Cambridge Breast Center Earns National Recognition for Patient Care
NAPBC re-accreditation demonstrates CHA's commitment to improving comprehensive breast care
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA), a community health system serving Cambridge, Somerville, and Boston's metro-north communities, has received a three year re-accreditation by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), a program of the American College of Surgeons.
Programs accredited by the NAPBC follow a model that facilitates multidisciplinary, integrated, and comprehensive breast cancer services. The NAPBC focuses on the spectrum of a patient's journey with breast cancer or breast disease, including prevention, screening, treatment, and survivorship. By setting high standards, NAPBC accreditation guides breast centers in providing comprehensive breast care based on the best available scientific evidence.
NAPBC accreditation shows that the Cambridge Breast Center meets the highest national standards for breast care. Following a rigorous survey process, the center was recognized for providing comprehensive breast care, access to the latest treatment options, a multidisciplinary approach to care, opportunities for clinical trial participation, and patient education and support services.
CHA was the first program in Massachusetts to receive accreditation in 2009, and has consistently been reaccredited during each cycle since. "Maintaining any NAPBC accreditation reflects the Cambridge Breast Center's commitment to delivering high-quality evidence-based and compassionate breast care," said Michelle Haslinger, MD, director of Cambridge Breast Center. "National accreditation reinforces the importance of multidisciplinary collaboration, continuous quality improvement, and adherence to regular standards. This helps ensure that our patients receive comprehensive care—from screening and diagnosis through treatment and survivorship—from a team dedicated to achieving the best possible outcomes."
In addition to having a NAPBC-accredited Breast Center, CHA is also an ACS Surgical Quality Partner. Being a Surgical Quality Partner signifies dedication to consistently improving procedures and approaches, while maintaining a critical eye on process at every step. Patients can trust that the care they receive at Surgical Quality Partner hospitals adheres to the most rigorous standards in surgical quality.