Geisinger St. Luke’s is making leading-edge breast diagnostics and imaging more convenient and comfortable for patients in the Schuylkill and Northern Berks County area.

Geisinger St. Luke’s opened a diagnostic breast imaging facility. Located in the Medical Office Building at 1165 Centre Turnpike Route 61 in Orwigsburg, Geisinger St. Luke’s Breast Imaging is specifically designed to serve patients in Schuylkill and surrounding areas who are in need of screening and diagnostic mammograms or advanced breast imaging.

“The new state-of-the-art Geisinger St. Luke’s women’s imaging suite brings a nationally recognized breast imaging program to Schuylkill and the surrounding community,” explains Gabe Kamarousky, Geisinger St. Luke’s President.

“We offer the latest 3D breast imaging and screening services in a warm, welcoming atmosphere that is close to home. We understand that most patients have anxiety about getting their mammograms, so we focus on patient comfort and care. Every element of our facility design and program is patient-driven.”

Geisinger St. Luke’s takes a customized approach to breast screening.

“We develop an individualized screening program for each woman based on her individual risk factors,” says Michele Giletto, St. Luke’s University Health Network’s Director of Women’s Imaging. “A combination of carefully chosen exams may lead to a significant increase in early cancer discovery, while decreasing the amount of unnecessary return visits and biopsies.”

At Geisinger St. Luke’s Breast Imaging, mammograms are performed within the calming surrounds of the SensorySuite, which is designed to provide a more relaxing mammography experience for women, allowing them to choose the environmental ambience.

“To support patients in the local community, both screening and diagnostic imaging will be available in the new suite,” Giletto says. “In the suite, sights, sounds and smells of the seaside, garden or waterfall encourage a sense of well-being and calm, which aid in reducing some of the awkwardness a patient may feel during a mammogram.”

To schedule an appointment with Geisinger St. Luke’s Breast Imaging, call St. Luke’s Central Scheduling toll-free at 800-801-7745.