The center is a collaboration of Jones Memorial Hospital, UR
Medicine Imaging, Noyes Health and St. James Hospital. “Our patients will be
able to receive screening and diagnostic mammograms with cutting-edge technology
and expertise from radiologists who specialize in breast imaging,” said Eva
Benedict, CEO at Jones Memorial, adding that women also have the option to get
mammogram results while they wait.
Because the existing mammography technology at Jones is in
need of an upgrade that is cost-prohibitive, and given the timing of the
opening of the Women’s Imaging and Breast Center, Jones Memorial Hospital made
the decision to provide mammography services at the hospital only through
December 31, 2019. Patients will then be directed to the Hornell location for
mammography services.
“To ensure our community continues to have access to
mammograms, we have been working with local public transportation systems to
explore opportunities for those in need of assistance with transportation,”
Mrs. Benedict noted. “Once those opportunities are established, the Women’s
Imaging and Breast Center will work to coordinate appointments with the public
transit systems for patients coming from Allegany County.”
Jones Memorial will continue to provide all other imaging
services currently available in Wellsville, including bone density DEXA
scanning exams at the hospital and 3D/4D ultrasound exams at the Women &
Children Health Services Office in Wellsville.
To schedule an appointment in 2019 for a mammogram, please
call (585) 596- 4013. For 2020 appointments, please call the UR Medicine
Women’s Imaging and Breast Center, located at 7309 Seneca Road North in
Hornell, at (607) 324-8279.
