Breast Cancer Patient Navigation Services Available at Garnet Health Medical Center

MIDDLETOWN, NY — Garnet Health Medical Center’s Ray W. Moody, MD Breast Center is proud to offer patient navigator services to provide support and guidance through every stage of care, from screening and diagnosis to treatment and follow-up.

Aimee Monastero, CMA, serves as the center’s breast cancer patient navigator. She began her career in 2015 as an authorization specialist and went on to gain experience in radiology and breast oncology. Most recently, she served as a patient navigator at Westchester Medical Center, where she worked under the medical director of the breast center and assisted all newly diagnosed breast cancer and breast disease patients.

Monastero holds an associate of applied science (AAS) degree in cardiovascular sonography. She’s also a certified medical assistant and received her certification in patient navigation from the George Washington Cancer Center in Washington, D.C. She is working on additional certifications through the American Cancer Society LION training.

The Ray W. Moody, MD Breast Center offers advanced, compassionate breast care in a beautiful healing environment. Services include:

• Screening and diagnostic mammography
• 3D mammography
• Breast ultrasound
• Fine needle aspiration (FNA)
• Ultrasound-guided FNA / vacuum-assisted breast biopsy
• Galactograms

The program integrates wellness, early detection, rapid diagnosis, and leading-edge therapies. It offers a dedicated patient navigator and supportive community programs.

For more information, call (845) 333-7040.

About Garnet Health Medical Center 
Garnet Health Medical Center is part of Garnet Health, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Formed by the merger of Arden Hill Hospital and Horton Medical Center, Garnet Health Medical Center moved the two campuses into a new single-site, modern facility on Aug. 5, 2011. At the time, it was the first new hospital built in New York state in over 20 years. It boasts seven floors of state-of-the-art technology, provides 383 beds and employs over 2,400 healthcare professionals. More than 600 doctors have privileges at the hospital and treat thousands of area families, friends and neighbors. In addition to the main hospital, we also provide several outpatient services, including diagnostic imaging and laboratory services. With the opening of our outpatient building, many of our outpatient services, previously provided at off-campus locations, have relocated into this new, state-of-the-art building on our main hospital campus in Middletown, New York.

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Deija Davis-Montes, BS

Marketing and Corporate Communications Specialist
Deija Davis-Montes is Garnet Health’s Marketing and Corporate Communications Specialist. She received her Bachelor of Science in Advertising and Marketing Communications from the Fashion Institute of Technology.  Deija is passionate about nonprofit work, communication that creates impact, and helping organizations share their mission and vision with clarity and purpose.
Deija can be reached at (845) 333-2368 or dmontes@garnethealth.org