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New Greenfield Center Offers Care for the Entire Family p


rimary care from Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin is closer than ever for those who live or work in southwest Milwaukee County. The new Greenfield Highlands Health Center


recently opened at 4455 S. 108 St., Greenfield, and its physicians are welcoming patients. Conveniently located between Budget South Cinemas and Organ Piper Pizza on Highway 100, the center offers internal and family medicine, obstetrics/gynecology, a walk-in clinic, a SpineCare clinic, plus imaging and laboratory services.


Families can come to the center for their health care needs, including


after-hours walk-in care. “We have everything on site, including MRIs, X-rays and lab, so we can


get results very quickly,” said Stuti Shankar, MD, a Medical College of Wisconsin internist who practices at the center. The center also utilizes electronic medical records, so information can quickly be transferred to specialists for continuity of care and records are available to patients online via MyChart®


. “Patients who need additional specialty care will benefit from our personal knowledge of the expertise available at Froedtert


& The Medical College, eastern Wisconsin’s only academic medical center, which is about 10 minutes away,” Dr. Shankar said. “The patient comes first,” said Carmi Zager, RN, clinic nurse manager at the center. “We want to provide easy access to


comprehensive health care.” greenfield cenTer open house


Join us for an Open House 10 a.m.–1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15. The event includes tours, refreshments, screenings and activities, children’s activities and an opportunity to meet the physicians.


The Greenfield center is home to the eighth primary care


clinic opened by Froedtert & The Medical College. To make an appointment with a primary care physician, call


414-805-3666; for a SpineCare appointment, call 414-955-7199. n qual i ty Cancer Program Earns Outstanding Achievement Award T


he Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin cancer program has received the Outstanding Achievement Award from the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer. The three-year accreditation is in the


teaching hospital category, which is limited to academic medical center cancer programs associated with medical schools.


“This important commendation affirms the standard of care an academic medical center provides,” said Mark Malkin,


MD, co-chair of the Froedtert & The Medical College Cancer Committee. “Our patients can feel confident that they’ll get evidence-based care they can trust.”


The Outstanding Achievement Award recognizes organizations that excel in clinical care, cancer leadership, cancer data


management, research, community outreach and quality improvement. Compliance in these areas is determined during an on-site evaluation by a physician surveyor. Facilities are also rated in 29 other cancer program standards. n


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