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Just for Women➜Baylor McKinney offers compassionate carefor every stage of your lifeWhether you’re pregnant, due for your first mammogramor anywhere in between, the newly opened Baylor MedicalCenter at McKinney is here for you with a comprehensiveand family-friendly women’s health center.“We’re pleased to offer women’s care for every age andstage of life,” says Ethel Randall, MBA, RT, director ofbreast imaging for Baylor Health Care System and BaylorMcKinney. Here, we take a closer look at the wealth ofwomen’s services available at Baylor McKinney.Well-Woman CareWhen it comes to staying well, annualscreenings, such as mammograms, goa long way toward detecting problemsin their earliest, most treatable stages.But, let’s be honest, those importanttests are something most of us dread.Thankfully, Baylor McKinney’sWomen’s Imaging Center goes theextra mile to make those uncomfortablenecessities as painless—andeffective—as possible.“When you come to our hospitalfor well-woman care, you’ll enjoy cozysurroundings, free coffee, and warmblankets and robes for your comfort,”Randall says.And when it’s time for yourmammogram? Relax. “Our highlytrained staff includes speciallytrained mammographers, and thatmeans less painful and more effectivemammograms for patients,” Randallsays. “And we offer advanced imagingtechnology, including digital mammographyand DEXA bone densitometryscans, so you know you’re gettingquality, effective screenings.”Baylor Medical Center at McKinney, 5252 W. University Drive, McKinney, TX 75071. President: Scott Peek; Marketing/Public Relations Director: Kelly Maier; Editor: Jennifer Irwin. Baylor McKinney Main Number:469.764.1000; Parent Education Classes: 1.800.4BAYLOR (1.800.422.9567); Baylor McKinney Breast Center: 469.764.7000; Baylor McKinney Physician Referral: 1.800.4BAYLOR. Visit BaylorHealth.com/McKinney orcall 1.800.4BAYLOR for information about Baylor McKinney’s services, upcoming events, career opportunities and more.Baylor Health Care System Mission: Founded as a Christian ministry of healing, Baylor Health Care System exists to serve all people through exemplary health care, education, research and community service.The material in BaylorHealth is not intended for diagnosing or prescribing. Consult your physician before under taking any form of medical treatment or adopting any exercise program or dietary guidelines. Physiciansare members of the medical staff at one of Baylor Health Care System’s subsidiary, community or affiliated medical centers and are neither employees nor agents of those medical centers,Baylor Medical Center at McKinney or Baylor Health Care System. Photographs may include models or actors and may not represent actual patients. BaylorHealth is published by McMurrysix times a year for friends and supporters of Baylor Medical Center at McKinney. © 2012 Baylor Health Care System. If you are receiving multiple copies, need to change your mailing addressor do not wish to receive this publication, please send your mailing label(s) and the updated information to Robin Vogel, Baylor Health Care System, 2001 Bryan St., Suite 750, Dallas, TX75201, or email the information to robinv@baylorhealth.edu.2 BaylorHealth.comGrandmother and granddaughter: ©Photoshot; mammogram: ©Jupiterimages
Childbirth ServicesWhen most people think of laborand delivery suites, beautiful andspacious are not the first words thatcome to mind. But Baylor McKinney’swomen and infants’ department willchange that. “Our labor and deliverysuites are advanced in terms of formand function,” says Deb Maitre, MS,RNC-OB, director of women andinfants’ services at Baylor McKinney.“They provide just the right amount oftechnology in a warm but contemporary,hotel-like atmosphere. Best of all,they are designed to provide a familycenteredbirth experience.”After delivery, you and your newbaby will move into a private suite inthe New Family Center. Featuring thesame soothing colors, ambient lighting,flat-screen TVs, wireless Internetand plush, comfortable twin-size bedsfor your support person as the laborand delivery suites, you might neverwant to check out.And should your baby require additionalcare after birth, it’s comfortingto know that the hospital’s Level IIINICU (neonatal intensive care unit)offers private suites where parentscan stay with theirinfant 24 hours a day,a first of its kind inCollin County.Women’s Cancer CareIf you or a woman you love is facingbreast, cervical, endometrial, ovarianor uterine cancer, Baylor McKinneyoffers woman-centered care, advancedtreatment programs and a team ofcancer care professionals.“We truly personalize cancer careto each and every patient,” saysMelissa Winter, MSN, RN, NEA-BC,chief nursing officer and chief operatingofficer at Baylor McKinney. “Whilea cancer diagnosis is terrifying foranyone, these kinds of cancers areparticularly traumatic for women, andwe compassionately care for thesebrave patients accordingly.”Don’t Put It OffGo to BaylorHealth.com/McKinneyBreastImaging toschedule your annual screeningmammogram and to find moreinformation.To-Do Today:BreastSelf-ExamNo more excuses. It’s time to makebreast self-exams part of yourmonthly routine. “Breast self-examshelp women learn the normal feeland look of their breasts, whichmakes it easier to notice slightchanges, should they occur,” saysEthel Randall, MBA, RT, director ofbreast imaging for Baylor HealthCare System and Baylor MedicalCenter at McKinney. Follow thesetips to make this important exameven more effective.• It only works if youremember to do it.Set a monthly reminderfor the same day eachmonth in your phoneor email calendar.• Do it right,every time. Hanga breast self-exam showercard over your showerhead.Download a free showercard at BaylorHealth.com/McKinneyBreastImaging orrequest one by calling our NurseNavigator Line at 214.820.3535.• Talk to your doctor. Reportany suspicious change to yourphysician, no matter how small orinsignificant you may think it is.1 out of 8The number of births in which preterm labor occurs,meaning before the 37th week of pregnancy.Ultrasound: ©Getty Images/Creatas RF; patient and doctor: ©Blend Images/Photoshot BaylorHealth.com 3
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