- St. Luke’s University Health Network in Pennsylvania to serve
as national model for rapid diagnostic breast cancer centers
- One-stop breast clinics worldwide have revolutionized patient
outcomes, with same-day results for 75 percent of patients and 80
percent patient satisfaction at the flagship clinic1
GE Healthcare (NYSE: GE) today announced St. Luke’s University
Health Network in Pennsylvania will pilot the nation’s first rapid
diagnostic breast cancer center model. The One-Stop Clinic breast
care model, which originated at the Gustave Roussy Cancer Center in
France, has been shown to improve clinical outcomes and speed up
breast cancer diagnosis and treatment planning.
In 2019, GE Healthcare and Premier Inc. announced plans to
collaboratively work with a Premier member health system to open
the first One-Stop Clinic model for breast cancer in the U.S. The
multi-modality approach is designed to provide patients with a
coordinated journey from the initial appointment through diagnosis
and treatment plan in one location and with one team – all in a
significantly shorter timeframe.
The goal is to reduce the time between when a patient receives
an abnormal screening mammogram and a confirmed cancer diagnosis
and treatment plan. Studies show the length of time between
mammogram and the first surgical consultation can average 26 days.
GE Healthcare and Premier Applied Sciences® selected St. Luke’s as
an ideal pilot site as they have already implemented a five day,
streamlined diagnostic imaging flow process. Once the One-Stop
Clinic is fully operational, the goal is to reduce this time to 36
hours or fewer. Premier’s role is to create the training and
operation materials that St. Luke’s will utilize to implement this
model. The three parties will work together to share these
learnings with other health systems in the future.
“Reducing the time to diagnosis for breast cancer patients will
become a reality in 2021,” said Roni Christopher, DHSc, Vice
President of Design and Implementation for Premier. “We are
incredibly proud of the work we have done thus far with GE
Healthcare and St. Luke’s, and are excited to help expand this
innovative care model to more patients across the country.”
Clinicians anticipate that the COVID-19 pandemic may create an
even greater delay in a cancer diagnosis which could lead to an
increased number of advanced breast cancers. An estimated 285,000
American women missed their screening mammogram between March and
June 2020 alone. By consolidating the cancer diagnostic process to
a single location, GE Healthcare aims to improve the patient
experience and clinical outcomes, while mitigating COVID-19
exposure risk due to reduced time spent in the clinic.
“Amid today’s challenges related to the pandemic, it is
essential we rethink the patient experience and clinical workflows
to help relieve patient anxiety and reach an accurate diagnosis as
quickly as possible,” said Agnes Berzsenyi, President and CEO of
Women’s Health and X-Ray at GE Healthcare. “We’ve seen this model
surpass expectations in France and Colombia, and with Premier’s
support, we’re proud to be working with St. Luke’s to bring these
same benefits to women in the United States.”
The St. Luke’s One-Stop Clinic has already begun piloting the
workflow and expected to open to in 2021. The flow of clinical care
will start with a mammogram and biopsy, as needed, followed by
pathology, conclusive diagnosis and treatment planning.
“With hospitals spanning two states and representation in urban,
suburban and rural communities, we believe we are uniquely
positioned to provide the platform for best practices to a majority
of the nation’s healthcare providers,” said radiologist Joseph
Russo, MD, Women’s Imaging, St. Luke’s University Health Network.
“Our entire team is committed to improving access, diagnostic wait
times and technology for all women facing a potential breast cancer
diagnosis.”
Worldwide, additional One-Stop Clinics are in development by GE
Healthcare with several new clinics planned in the year to come. To
date, more than 25,000 women have participated in One-Stop programs
in France and Colombia. In France, 75 percent of women have left
with an accurate diagnosis on the same day.2 The One-Stop Clinic
uses a multi-modality approach that can include GE Healthcare
Senographe Pristina mammography system, SenoBright™
Contrast-Enhanced Spectral Mammography (CESM), Serena Bright™
biopsy and Invenia™ ABUS. The original concept of the One-Stop
Clinic was pioneered by Suzette Delaloge, MD, an oncologist and
head of the Breast Cancer Department at Gustave Roussy.
About GE Healthcare:
GE Healthcare is the $16.7 billion healthcare business of GE
(NYSE: GE). As a leading global medical technology and digital
solutions innovator, GE Healthcare enables clinicians to make
faster, more informed decisions through intelligent devices, data
analytics, applications and services, supported by its Edison
intelligence platform. With over 100 years of healthcare industry
experience and around 50,000 employees globally, the company
operates at the center of an ecosystem working toward precision
health, digitizing healthcare, helping drive productivity and
improve outcomes for patients, providers, health systems and
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About St. Luke’s
Founded in 1872, St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN) is
a fully integrated, regional, non-profit network of more than
16,000 employees providing services at 12 hospitals and 300+
outpatient sites. With annual net revenue greater than $2 billion,
the Network’s service area includes 11 counties: Lehigh,
Northampton, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Monroe, Schuylkill
and Luzerne counties in Pennsylvania and Warren and Hunterdon
counties in New Jersey. Dedicated to advancing medical education,
St. Luke’s is the preeminent teaching hospital in central-eastern
Pennsylvania. In partnership with Temple University, St. Luke’s
created the Lehigh Valley’s first and only regional medical school
campus. It also operates the nation’s longest continuously
operating School of Nursing, established in 1884, and 38 fully
accredited graduate medical educational programs with 347 residents
and fellows. St. Luke’s is the only Lehigh Valley-based health care
system to earn Medicare’s five- and four-star ratings (the highest)
for quality, efficiency and patient satisfaction. St. Luke’s is
both a Leapfrog Group and Healthgrades Top Hospital and a Newsweek
World’s Best Hospital. U.S. News & World Report ranked St.
Luke’s #1 in the Lehigh Valley and #6 in the state. Two of IBM
Watson Health’s 100 Top Hospitals are St. Luke’s hospitals. St.
Luke’s University Hospital has earned the 100 Top Major Teaching
Hospital designation from IBM Watson Health eight times total and
six years in a row. St. Luke’s has also been cited by IBM Watson
Health as a 50 Top Cardiovascular Program. Utilizing the Epic
electronic medical record (EMR) system for both inpatient and
outpatient services, the Network is a multi-year recipient of the
Most Wired award recognizing the breadth of the SLUHN’s information
technology applications such as telehealth, online scheduling and
online pricing information. St. Luke’s is also recognized as one of
the state’s lowest cost providers.
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2GE Healthcare Data on File. With Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus a
study was performed with ~11 000 women over 8 years and proved One
Stop Clinic provide unprecedented patient benefits.
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