SMHC Earns Re-Accreditation by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Care Centers

SMHC’s accreditation by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Care Centers (NAPBC) has been renewed for 3 years. Care team members from SMHC and the MaineHealth Cancer Care Network successfully achieved reaccreditation following a rigorous site review by the NAPBC in June 2023.

The NAPBC is a quality program administered by the American College of Surgeons. Accreditation reflects SMHC’s compliance with evidence-based standards and performance measures for high quality, multidisciplinary, integrated and comprehensive breast care services. 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. 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.

For additional information for survivors from NAPBC, please check out the resources on their website here: Breast Cancer Surgery | ACS (facs.org)