Digital Mammography at The Women’s Imaging Center

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

The Women's Imaging Center

Different from traditional mammography, digital mammography takes electronic images of the breast and transfers them directly to a computer. The results are faster, clearer and sharper, allowing even small tumors and other abnormalities to be detected.

Services of The Women’s Imaging Center:

Digital mammography
Ultrasound
Ultrasound-guided biopsy
Stereotactic breast biopsy
Bone density assessment

Learn more about The Women's Imaging Center at Northwest Texas...

Emergency Services--Trust the Leader

Northwest Texas Healthcare System in partnership with EmCare offer the Texas Panhandle quality emergency services.

EmCare is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Emergency Medical Services Corporation and is the nation's leading provider of emergency care, providing services to more than 380 client hospitals in 40 states, including many of the top 100 hospitals in the United States.

The Company partners with more than 85 client hospitals in Texas, including a Level I Trauma Center and several Level II and III Trauma Centers. EmCare has 12 Texas-based Academic Affiliated Hospitals, including the Medical Center Hospital in Odessa, a Texas Tech-affiliated program. The company also manages several hospitals that are affiliated with Emergency Medicine Residency Programs. EmCare, both directly and through its managed companies, is able to offer an unparalleled partnership in the delivery of high-quality care.

Lifestar -- A New Horizon

The LIFESTAR service of Northwest Texas Healthcare System (NWTHS), in partnership with Med-Trans Corporation, is proud to begin medical transport service with the new Bell 407 helicopter.

For the past 14 years, LIFESTAR has served patients in an approximate 150-mile radius that includes Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Oklahoma and Kansas. As part of the only Level III Trauma Center in Amarillo and the region's referral center for trauma services in the Panhandle, NWTHS is pleased to continue to provide qualified healthcare for patients in the region.

Med-Trans Corporation, in partnership with NWTHS, is providing two new aircrafts, with the second helicopter, the EC 135, expected to be in service by fall 2008. The Med-Trans Corporation (Dallas, TX) is a leading provider of air ambulance programs that focus on establishing partnerships with leading hospital systems, medical centers and EMS agencies.

Insist on Northwest!

Northwest Texas Healthcare System combines traditional values while bringing you the most advanced technology in healthcare.

Northwest Texas Healthcare System serves the city of Amarillo and the surrounding region. NWTHS is owned by a subsidiary of Universal Health Services, Inc., one of the country's premier healthcare management companies.

NWTHS is a 489-bed acute care medical center located on a campus that also includes an 85-bed behavioral health facility that provides inpatient and outpatient services. NWTHS is staffed by more than 350 physicians representing 38 specialties. These physicians have established excellent standards of quality care and community service.

NWTHS gives physicians the technological and organizational infrastructure that enables them to excel in their specialties, from advanced diagnostic imaging capabilities to programs that encourage continuing professional education. Northwest provides a completely supportive career environment.

This commitment to professional and individual excellence is shared by the highly respected NWTHS nursing staff. It is reflected in the responsive efficiency of the administrative team. The result is an exceptional healthcare system that meets the needs of its community and those of its staff.

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