HIALEAH, FL -- Hialeah Hospital, a 378-bed acute care hospital, recently unveiled their new Stereotactic campaign featuring new technology that allows physicians to perform minimally invasive procedures such as biopsies.
The new technology stereotactic breast biopsy, is less invasive, allows for a faster recovery time and incurs one-third the cost of previous treatment options. The unveiling took place at Hialeah Hospital’s Andersen Auditorium, where brunch was served to attendees.
Hialeah Hospital also presented General and Vascular Surgeon Jose R. Lamas, MD, FACS with a special proclamation from Florida House of Representative Eddy Gonzalez, State Representative of District 102 honoring his more than 15 years of service to the Hialeah community. Dr. Lamas is a Board Certified General/Vascular Surgeon specializing in breast surgery and stereotactic breast biopsy with over 15 years of experience.
The Mayor of the City of Hialeah, Julio Robaina, was also present and declared February 25th as “Stereotactic Breast Biopsy Awareness Day” in the City of Hialeah.
“We are so pleased to recognize Dr. Lamas’ outstanding work in the field of breast biopsy and general and vascular surgery,” said Ralph Aleman, CEO of Hialeah Hospital. “One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime and, because of outstanding physicians like Dr. Lamas, and the ability to utilize the latest in technologies, we are seeing more and more women have a successful recovery from this disease every day.”
Hialeah Hospital, part of Tenet’s Florida region, is a 378-bed acute care hospital located at 651 East 25th Street in Hialeah. The hospital has been serving the medical and health care needs of central to north Miami-Dade County since 1951.
Hialeah Hospital offers a broad range of health care services, including 24-hour emergency care, cardiology, neurosurgery, obstetrics, a Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, laboratory, a surgical weight loss program that has been designated a Center of Excellence by the American Society for Bariatric Surgery, a sleep disorders program, and a complement of imaging services.
Hialeah Hospital has earned a five-star rating and is ranked among the top five percent of hospitals in the nation for maternity care by HealthGrades, a health care quality ratings company. Hialeah Hospital is fully accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency.