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What is the Cancer Care Institute?

The Cancer Care Institute opened in 1993. Located adjacent to Monument Health Rapid City Hospital, the Cancer Care Institute provides outpatient oncology services, supportive laboratory and imaging services, as well as services for related clinical research trials.

What is monument Health’s Cancer Care Institute?

When it does, Monument Health’s Cancer Care Institute is here for you. The Cancer Care Institute opened in 1993. Located adjacent to Monument Health Rapid City Hospital, the Cancer Care Institute provides outpatient oncology services, supportive laboratory and imaging services, as well as services for related clinical research trials.

Why choose Rapid City Medical Center for colonoscopy?

The highest credentialed group of gastroenterologists in the Black Hills, Rapid City Medical Center’s GI providers recommend colonoscopy for colon health and cancer prevention. The Gastroenterology Department at Rapid City Medical Center reminds the public that March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month.

Who is the new ENT doctor at Rapid City Medical Center?

Rapid City Medical Center expands with New ENT Clinic Location and Providers West River ENT’s Dr. Rob Schleiffarth, MD brings a new building and expert team to join Dr. Troy Howard, MD in the RCMC network. Rapid City Medical Center’s Ear, Nose, & Throat Department is proud to announce an expansion through a merger with Read More »

What is APBI in breast cancer?

Accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) is a breast radiation therapy in which focused radiation is delivered specifically to the part of the breast where the tumor was removed. We may administer APBI treatments via brachytherapy or through external radiation beam techniques.

What is IMRT therapy?

Radiation therapy, including IMRT, stops cancer cells from dividing and growing, thus slowing or stopping tumor growth. In many cases, radiation therapy is capable of killing all of the cancer cells, thus shrinking or eliminating tumors. Volumetric modulated arc radiotherapy (VMAT) VMAT is a type of IMRT technique.

What is HDR radiation?

High-Dose Radiation (HDR) Brachytherapy. Brachytherapy remains an integral component in the treatment of cancer in both an outpatient and an inpatient setting. It involves the placement of either permanent seeds or hollow needles into the tumor though which a radioactive source can irradiate tumor from the inside out.

What is the Cancer Care Institute?

At the forefront of this progress is The Cancer Care Institute, a comprehensive outpatient setting for state-of-the-art cancer care in San Jose and Morgan Hill / Gilroy. Integrating medical surgical and radiation oncology. The Institute creates a synergy of medicine and the research of science. We believe that in providing patients and physicians with increasingly advanced technology, keeping them on the cutting edge of treatment research and encouraging the dissemination and sharing of information, we will continue to make strides in the war of cancer.

What is protected health information?

Protected health information (PHI) is the information we create and maintain in the course of providing our services to you. Such information may include documentation of your symptoms, examination and test results, diagnoses and treatment protocols. It also may include billing documents for those services.

Can you disclose PHI without authorization?

We are permitted by federal privacy law (the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)), to use and disclose your PHI ,without your written authorization, for purposes of treatment, payment, and health care operations. Learn More.

Pre-Conception Health

Any woman of childbearing age needs to maximize their health in the event that they become pregnant. At a basic level, general good health principles always apply: a balanced diet, avoiding smoking and use of other substances, being mindful of alcohol use, maintaining a healthy weight, and regular exercise.

Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month

Irritable bowel syndrome is a chronic disease characterized by abdominal pain and either constipation (IBS-C), diarrhea (IBS-D), or a mix of both (IBS-Mixed). The prevalence in the US population is about 5% or 1 in 20 people and affects both men and women. IBS significantly reduces patients’ quality of life and it is estimated that Read More »

Colorectal Cancer Screening to Start at Age 45

Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening is now recommended for average-risk individuals starting at age 45 years, according to the American College of Gastroenterology’s (ACG’s) updated guidelines. The starting age was previously 50 years except for Blacks, for whom the starting age was lowered to 45 years in 2005.

West River ENT joins Rapid City Medical Center

Rapid City Medical Center expands with New ENT Clinic Location and Providers West River ENT’s Dr. Rob Schleiffarth, MD brings a new building and expert team to join Dr. Troy Howard, MD in the RCMC network. Rapid City Medical Center’s Ear, Nose, & Throat Department is proud to announce an expansion through a merger with Read More »

Vaccine for Pregnancy, Lactation, and Infertility

Rapid City Medical Center’s Dr. Heather Moline, an OB/GYN provider, addresses some common questions about the safety and efficacy of the Covid-19 vaccine for women who are pregnant, breast feeding, or trying to become pregnant. Watch the five minute video, here:

General COVID-19 Vaccine Information

At this time, all COVID-19 vaccine is being administered by Monument Health as directed by the South Dakota Department of Health. Rapid City Medical Center does not have COVID-19 vaccine available to us.

Dr. Halie Anderson Addresses Covid-19 Vaccine

Watch Youtube Video Our very own Dr. Halie Anderson, Board Certified Allergist & Immunologist, took some time to address some of the concerns about the COVID-19 vaccine.