Columbia Memorial Health Unveils Its New Center for Breast Health

HUDSON, N.Y. June 16, 2023 – Columbia Memorial Health (CMH) recently joined with community leaders and supporters to unveil its state-of-the-art Center for Breast Health in the Medical Office Building on CMH’s Hudson campus. The center is designed to provide screening and diagnostic breast health services in a dedicated, modern and comfortable location.

The CMH Center for Breast Health adopts a leading national model of comprehensive and integrated breast care that improves both quality of care and patient outcomes. Services available at the center include screening and diagnostic 3D mammography, diagnostic ultrasound, ultrasound guided biopsy, and stereotactic breast biopsy. Education on breast health, consultation on treatment decisions, and support groups for patients and their families will also be provided.

The Center was made possible in part by generous grants from the HRBT Foundation, Fenimore Asset Management and the Columbia Memorial Health Foundation.

CMH President and Chief Executive Officer Dorothy M. Urschel said: “This Center stands as an example of how a community can work together to meaningfully improve health care services. It blends the experience and expertise of our providers with advanced diagnostic technology in a soothing and comfortable environment. It’s a significant step forward in our continuous efforts to provide the best care possible for our community.”

CMH physician and breast health expert Dr. Rakel Astorga said: “An integrated approach to breast health has been proven to result in better clinical outcomes for patients. And the most important element of an integrated breast care program is an early and accurate diagnosis. This new Center will enable CMH to provide even more effective care to our patients.”

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Columbia Memorial Health (CMH) recently joined with community leaders and supporters to unveil its state-of-the-art Center for Breast Health in the Medical Office Building on CMH’s Hudson campus. The center is designed to provide screening and diagnostic breast health services in a dedicated, modern and comfortable location. Pictured above: CMH Board of Trustees Chair Kirk Kneller cuts the ribbon, joined (in order to his right) by CMH President and CEO Dorothy Urschel, CMH Foundation Board Chair Anne Schomaker and Assemblywoman Didi Barrett. Also pictured are Donna Verteramo, District Director for State Senator Michelle Hinchey, CMH staff, and members off the CMH Foundation Board and the Columbia County Chamber of Commerce.

About Columbia Memorial Health:

Columbia Memorial Health has served the Hudson Valley since 1893. Comprised of a 192-bed acute care hospital in Hudson, New York, and more than 40 primary care and specialty care centers throughout Columbia, Greene and Dutchess counties, Columbia Memorial Health provides services to more than 110,000 residents, with a focus on primary care, health education and advanced surgery. Columbia Memorial Health is a member of the Albany Med Health System, which also includes Albany Medical Center, Albany Medical College, Glens Falls Hospital, Saratoga Hospital, and the Visiting Nurses. The region’s largest locally governed health system, it has 1,520 beds, more than 800 physicians and 125 outpatient locations serving the region’s three million people.