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Have you ever had any medical imaging exams performed and wanted a copy of your images and reports for yourself or any of your medical providers? In the past to get these images you had to fill out required paperwork requesting these images and then wait on a CD to be created. Now all of that is changing as Midland Health has partnered with PocketHealth to bring you an innovative way to access your medical imaging studies and reports with the launch of our new and separate medical imaging portal....
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MRI Safety Week is July 21-27, and helps us all recognize the safety precautions that come with using this imaging technology. The most important thing to remember about Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is that the magnet is always on! Even when the lights are turned off and there are no patients in the room, the MRI scanner is always on 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Magnetic field strengths used in an MRI can be 15,000 Gauss (G) or 1.5Tesla (T) to 30,000 Gauss (G) or 3Tesla (T) for MRI Scanners in a ...
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At Midland Memorial Hospital, we understand hearing the word radiation can make patients nervous – and that is a valid concern. A CT scan (computer tomography scan) exposes the body to ionizing radiation, and research suggests radiation exposure, even at low doses, carries an increased risk of cancer over a lifetime. CT imaging is one of the most powerful tools in modern medicine. It helps diagnose conditions quickly, potentially guide in life-saving treatment, and provide clarity when time matters the m...
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To Request a New Patient Appointment, please call our office at (432) 221-3600.
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American Cancer Society estimates in the United States alone there will be 299,010 new cases of prostate cancer. There will also be 35,250 deaths from prostate cancer. This makes prostate cancer the second most common cancer in American men. About 1 man in 8 will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime and out of these 1 in 41 will die from it. Most of these cases are men 65 years or older. In current practice, prostate screening can be done by doing a blood test examining prostate-specific...
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"I had no idea it was there. I never felt anything." Contrary to popular belief, many women are diagnosed with breast cancer without actually feeling a lump and it's not until screening breast imaging when they find out about their cancer. Those are the stories I hear in my clinic that lets me know breast cancer screening works. At its most recent update, the United States Preventative Task Force (USPSTF) lowered the recommended age at which women should start breast cancer scree...
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To request an appointment or refill a prescription for Permian Cardiology, please visit the following link for your clinic visit. C lick here to login to the Patient Portal . For questions regarding your Permian Cardiology Patient Portal, please call 432.221.3600. To view the Midland Health main patient portal page, click here . This page will take you to links to view information regarding a hospital stay or radiology images.
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In this week’s People magazine, the cover story is about Olivia Munn (who has starred in Date Night, X-Men: Apocalypse,The Newsroom and other movies)and her journey through breast cancer. But the story doesn’t start here, as Olivia mentions in the article. Olivia talks about having a normal mammogram and normal genetic testing. However, her doctor decided to calculate her risk score and found that it was 37%. This prompted the recommendation of a breast MRI. The MRI is what found Olivia’s brea...
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Welcome to October! Breast Cancer Awareness month continues! We physicians that walk the medical journeys with Permian Basin patients encourage the earnest efforts of the Midland Memorial Hospital Breast Center team and all the advocacy groups in the Permian Basin to get women’s attention in October to assess their breast health. When I speak of the physicians on your breast team, this includes your surgeon, radiologist, oncologist, and pathologist. There are about 12 of us in Midland that care f...
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As stated in last week’s article, the definition for awareness is concern about and well-informed interest in a particular situation or development. It was also discussed that our mission here at The Breast Center is to create well-informed patients along with a well-informed community. Last week we discussed one myth that needed to be overcome, “I don’t have to worry, I don’t have any family history of breast cancer”. We addressed that 3 out of 4 women who are diagnosed with breast c...
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Even though there are conflicting recommendations about when a woman should start having a mammogram, at the Breast Center at Midland Health, we continue to follow the American College of Radiology’s recommendation of a yearly mammogram at the age of 40. But is the age of 40 when a woman should start thinking about breast health? A young woman should start doing monthly breast self-exams at the age of 20. This is to help train her brain what her normal tissue feels like and to help a young lady d...
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During the month of April, we take time to raise awareness of the life-saving impact of organ and tissue donation and to recognize individuals affected by donation – whether through the act of giving or receiving the gift of life. Many misconceptions about organ and tissue donation and the procurement process can create barriers to finding suitable donors. Every day in the U.S. an average of 17 people die because there aren’t enough donor organs. To promote a better understanding of how donation w...
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What is an Advance Directive It is a written statement/document of a person’s wishes regarding his/her medical treatment. These documents are made to ensure those mentioned wishes are carried out should the person not be able to communicate. The four types of advance directives are Directive to Physicians and Family or Surrogates, Medical Power of Attorney, Out-of-Hospital Do-Not-Resuscitate Order and Declaration of Mental Health Treatment. Understanding the four types of Advance Directives The Directiv...
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This year, nearly 250,000 Americans will be diagnosed with lung cancer; the leading cause of cancer death in the United States. Smoking cigarettes is the number one contributor to lung cancer. The good news is Low Dose CT (LDCT) Lung Screening has the potential to save thousands of lives. Through Shared Decision Making, your medical provider will help determine if you are a candidate for Low Dose CT (LDCT) Lung Screening; an x-ray used to screen for lung cancer. LDCT Lung Screening creates a ...
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In a proactive move to inspire and cultivate the next generation of healthcare professionals, Midland Health has spent the last year developing a partnership with the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) to charter a Medical Explorers program. This innovative collaboration aims to provide high school students (ages 14 to 18) with a unique and immersive experience within the healthcare industry, offering them insights into various medical and hospital careers, fostering a passion for the field. The Medical Explor...
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Long before COVID-19 cases were diagnosed in Midland in March 2020, the Trump Administration implemented a Public Health Emergency (PHE) related to the COVID-19 virus, effective January 31, 2020. This PHE is finally set to expire on May 11, 2023. According to the Department of Health and Human Services, since the Omicron variant was at its height in January 2022, the nation has seen daily COVID-19 reported cases drop 92%, COVID-19 related deaths drop by over 80% and new COVID-19 hospitaliz...
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When you come to The Breast Center there is a new component that will be included in your care. You will be given a tablet and asked some questions about your personal and family health history. Your answers to these questions will determine if you qualify for genetic testing. Since everyone does not need genetic testing, this determination is made based upon criteria from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines. From the answers to these questions, we will know whether you qualify fo...
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Our main goals at The Breast Center are first and foremost to detect breast cancer as early as possible, and secondly, to provide personalized care. To provide this personalized care, we must really get to know our patients. There are many ways that we provide personalized care. We recommend that women who have dense breast tissue have a screening dense breast ultrasound. Women who do not have dense breast tissue, do not require this test. One size definitely does not fit all. Another way that we ...
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I am frequently asked “Why are there so many guidelines for screening mammograms? Can’t anyone agree?” Currently there are three major organizations that recommend different guidelines for screening mammography. The American College of Radiology recommends screening at age 40 every year regardless of risk factors. The USPSTF states that women can wait until age 50 and receive a screening mammogram every other year instead of yearly, and women aged 40-49 should discuss with their doctor to determine if m...
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