MSU Health Care Breast Imaging Center gets new home, upgraded technology at McLaren Greater Lansing

<p>Colleen Hoffman is the radiology administrator for <a href="https://healthcare.msu.edu/services/diagnostic-services/imaging-services/breast-imaging-center/index.aspx">MSU Health Care Imaging Services</a>. And Holly Peterson is the assistant radiology administrator.</p><p>“We oversee the day-to-day operations within the imaging services department,” says Hoffman. “We've split up the modalities. I'm in charge of PET, CT, and MRI.”</p><p>“And I'm in charge of ultrasound, mammography and general x-ray,” adds Peterson.</p><p>“<a href="https://healthcare.msu.edu">MSU Health Care</a> has been around for years,” continues Hoffman. “The <a href="https://radiology.msu.edu">Department of Radiology</a> has been around since the mid-1980s. It was started by Dr. James Potchen. We provide outpatient imaging in the modalities I mentioned. We serve the community. We try to be patient-centric. We try to meet the needs of our patients while addressing the needs of our referring physicians within our own MSU Healthcare and outside the community.”</p><p>“I think people believe that it's just for MSU employees or retirees or students,” says Peterson. “And although we do take care of those people, we serve the entire community.”</p><p>What do you mean by patient-centric? </p><p>“We try to provide appointment times that are flexible,” Hoffman says. “In MRI, we start at 6:15 in the morning and we run until 10:30 at night so people can come before or after work. Most outpatient doctor’s offices are only open 8:00 to 5:00. We have expanded hours to help meet patient needs. We run on the weekends to help patients get in in a timely fashion without having to impact their life.”</p><p>Tell me about the new facility. What are you going to be able to do that you haven't been able to do before?</p><p>“We are joining in this great joint venture with McLaren, bringing the best of both worlds together and providing quality patient care,” adds Peterson. “We have a brand-new facility with all brand new equipment.</p><p>“I like to say we’r