Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Real stories. Real impact.
The work we do every day in the pursuit of early breast cancer detection makes a difference in the lives of our patients.
This year, our Breast Cancer Awareness Month campaign used the power of our patients’ voices to share the life-saving benefits of an annual mammogram. Through unscripted video interviews with patients across the country, we tapped into the real-world impact we’ve made in people’s lives.
We also shared the voices of our radiologists and center team members, broadening the reach of their invaluable knowledge and experience in breast health.
Hear Melissa’s breast cancer story
BCAM
Real stories. Real impact. CEO MESSAGE What it takes to be the nation’s leader in screening mammography
GROWTH
A new joint venture partnership and more
CLINICAL NOTES Engaging in national research initiatives
PATIENT STORIES
Hear from our patients across the country
LIVES WE’VE TOUCHED The work we do matters
IT
Security is everyone’s responsibility COMPLIANCE Open-door policy
SOLIS UNIVERSITY Elevating the art and science of early detection
CONTACT CENTER National Customer Service Week
CULTURE Share your appreciation with your peers
RECOGNITION
National Radiologic Technology Week
ANNIVERSARIES
Celebrating milestone anniversaries
NEW TEAM MEMBERS
Those who joined us in Q3
My message for October is that every woman get her mammogram on time.”
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Our mission is not possible without you
As the nation’s leader in screening mammography, we’re transforming health care, an enterprise that starts with our own highly skilled and engaged team members.
Recently, we launched the Solis Scholarship Fund, which supports our commitment to investing in both our team members and the industry we serve.
The Solis Scholarship Fund provides financial assistance for students in radiologic technologist degree programs who want to save lives through a career in mammography. With mammography technologist shortages across the country, we have transformed how we recruit and develop these professionals who are exceptionally skilled in the art of patient care and the science of capturing high quality images. Watch more here.
The reflection of our culture comes back to us everyday in the interactions we have with our patients and in the feedback we receive. With one of the highest patient satisfaction scores of any company in the United States, we know that the work we do impacts not only our patients and their families, but also the towns, cities and communities that we serve.
Thank you for being a valuable member of Team Solis.
Memorial Healthcare launch slated for early 2023
We are looking forward to the February launch of our joint venture partnership with Memorial Healthcare System in South Florida, one of the largest public healthcare systems in the country and a national leader in quality care.
Solis Mammography will manage Memorial’s hospital-based breast imaging services and will expand access to high-quality, patient-focused care by opening multiple, community-based breast screening locations.
Other growth highlights:
Our Cinco Ranch center in Houston will open in November, expanding access to screening mammography for residents in West Houston. This is our 21st center in the Houston area.
∙ We launched our 33rd North Texas center in Southwest Fort Worth in the spring.
∙ Our Park Cities center in Dallas re-located to a new space in June.
∙ The screening and diagnostic center at Medical City Arlington in North Texas relocated to a new space on the hospital campus in April.
We’re proud to have earned Great Place to Work certification, an honor that underscores our high-trust corporate culture and positive employee experience.GPTW celebration, Chevy Chase, Md. GPTW celebration, Ohio Memorial Hospital, Miramar, Fla. Southwest Fort Worth Center Park Cities Center, Dallas
Research & Innovation
Current initiatives:
The American College of Radiology (ACR) Mammography Positioning Improvement Collaborative aims to reduce missed breast cancers due to suboptimal positioning. Led by Stanford University, this six-month collaborative concludes November 2022 and has led to a drastic improvement in the percent of ACR acceptable images from a baseline of 55.5% to the post-implementation rate of 85%. This success is a direct result of the commitment to excellence by our team members at Rose Medical Center in Denver and Progressive Radiology in Bel Air, Md.
The Hologic Gantry Study began in January 2022 and Solis is providing six out of the 10 patient recruiting sites. As of the end of September, we have enrolled over 1,000 patients, exceeding expectations. We continue to exceed goals on all fronts, which is a testament to our passion to bring the latest scientific advancements to our patients.
iCAD and Solis are collaborating to produce an AI solution that assesses a patient’s risk of cardiovascular disease by quantifying the presence of breast arterial calcifications detected on a mammogram. This new application could identify millions of women at risk for heart disease. Learn more.
LIVES WE’VE TOUCHED
Why does the work we do matter? By relentlessly pursuing early breast cancer detection, we add decades to our patients’ lives and make a difference in the communities we serve. To learn more about why we constantly innovate to catch cancers earlier, watch our Chief Medical Officer Dr. Chirag Parghi’s presentation “Mammography 101.”
Temeka, Philadelphia
Based on Solis Mammography data.
How to be cyber smart
Information security is a responsibility that belongs to everyone. We aim to educate our team members about what they can do to protect information online.
Visit the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency for resources on how to be cyber smart.
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Fostering a learning culture through Solis University
Elevating the art and science of early detection.
Our mission is to blend evidence-based practice with the creativity of our unique care environment to support the learning and growth of our team members. We have three key initiatives to accomplish our mission:
The Solis Scholarship Fund helps us develop the next generation of mammographers by providing tuition support to eligible radiologic technologist students who have a desire to specialize in breast imaging.
The Mammography Technologist Training Program, now in its second year, has launched the careers of over 60 mammography technologists and continues to be an integral part of our success.
∙ The L.E.A.D. leadership development program launched this year to help our leaders understand their own purpose and mission, live and model our Solis values, and coach and empower their teams through authentic, trusting relationships.
We will continue to grow Solis University to promote continuous learning for all our team members, helping you thrive at work, home and in your communities. Learn more at: www.solismammo.com/solis-university
Compliance team emphasizes opendoor policy
Earlier this year, we went on a “compliance road show” to tour our locations and meet many of our team members. We emphasized our opendoor policy and different ways to report compliance concerns. Since then, we’ve established a formal policy for reporting compliance concerns and conducting investigations. Review the policy here.
Celebrating Contact Center team members
Share Your Story is a success story
The purpose of Share Your Story is to actively engage our team members in a recognition culture built around our mission, vision and values. The platform provides a social media-style environment for peer-to-peer, manager-to-team member and manager-to-teams recognition.
Share Your Story enables greater visibility across the company when a team member is recognized or rewarded, and makes it easy and efficient to recognize others.
Since we launched Share Your Story in January 2021, our team members have received:
April J. Boltz
Denise D. Bluford
Michael J. Mitchell
Angela Mobley
Dalyss Rae Tomayer
Marjorie M. Vega-Baez
Gina Nicole Couts
Gale L Daugherty
Stacey N. Diaz
Teresa A. McClure
Johanna B. Panameno
Karla E. Patino
Log in to Share Your Story and let someone know how much you appreciate them.
Sign Up For Your 2023 Benefits By November 18
Your 2022 benefits do not carry over to 2023. Don’t delay. Sign up today. Questions? Benefits@solismammo.com.
Unum Wellness Benefit – Reminder for team members enrolled in Unum supplement benefits: Unum pays you for completing your wellness exam. Visit the Playbook to find out more.
RECOGNITION
We honor our radiologic technologists
During National Radiologic Technology Week (Nov. 6-12), we celebrated our phenomenal medical imaging professionals. Thank you for providing the highest quality care and compassion to our patients.
Ashlynn P. Allums
Mesay Bekele
Brittany Boom
Kimberly Bowden
Gina M. Carroll
Chyna R. Cotton
Dyanna A. Davenport
Ruben S. Fuentes
Kristen Y. Goodwin
Bridget N. Hardcastle
Shannon Bethany Hash
Kenneth Hendrickson
Rosalyn R. Jones
Gabriela G. Lopez
Audra Jo McCardle
Raychile A. Mirando
Aubrey Pedigo
Alex Rosete
Rebecca L. Schulze
Yuemin Zhang
New Hires
Celebrating our new team members July - September 2022
Leadership
Aubrey Bradley
Senior Director of Information Security
Thomas Dixon
VP of Business Development
David MacPhail Director of Real Estate
Thuy Nguyen Center Director
MaryAnn Sessions
VP of Patient Engagement and Contact Center
Stephanie Swanson VP of Operations
Gabe Torres
VP of Revenue Cycle and Managed Care
Clinical Quality
Bethlehem Babayemi
Geena M. Thomas
Contact Center
Kassaundra Arroyos
Kristan Bibby
Charlina Booker
Leslie Janeth Castorena
Jo Ann Escamilla
Karla Garcia
Alexia Grimm
Kathleen Henderson
Natalie Johnson
Tyshanique Johnson
Dennae Kalpouzos
Cristal Martinez Shay Elizabeth McNulty
Destiny Mari Molina
ShaQuia Nicole Moore
Casandra Marie Puga
Brandi Rios
Christina Danielle Roberts Patricia Rodriguez
Marilys Santamaria
Brianna Slack
Margarette Smith
Demi Thompson
Suzanne Waheed
Ravon Walker
Jennifer Watkins Breanna Nicole Whiteside
Sylvia Williams
Human
Stacy Croff IT
Resources
Shane Hugh Chastain Patient Support
Tahmarow Allen
Racquel Ann Arce
Laurel Diane Bacchus
Johana Davis Batalla
Ashlie Bethards
Sonya Buckles
Tara Brooke Carroll
Morgan Renee Charles
Desiree Cuevas
Shardae Days
Morgan Degrafenreid
Ashley Dunlap
Amber Edwards Tonna Yvette Edwards
Blanca Idalia Escalona
Marlesha Fears
Samantha Patricia Guerrero Hailey Harbour
Patricia Harms
Giselle Johnson Giselle Jennifer Konig
Regina LaRocco
Brenda Margarita Mack
Madison Matej
Angela Dawn Muller
Yecelia Naboyan
Camila Maria Perez Larios Stephanie Puertas
Melanie Ruiz
Melody Sifuentes
Dena Sinclair
Maile Smith
Haley R. Temple
Cyleste Townsend
Jenny R Walker
Michelle Walters
Jessica White
Ashley Williams
Choisalon Marie Wilson
Technologists
Jacey Anderson
Kiley Andrade
Tonya Colliflower
Dawn Cook
Valerie Dela Rosa
Raejan Duncan Caitlin Evans
Emily Fillers
Tonique Fowler Megan Garcia
Daniela Gauna Karra Jenkins Taylor Mazza Kara McAndrew
Natalie A Mcdonald Christina McMackin
Katlyn Misleany
Brittney Murphy
Alexandra Michele Oksamytnyj
Michelle Osborne
Leigh Anne Pollard
Maryellen Risalvato
Ashley Paige Sandlin
Jenniffer Michelle Slinker
Summer Srour
Paula Tyldesley
Sharon Denise Walker
Natasha Michelle Williams Meghan Woulfe
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