Ashtabula County Medical Center | ACMC Pulse | Summer 2018

20 25 30 45 50 55 65 ACMC RADIOLOGY SERVICES provides patients with comprehensive imaging equipment so your physician can diagnose and begin treating your disease or illness. Over the past several years, ACMC has made a commitment to creating an Imaging Department that encompasses the current technologies in medical imaging. “The improvements made to our Radiology Department means not only do you get test results faster, but the quality is improved thanks to the latest equipment,” says ACMC Healthcare System President and CEO Michael Habowski. “The improvements are a good use of our resources because they help physicians and patients make better decisions about treatment.” In 2012 ACMC implemented a $1.5 million digital MR project, and in 2014 two family health centers, Conneaut and Jefferson, opened with direct digital x-ray available. In 2015 ACMC purchased a digital platform GE ultrasound unit and in 2017 two Siemens Acuson ultrasound units. All of these units ACMC RADIOLOGY Faster results, better treatment These recommendations for most women are listed by age . Talk with your doctor about what’s right for you. CHLAMYDIA: If sexually active, test yearly through age 24. BLOOD PRESSURE: Be screened at least every 2 years. CHOLESTEROL: Be screened every 4 to 6 years. OSTEOPOROSIS Start screening (or earlier based on risk factors). *Women who have been screened regularly and had normal results can stop screening at age 66. Sources: American Cancer Society; American Diabetes Association; American Heart Association; U.S. Preventive Services Task Force BREAST CANCER: Start having mammograms. DIABETES: Be screened at least every 3 years (or earlier based on risk factors). COLORECTAL CANCER: Talk with your doctor about screening options. LUNG CANCER: Be screened annually based on your history of smoking. CERVICAL CANCER: Have a Pap test plus an HPV test every 5 years (preferred) or a Pap test every 3 years.* CERVICAL CANCER : Starting at 21, have a Pap test every 3 years. CHLAMYDIA: Continue screening depending on risk factors. KEY SCREENING TESTS: WOMEN 10 ACMC Pulse  • acmchealth.org