A Northwest Indiana Breast Care Center employee spotlight: Laureen “Laurie” Pilla

Precision Diagnostic Services in a Spa-like Setting
The moment you enter the Methodist Hospitals Breast Care Center, warm earth tones, soft lighting and comfy furniture greet you. We have created a peaceful, private environment in which Northwest Indiana women receive the Region’s most personalized, high-quality breast health evaluations. We thought of everything--including comfortable patient gowns and a nourishment area serving coffee, tea and other snacks. It is within this nurturing setting that our dedicated staff is focused on your care.

Screening & Diagnostic Mammography
Northwest Indiana’s First Source for 3D Mammograms. Methodist Hospitals has taken breast cancer screening and diagnosis to a whole new level with Northwest Indiana’s first 3D mammography system. More advanced than digital mammography, this exciting new technology improves the sensitivity and accuracy of mammograms, making it easier for our breast radiologists to detect abnormalities, while reducing the chance for false positive results, and the need for recall appointments.

In addition to 3D mammography, we offer a full suite of diagnostic imaging, including Ultrasound and MRI.

To see statistics on breast cancer, click here to take a look at the Methodist Hospitals 2015 Patient Outcomes Report. Breast cancer is the focus of this year’s report.

To find out more in-depth information about breast health, click here

Click here to find out more about why the Northwest Indiana Breast Care Center at Methodist Hospitals offers the Region's Most Advanced Breast Care.

The Methodist Hospitals Foundation, the Northwest Indiana Breast Care Center at Methodist Hospitals and Bears Care, the Charitable arm of the Chicago Bears have teamed to provide 3D Screening & Diagnostic Mammograms and/or Ultrasounds and Biopsies at no charge for women and men who meet financial assistance guidelines. Click here to get the flyer!

Click here to download the signup sheet for the 2016 Paint the Town Pink 5k on May 14, 2016!

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