Cancer program annual report 2010 - Evangelical Community Hospital
Cancer program annual report 2010 - Evangelical Community Hospital
Cancer program annual report 2010 - Evangelical Community Hospital
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Prevention & Early Detection Programs<br />
Sun Safety Education Program held for<br />
CONCERN employees<br />
Clear the Air sm —Tobacco Cessation Program<br />
(Highmark) with CHC<br />
<strong>Evangelical</strong> <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong><br />
Employee Health Fair<br />
Women’s Health Screening and *Mammogram<br />
Screening (CBH) skin, breast, colorectal and<br />
cervical cancer<br />
Life After Loss Bereavement Support Group, held<br />
in conjunction with <strong>Evangelical</strong> Hospice<br />
“Paint the Valley Pink” Marketing Initiative for<br />
Breast <strong>Cancer</strong> Awareness<br />
Breast <strong>Cancer</strong> Education in partnership with the<br />
ACS at Northumberland National Bank Health Fair<br />
I Can Cope Program for the Breast <strong>Cancer</strong><br />
Survivor (CBH)—support <strong>program</strong> for patients<br />
and family members<br />
Clear the Air sm —Tobacco Cessation Program<br />
(Highmark) with CHC<br />
AIRS (Area Invitation and Recall System)—phone<br />
calls are made to non-compliant women<br />
encouraging them to schedule a mammogram<br />
Date<br />
Presented<br />
7/8/<strong>2010</strong> 18 participants<br />
7/26/<strong>2010</strong> 3 participants<br />
Outcomes/Findings<br />
9/8/<strong>2010</strong> Education on Breast, American <strong>Cancer</strong> Society Resources,<br />
prevention and early detection information and Smoking<br />
Cessation was provided for more than 250 employees and<br />
family members.<br />
9/11/<strong>2010</strong> 73 women screened for colon cancer, 2 positive results; 73<br />
women screened for cervical cancer, 0 follow-ups; 45 women<br />
screened for breast cancer, 2 women required follow-up; 84<br />
women screened for skin cancer, 4 required follow-up.<br />
September- 8 participants<br />
October <strong>2010</strong><br />
October <strong>2010</strong> This was part of the comprehensive breast cancer awareness<br />
<strong>program</strong>—radio, newspaper advertising and outdoor<br />
billboards. The “Paint the Valley Pink” Web site had<br />
18,000 visitors. Approximately 75,000 listeners per day,<br />
which included four radio stations. Newspapers reached<br />
approximately 25,000 persons. Results included a significant<br />
increase in scheduled procedures.<br />
October <strong>2010</strong> 90 participants<br />
October <strong>2010</strong><br />
10/25/<strong>2010</strong><br />
June 2009-<br />
April <strong>2010</strong><br />
30 participants<br />
1,378 phone calls were made, 195 women committed to<br />
scheduling a mammogram, 259 had their mammograms,<br />
256 messages were left, 179 mammograms were scheduled<br />
during the phone call, 208 did not schedule.<br />
Date of <strong>Cancer</strong><br />
Committee Review<br />
Actions Recommended<br />
9/21/<strong>2010</strong> Continue <strong>annual</strong>ly<br />
OTHER: The ACS tracks referrals made to them from the <strong>Evangelical</strong> network. <strong>Evangelical</strong> <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong> network made 42 referrals to the American <strong>Cancer</strong> Society, 62 from<br />
<strong>Cancer</strong> Care of Central PA and 3 referrals from Central Penn Gastroenterology Associates. <strong>Evangelical</strong> <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong> employees participated in the American <strong>Cancer</strong> Society Relay<br />
events, and the <strong>Hospital</strong>, along with Central Susquehanna Surgical Specialists, PC, sponsored area Relays. <strong>Evangelical</strong> was a site for the American <strong>Cancer</strong> Society Daffodil Days.<br />
*<strong>2010</strong> Mammogram Screening Results<br />
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