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May 24, 2022 | Jennifer Walker - UConn Health

UConn Health Earns Re-accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers of the American College of Surgeons

The National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), a quality program administered by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) has granted accredited status to the UConn Health Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Exterior views of the Outpatient Pavilion with the Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center sign in the foreground on July 25, 2019. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

The National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), a quality program administered by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) has granted accredited status to the UConn Health Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center. To achieve voluntary NAPBC accreditation, a breast center demonstrates compliance with the NAPBC standards that address a center’s leadership, clinical services, research, community outreach, professional education, and quality improvement for patients.  Breast centers seeking NAPBC accreditation undergo a site visit every three years.

As a NAPBC-accredited center, UConn Health Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center is committed to maintaining levels of excellence in the delivery of comprehensive, patient-centered, multidisciplinary care resulting in high-quality care for patients with breast disease. Patients can be confident that their breast care team includes health care professionals from a variety of disciplines who are committed to working together to provide the best care available through their entire course of treatment.  Patients receiving care at a NAPBC-accredited center also have access to information on clinical trials and new treatment options, genetic counseling, and patient-centered services including psychosocial support, rehabilitation services, and survivorship care.

“Receiving re-accreditation from the NAPBC demonstrates the strong commitment of our multidisciplinary team at UConn Health to providing the highest quality care to the patients in our community,” says Dr. Christina Stevenson, Breast Program Director at the Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center at UConn Health.

Accreditation by the NAPBC is granted only to those programs that are committed to providing the best possible care to patients with breast cancer. The NAPBC provides the structure and resources to develop and operate a high-quality breast center and accredited program. Patients receiving care at this NAPBC-accredited center have access to:

  • comprehensive care, including a full range of state-of-the-art services
  • a multidisciplinary team approach to coordinate the best treatment options
  • information about ongoing clinical trials and new treatment options

Visit our website for more information on the services and the diverse experts at the Breast Center at UConn Health Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center or call 860-679-2100 to make an appointment.