Garnet Health Medical Center Announces Breast Patient Navigator

Garnet Health Medical Center’s Ray W. Moody, M.D. Breast Center is pleased to announce Paula Pope, RN as Breast Patient Navigator.

“We are thrilled to have someone with Paula’s experience join our team,” said Michele Worden, BSN, Garnet Health Medical Center’s Ray W. Moody, M.D. Breast Center Manager. “Our patients benefit from her knowledge and compassion.”

As Breast Patient Navigator and a breast cancer survivor, Ms. Pope is an advocate, educator, cheerleader and supporter of breast cancer patients and their care. Ms. Pope guides patients through the healthcare system, helps coordinate appointments, tests and services and facilitates communication between patients and their medical teams. She also facilitates the Garnet Health Breast Cancer Support Group. 

Ms. Pope began her medical career in 2013 as a Pediatric nurse and held the position of Oncology nurse for almost three years before joining Garnet Health Medical Center in 2017 in the Emergency Department and later in the Labor and Delivery Unit. She obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Felician University in New Jersey. Ms. Pope is one of three patient navigators at Garnet Health Medical Center. 

To learn more about our patient navigation program, visit garnethealth.org/cancer. For more information on breast care, including how to join the breast cancer support group, visit www.garnethealth.org/women or call 845-333-7040. 

About the Ray W. Moody, M.D. Breast Center

The mission of Garnet Health Medical Center’s Ray W. Moody, M.D. Breast Center's is to provide excellent, comprehensive and multidisciplinary breast care in a compassionate community setting. Designed for the convenience and comfort of our patients, the Center provides a relaxing atmosphere that offers a concierge-style practice with real-time readings and advanced technology. Patients have access to state-of-the-art clinical, diagnostic and counseling services centralized in one location.

The Ray W. Moody, M.D. Breast Center offers state-of-the-art, non-invasive and minimally invasive diagnostic technology including:

•    Screening and Diagnostic Mammography
•    3D Mammography
•    Breast Ultrasound
•    Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA)
•    Ultrasound guided Core/Vacuum-assisted Biopsy
•    Wire-Free Localizations: Savi-Scout and Elucent
•    Stereotactic Vacuum-assisted Breast Biopsy
•    Galactograms

Our program integrates health and wellness, early detection, rapid diagnosis, leading-edge therapies, a dedicated Breast Cancer Patient Navigator along with a variety of support, education and community outreach programs.