In the spirit of continuous improvement and to ensure that our Breast Care Center stays up to date, their leadership held an off-campus retreat earlier this year. Leaders from surgery, medical oncology, radiation oncology, pathology, genetics, nurse navigation and the tumor registry attended the retreat. This event helped standardize diagnostic and treatment recommendations and goals of care including recommendations for genetic testing, evaluation of cases with high-risk pathology, and management of disease that has spread to the axillary lymph nodes. There are plans to continue this discussion annually, as the science is progressing rapidly.
This group of talented professionals have an extremely collegial working relationship and they hold themselves accountable for providing our patients with optimal cancer care.
Please join me in thanking Dr. Sara Fogarty, Director of the Center, and her entire team for all that they do for GBMC and our patients.
This week, during Healthcare Foodservice Week (Oct. 2-8), I would like to thank my colleagues who work hard to keep our patients and staff fed. This group does much of its work “behind the scenes,” but their work is vital. So, when you see members of our food service staff, please thank them!
Healthcare Supply Chain Week (Oct. 2-8) is also celebrated this week and applauds resource and materials management professionals for all they do to keep us stocked with what we need to get the job done. I am so grateful to Brian Riemer, our Executive Director, Supply Chain, and his team for all they do for GBMC and our patients.
Our pediatric nurses are a special group of medical professionals who provide expert care and compassion to young patients. Pediatric Nurses Week (Oct. 3-7) calls attention to their critical work. I want to salute the efforts of our pediatric nurses this week and their impact on their patients, families, and communities.
Please join me in celebrating all GBMC physician assistants (PAs) this week during National PA Week (Oct. 6-12). This is the week that highlights the PA profession and showcases the value they bring to today’s healthcare team. Let me thank our PAs for their commitment to their patients and for all their hard work every day.
Again, my deepest gratitude to you all for everything you do for our patients and staff!
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