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Our West family is excited to be featured in the upcoming Museum of Science & History – Memphis “Artificial Intelligence: Your Mind & the Machine” exhibit January 22 – May 6! A clinical trial hosted here at West in partnership with Perimeter Medical Imaging AI will be one of the several exhibits showcasing… Read more »
West family, we are excited to launch a new look for our billing statements and online payment portal! Beginning January 1, 2023, patient will notice a new and improved format to their mailed statements, including a detailed and itemized breakdown of charges. Our online payment portal allows for individual accounts so past and current payment… Read more »
IS YOUR NEW YEARS RESOLUTION TO QUIT SMOKING? Patients are encouraged to join our *free* smoking cessation workshops in January, February, or March at our Wolf River campus. With a total of 9 session options, patients will receive free tips, support, and information on pharmaceutical options to help quit smoking. No registration is necessary. For… Read more »
“Women undergoing treatment for breast cancer require frequent clinic visits for maintenance of therapy. With COVID-19 causing health care disruptions, it is important to learn about how this population’s access to health care has changed.” The study linked below was co-authored by two of our very own – Dr. Gregory Vidal and Andrea Curry, and compares self-reported… Read more »
Authors: Matthew T Ballo, Kaitlin W Qualls, L Madison Michael, Jeffrey M Sorenson, Brandon Baughman, Saradasri Karri-Wellikoff, Manjari Pandey Neuro-Oncology Advances, Volume 4, Issue 1, January-December 2022, vdac150, https://doi.org/10.1093/noajnl/vdac150 Some of our West oncologists partnered with Semmes Murphey Clinic, PC providers to author the journal article below entitled “Determinants of tumor treating field usage in… Read more »
Our West Family is excited to launch a lung screening program at several of our campuses across the MidSouth! Patients and referring providers can schedule an appointment to receive a low-dose CT scan to detect lung cancer early. We accept all major insurance carriers and patients must meet the following criteria: – Between the ages of… Read more »
“To our delight, we received one of the best Christmas gifts ever in becoming Church Health patients. Now, both my husband and I have healthcare.” Deanna Mullins shares her story of becoming insured through the wonderful work of our partners at Church Health Center and how she was able to receive life saving treatment here… Read more »
“One of the things we’ve worked really hard to implement in the last 5-10 years is minimally invasive surgeries. It’s something we really believe in! About 95% of our patients with #endometrialcancer are treated robotically, meaning they go home the same day. Overall they do much better, experience much less pain, and they can get… Read more »
The Cancer Medicine Journal recently shared an article on a controlled trial that was conducted by our research team to evaluate the efficacy of an app (LivingWith®) that provides self-management support during cancer treatment on quality of life and health care utilization. Click here to read the full article.
Dr. Jason Porter, will act as program chair for the upcoming OncLive State of the Science Summit! Save the date for Saturday, November 19 from noon to 4pm at the Guest House at Graceland to learn about updates in novel treatment approaches and state-of-the-art treatment strategies. OncLive® State of the Science Summit™ (SOSS) are in-person meetings… Read more »