CRMC BREAST PROGRAM ONCE AGAIN EARNS
NATIONAL BREAST CENTER ACCREDITATION
Press Release
Cookeville Regional Medical
Center has once again received
a three-year/full accreditation
designation by the National Accreditation
Program for Breast
Centers (NAPBC), a program
administered by the American
College of Surgeons. Cookeville
Regional is now among an
elite group of institutions nationwide
providing excellent
breast care. This achievement
makes Cookeville Regional’s
breast program the only accredited
breast center in the Upper
Cumberland.
“We strive to be recognized
as leaders in providing the best
breast care, and by receiving this
accreditation once again, we can
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assure our patients we are committed
to them in their battle
against breast disease,” said Lisa
Bagci, director of the Cancer
Center at Cookeville Regional.
Accreditation by the NAPBC
is only given to those centers
that have voluntarily committed
to provide the highest
level of quality breast care and
that undergo a rigorous evaluation
process and review of
their performance. The breast
program at Cookeville Regional
has met all the requirements
and demonstrated compliance
with standards established by
the NAPBC for treating women
who are diagnosed with the full
spectrum of breast disease. The
standards include proficiency in
the areas of: center leadership,
clinical management, research,
community outreach, professional
education, and quality
improvement.
“It is a lot of work to be
designated a National Accredited
Program and it could not
happen without our passionate
physicians and staff members
coming together and wanting
this for patients. We are a comprehensive
breast center, and it
takes a village. It all starts at the
Women’s Center, but our Cancer
Center, pathology, imaging,
and surgeons work alongside
each other and that makes
this program successful. From
screening patients through oncology
treatment, it takes a
team. We are honored to be
designated a National Accred-