Baxter Regional Medical Center is home to the first Mobile Mammography
Unit in the United States to have 3-D digital mammography technology on board!
In January, 2001, the original Mobile Mammography Unit (MMU) of Baxter
Regional Medical Center began traveling throughout North Central Arkansas
in order to provide mammography to an underserved population in outlying
rural areas.
When it became necessary to purchase a new MMU after nearly 12 years, Baxter
Regional became the first in the United States to house the 3-D digital
mammography technology in a mobile setting. The Mobile Mammography Unit
travels to 8 counties that BRMC serves, but now with the latest in technology on board!
3-D Mammography Brought To Your Local Area
3-D digital mammography provides the best available technology for early
detection, allowing physicians to spot potential concerns in a way never
before possible. The quality of 3-D digital mammography is far superior
to analog, according to
Dr. Kyle McAlister, Medical Director of Mammography at Baxter Regional. 3-D images allow
radiologists to see subtle changes that could be missed with conventional
analog or digital mammography.
Who We Serve
The MMU travels to Baxter, Marion, and Izard counties; parts of Fulton,
Searcy, Sharp and Stone counties in Arkansas; and Ozark county in Missouri.
The MMU enables Baxter Regional to provide an alternative screening method
to residents of the Twin Lakes area and to increase the awareness and
utilization of early-detection screenings for breast cancer.
Facilities interested in hosting the MMU must:
Provide their own personnel to schedule patients. A patient list must be
faxed to Baxter Regional three days prior to the scheduled visit.
Provide an adequate, level space to park the MMU.
Provide adequate parking for patients.
Provide restroom facilities for patients and MMU staff.
Provide detailed directions to the facility, including where to park the MMU.
