{"id":376089,"date":"2025-12-29T15:42:22","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T15:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/376089\/"},"modified":"2025-12-29T15:42:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T15:42:22","slug":"7000-mammograms-from-och-may-need-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/376089\/","title":{"rendered":"7,000 mammograms from OCH may need review"},"content":{"rendered":"

STARKVILLE \u2013 Hundreds of patients who received mammograms performed at the Center for Breast Health and Imaging over the past two years are now being told to have their exams re-evaluated.<\/p>\n

Baptist Memorial Health Care, which now owns the facility that was formerly managed by OCH Regional Medical Center, sent letters to affected patients that said mammography services at the facility have not been compliant with federal regulations.<\/p>\n

The letter, a copy of which The Dispatch obtained from a recipient who requested anonymity due to privacy concerns, notified patients about a \u201cserious concern about the quality of mammograms\u201d performed at the facility between Oct. 30, 2023 and Oct. 30, 2025.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis does not necessarily mean that the results you and your health care providers were given are wrong,\u201d the letter reads. \u201cHowever, most patients will need to have their mammogram performed at our facility reviewed to determine whether a repeat mammogram at another facility is needed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rob Roberson, attorney for Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors, said the lapse happened while the imaging facility was under OCH Regional Medical Center management. The county sold OCH and its affiliated clinics to Baptist in October, with net proceeds estimated<\/a> to land between $55 million and $58 million.<\/p>\n

\u201cBefore Baptist purchased the hospital, there apparently was a technician that had some type of (necessary) certification that had either quit, moved somewhere else,\u201d Roberson said.<\/p>\n

Roberson said approximately 7,000 mammograms were performed during the two-year timeframe.<\/p>\n

All mammography facilities \u2013 aside from those within the U.S. Department of Veterans \u2013 must comply with the Mammography Quality Standards Act<\/a>, which the Food and Drug Administration is responsible for enforcing. A mammogram is an X-ray that detects early signs of breast cancer.<\/p>\n

MQSA requires all mammography facilities to follow federally developed quality standards for personnel qualifications, equipment, radiation dose, quality assurance programs and record keeping and reporting.<\/p>\n

Kim Alexander, director of public relations and internal communications for Baptist Memorial Health Care, said the issue was discovered in October during a standard review by the American College of Radiology.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are hiring new staff and providing extensive training for existing staff to help them meet American College of Radiology\/U.S. Food & Drug Administration and Baptist Memorial Hospital\u2019s standards, so that we can resume providing mammography services as soon as possible,\u201d Alexander wrote in an email to The Dispatch.<\/p>\n

Additionally, Alexander said the hospital is working with accredited radiology staff to re-evaluate patients\u2019 scans.<\/p>\n

\u201cBaptist is doing everything possible to make this right for patients,\u201d she said. \u201cWe also have arranged for an accredited Baptist mobile mammography unit to be available on site two to three days a week.\u201d<\/p>\n

Roberson said the county also aims to ensure patients receive a new mammogram if needed, including offering to cover whatever costs health insurance does not. The county has roughly $3.8 million of hospital proceeds set aside to cover potential lawsuits.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnybody that wants to get another mammogram done, we\u2019re making certain that (they) can get in there and get that taken care of,\u201d Roberson said. \u201cWhatever insurance doesn\u2019t pay, \u2026 the county\u2019s going to pay to make certain that these people are done (right).\u201d<\/p>\n

According to the letter, Baptist also sent letters notifying health care providers that their patients may need to have their mammograms reviewed and possibly redone.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis does not necessarily mean that the results you and your health care providers were given are wrong,\u201d the letter reads. \u201cHowever, most patients will need to have their mammogram(s) performed at our facility reviewed to determine whether a repeat mammogram at another facility is needed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Patients who received the letter can also contact Baptist directly to request a re-evaluation of their mammogram results or to schedule a new mammogram at a different facility.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis disruption only affects mammography services at this location,\u201d Alexander said. \u201cThe hospital remains accredited to perform other radiology services.\u201d<\/p>\n

McRae is a general assignment and education reporter for The Dispatch.<\/p>\n

\t\tPosted in News<\/a>\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n Quality, in-depth journalism is essential to a healthy community. The Dispatch brings you the most complete reporting and insightful commentary in the Golden Triangle, but we need your help to continue our efforts. In the past week, our reporters have posted 32 articles to cdispatch.com. Please consider subscribing to our website for only $2.30 per week to help support local journalism and our community.\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"STARKVILLE \u2013 Hundreds of patients who received mammograms performed at the Center for Breast Health and Imaging over…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":376090,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[59],"tags":[97,252,253],"class_list":{"0":"post-376089","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-health-care","8":"tag-health","9":"tag-health-care","10":"tag-healthcare"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376089","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=376089"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376089\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/376090"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=376089"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=376089"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=376089"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}