The lobby of The Memorial Hospital at Easton was standing room only on June 30 as the staff of Shore Regional Breast Center celebrated the grand opening of their expanded facility. The renovation doubled the size of the facility, which provides access to the latest clinical developments in breast health and a caring environment for women and their family members throughout all stages of a breast cancer diagnosis.

Addressing the guests, Jerry Batley, MD, medical director for Shore Regional Breast Center, said, “This is a momentous occasion for Shore Health System, Shore Regional Cancer Center and the people of the Mid-Shore region. The expansion of the Breast Center is one more example of Shore Health System’s steadfast commitment to quality healthcare. This new facility allows us to continue to do what we love to do – provide the most comfortable and up to date care for women during a health crisis.”

Dr. Batley, who provides clinical and surgical services for the Breast Center with Brooke Buckley, MD, added, “What makes this model work is the coordination that takes place between the staff of Shore Regional Breast Center and a woman’s primary care physician and the other specialists who provide expert care, including radiologists, oncologists and clinical trials specialists.”

Mary Jane Flynn, BSN, RN, OCN, nurse coordinator for Shore Regional Breast Center, closed the program with a personal message. “Those of us who work at the Breast Center are dedicated to more than high quality healthcare. We are part of the family for so many women,” she said. “Women come back for years after they have completed treatment because we have become their friends.”

After the ribbon cutting ceremony, guests toured the Breast Center, which consists of three exam rooms, private offices for the physicians and nursing staff, and a Breast Cancer Resource Center which doubles as a private space for family conferences. The Breast Center is also conveniently located to Radiology, where digital mammography is performed for screening and diagnostic mammograms.

For more information about Shore Regional Breast Center, call 410-820-9400 or visit www.shorehealth.org/services/breastcenter/

Shore Regional Breast Center located at The Memorial Hospital at Easton welcomes the public to an open house on Tuesday, June 30 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. The event celebrates completion of a renovation project that doubles the size of the center, which serves women across the Mid-Shore region.

Following the ribbon cutting ceremony at 4:30 p.m., guests will be invited to tour the facility and talk with the physicians, nurses and outreach workers who staff the Breast Center.

The Breast Center’s new entrance is conveniently located off of the main lobby of Memorial Hospital. Jerry Batley, MD, medical director of the Breast Center, and Brooke Buckley, MD, have offices in the center. The center has been expanded from two to three examination rooms.

Mary Jane Flynn, BSN, RN, OCN, nurse coordinator for the center, and her staff have private offices in which to meet with patients when they come for information, counseling and treatment follow up. The new Breast Cancer Resource Center provides information to educate patients and their family members about breast cancer prevention and treatment. The Resource Center doubles as a conference room for family meetings.

For more information about the open house on June 30 and to RSVP, call Cathy Wright, Corporate Communications, 410-822-1000, ext. 5222.