Mammography / Women's Center

Mammograms serve a vital role in breast cancer screening. The American Cancer Society recommends that women age 40 and older have a screening mammogram every year for as long as they are in good health (and have no signs or symptoms of breast cancer). A doctor's order is not required to schedule. Call (317) 745-3404 or request a mammogram online.

During every mammogram, our staff will administer a comprehensive risk assessment that is part of our software. The assessment results indicate if a woman is at increased risk for developing breast cancer. The system will meticulously track each patient and ensure that we are more closely following those at higher risk. Our staff will determine if a patient at higher risk should move into our Special Follow-Up Breast Program. Even if you have had a normal mammogram, your risk factors may make you a good candidate for the high-risk breast program.

The Hendricks Regional Health Women's Center is among a prestigious group of breast centers nationwide named to the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers from the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer. It has also been designated a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence.

Accredited programs offer patient outcomes that meet or exceed national benchmarks for breast care, as well as care components such as patient navigation, interdisciplinary conferencing and survivorship resources. Learn why accredited centers matter to patients >

Technology has made getting a mammogram faster and more comfortable. A standard screening mammogram takes only about 15 minutes, with results mailed the next day. A diagnostic mammogram (required for women who have a lump, breast pain, skin changes, nipple discharge or a personal history of breast cancer) takes about 30 minutes, with results available before the patient goes home. If additional follow-up such as a biopsy is needed, it may be scheduled the same day.

Every patient in the Women's Center may use a MammoPad^® at no additional charge – a soft foam pad that creates a cushion between you and the mammography machine.

Stereotactic biopsy, which uses digital technology to guide physicians to the breast lesion, can be done in an hour from start to finish. Computer-aided detection helps pinpoint suspicious areas such as calcifications or other breast distortions, assisting radiologists in diagnosis. Breast MRI technology processes breast images at a much higher resolution. Performed on patients newly diagnosed, breast MRI gives physicians the best opportunity to find additional cancerous lesions or cancer in the second breast early.

Screening mammograms are available at our Danville and Plainfield campuses. Diagnostic mammography is performed in the Women's Center at our Danville facility. For your convenience, the Women's Center offers early morning and evening mammogram appointments from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Mammography / Women's Center

Mammography / Women's Center

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