouraged to register at: www.seeuthere.com/cps3enroll/mercycancercenter
2. Fill out mailed surveys at home every few years to update your information.
* Read and sign an informed consent form, complete a brief written survey, provide a wait circumference measurement and a small blood sample, taken by a certified, trained phlebotomist.
6/19/12 - MERCY MEDICAL CENTER
1320 Mercy Drive, NW, Canton (Use Cancer Center, 12th St. entrance)
(8 a.m. - 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. - 8 p.m.)
6/20/12 - MERCY HEALTH CENTER OF TUSCARAWAS COUNTY
1031 West High Avenue, New Philadelphia
(2 p.m. - 6 p.m.)
6/21/12 - MERCY HEALTH CENTER OF CARROLL COUNTY
125 Canton Road, Carrollton
(2 p.m. - 6 p.m.)
6/22/12 - MERCY HEALTH CENTER OF JACKSON
7337 Caritas Circle, NW, Massillon
(9 a.m. - 1 p.m.)
These events are sponsored by the American Cancer Society and supported by Mercy Cancer Center, a leader in cancer care in our community.
For more information:
Web: www.cancer.org/cps3 email: cps3@cancer.org Toll-free: 1-888-604-5888
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