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Saint Peter’s Breast Center Attains National Accreditation from the American College of Surgeons National Citing Its Comprehensive Breast Care Services
October 16, 2025
New Brunswick, N.J. – October 16, 2025 – Saint Peter’s Breast Center, a service of Saint Peter’s University Hospital, has once again earned accreditation under the American College of Surgeons (ACS) National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC). Having been the first breast center in central New Jersey to have earned a full three-year accreditation from the NAPBC, this is the 6th consecutive time Saint Peter’s has earned NAPBC accreditation.
Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in women in the United States. Programs accredited by the NAPBC require a breast center to facilitate multidisciplinary, integrated, and comprehensive breast cancer services. The NAPBC focuses on the spectrum of a patient’s journey with breast cancer or breast disease, including prevention, screening, treatment, and survivorship. By setting high standards, NAPBC accreditation guides breast centers in providing comprehensive breast care based on scientific evidence and subsequently guides patients as to where to seek the best care.
“NAPBC accreditation reassures patients and their loved ones that Saint Peter’s Breast Center provides comprehensive and advanced care,” said Lisa Hopkins MD, breast surgeon with Astera Cancer Care who sees patients at Saint Peter’s Breast Center. “Receiving care close to home is not only convenient but alleviates additional stress and anxiety during treatment while allowing friends and family to provide support.”
Using the most advanced oncology treatment options available today, Saint Peter’s Breast Center offers access to a full range of state-of-the-art services, including women’s imaging, screening and diagnostic mammography services, bone density testing, breast surgery, radiation oncology, genetic counseling, survivorship services, physical rehabilitation services, nutrition and social services, and lymphedema prevention and rehabilitation.
Routine screening at Saint Peter’s Women’s Imaging Center is important for early diagnosis of breast disease. Saint Peter’s offers Hologic®Genius™3D Mammography™ which ensures greater clarity and detail, improving early detection of breast disease and other irregularities. It is clinically proven to detect 20 percent to 65 percent more invasive breast cancers compared to traditional 2D mammography. The 3DQuorum™ feature ensures a more timely and accurate diagnosis due to artificial intelligence technology that identifies clinically relevant regions of interest in the breast.
Radiation oncologists from Astera Cancer Care provide advanced cancer therapy and compassionate patient care at Saint Peter’s University Hospital in collaboration with Saint Peter’s pathologists, oncologists, surgeons, and other cancer specialists. TrueBeam radiation therapy, now available at Saint Peter’s, is a non-invasive treatment option that treats cancer by delivering high doses of radiotherapy with tremendous accuracy, precisely targeting tumors while minimizing exposure of the surrounding healthy tissues and organs. TrueBeam’s automated system helps reduce treatment time. In many cases, patients can be in and out in as little as 20 minutes.
As an NAPBC-accredited institution, Saint Peter’s also becomes an ACS Surgical Quality Partner. Being identified as a Surgical Quality Partner signifies a hospital’s dedication to consistently improving procedures and protocols, minimizing complications, and achieving better patient outcomes. The Surgical Quality Partner designation lets patients know Saint Peter’s is committed to quality and relentless self-improvement. Patients can trust that the care they receive at Surgical Quality Partner hospitals adheres to the most rigorous standards in surgical quality.
"ACS Quality programs are grounded in more than a century of experience and participation. As an ACS Surgical Quality Partner, Saint Peter’s University Hospital has shown a commitment providing the best possible patient care, evaluating that care in a rigorous fashion, and dedicating themselves to continuous self-improvement," said ACS Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer Patricia L. Turner, MD, MBA, FACS.
Learn more about the NAPBC.
To learn more about Saint Peter’s Breast Center and its services, visit saintpetershcs.com/breastcenter or call 732.339.7704.
About Saint Peter’s University Hospital
Saint Peter’s University Hospital, a member of Saint Peter’s Healthcare System, is a 478-bed acute-care teaching hospital sponsored by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen. Saint Peter’s, which received its seventh consecutive designation as a Magnet® hospital for nursing excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center in 2025, is also a state-designated children’s hospital and regional perinatal center, and a regional specialist in diabetes, gastroenterology, head and neck surgery, oncology, orthopedics, and women’s services. Saint Peter’s is the recipient of the Beacon Award for Excellence from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses for the adult intensive care unit, neonatal intensive care unit, cardiac progressive care unit and the pediatric intensive care unit. The Children’s Hospital at Saint Peter’s University Hospital provides families with access to a full range of pediatric specialties, including a nationally recognized Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, pediatric surgery and orthopedic surgery featuring innovative anterior scoliosis correction. The hospital has the state’s only hospital-based, midwifery-led birth center – the Mary V. O’Shea Birth Center, accredited by the Commission for the Accreditation of Birth Centers. Saint Peter’s is a sponsor of residency programs in obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics and internal medicine, and is a major clinical affiliate of Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences. Visit saintpetershcs.com or call 732.745.8600.
About the American College of Surgeons
The American College of Surgeons is a scientific and educational organization of surgeons that was founded in 1913 to raise the standards of surgical practice and improve the quality of care for all surgical patients. The College is dedicated to the ethical and competent practice of surgery. Its achievements have significantly influenced the course of scientific surgery in America and have established it as an important advocate for all surgical patients. The College has more than 88,000 members and is the largest organization of surgeons in the world. “FACS” designates that a surgeon is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in women in the United States. Programs accredited by the NAPBC require a breast center to facilitate multidisciplinary, integrated, and comprehensive breast cancer services. The NAPBC focuses on the spectrum of a patient’s journey with breast cancer or breast disease, including prevention, screening, treatment, and survivorship. By setting high standards, NAPBC accreditation guides breast centers in providing comprehensive breast care based on scientific evidence and subsequently guides patients as to where to seek the best care.
“NAPBC accreditation reassures patients and their loved ones that Saint Peter’s Breast Center provides comprehensive and advanced care,” said Lisa Hopkins MD, breast surgeon with Astera Cancer Care who sees patients at Saint Peter’s Breast Center. “Receiving care close to home is not only convenient but alleviates additional stress and anxiety during treatment while allowing friends and family to provide support.”
Using the most advanced oncology treatment options available today, Saint Peter’s Breast Center offers access to a full range of state-of-the-art services, including women’s imaging, screening and diagnostic mammography services, bone density testing, breast surgery, radiation oncology, genetic counseling, survivorship services, physical rehabilitation services, nutrition and social services, and lymphedema prevention and rehabilitation.
Routine screening at Saint Peter’s Women’s Imaging Center is important for early diagnosis of breast disease. Saint Peter’s offers Hologic®Genius™3D Mammography™ which ensures greater clarity and detail, improving early detection of breast disease and other irregularities. It is clinically proven to detect 20 percent to 65 percent more invasive breast cancers compared to traditional 2D mammography. The 3DQuorum™ feature ensures a more timely and accurate diagnosis due to artificial intelligence technology that identifies clinically relevant regions of interest in the breast.
Radiation oncologists from Astera Cancer Care provide advanced cancer therapy and compassionate patient care at Saint Peter’s University Hospital in collaboration with Saint Peter’s pathologists, oncologists, surgeons, and other cancer specialists. TrueBeam radiation therapy, now available at Saint Peter’s, is a non-invasive treatment option that treats cancer by delivering high doses of radiotherapy with tremendous accuracy, precisely targeting tumors while minimizing exposure of the surrounding healthy tissues and organs. TrueBeam’s automated system helps reduce treatment time. In many cases, patients can be in and out in as little as 20 minutes.
As an NAPBC-accredited institution, Saint Peter’s also becomes an ACS Surgical Quality Partner. Being identified as a Surgical Quality Partner signifies a hospital’s dedication to consistently improving procedures and protocols, minimizing complications, and achieving better patient outcomes. The Surgical Quality Partner designation lets patients know Saint Peter’s is committed to quality and relentless self-improvement. Patients can trust that the care they receive at Surgical Quality Partner hospitals adheres to the most rigorous standards in surgical quality.
"ACS Quality programs are grounded in more than a century of experience and participation. As an ACS Surgical Quality Partner, Saint Peter’s University Hospital has shown a commitment providing the best possible patient care, evaluating that care in a rigorous fashion, and dedicating themselves to continuous self-improvement," said ACS Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer Patricia L. Turner, MD, MBA, FACS.
Learn more about the NAPBC.
To learn more about Saint Peter’s Breast Center and its services, visit saintpetershcs.com/breastcenter or call 732.339.7704.
About Saint Peter’s University Hospital
Saint Peter’s University Hospital, a member of Saint Peter’s Healthcare System, is a 478-bed acute-care teaching hospital sponsored by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen. Saint Peter’s, which received its seventh consecutive designation as a Magnet® hospital for nursing excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center in 2025, is also a state-designated children’s hospital and regional perinatal center, and a regional specialist in diabetes, gastroenterology, head and neck surgery, oncology, orthopedics, and women’s services. Saint Peter’s is the recipient of the Beacon Award for Excellence from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses for the adult intensive care unit, neonatal intensive care unit, cardiac progressive care unit and the pediatric intensive care unit. The Children’s Hospital at Saint Peter’s University Hospital provides families with access to a full range of pediatric specialties, including a nationally recognized Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, pediatric surgery and orthopedic surgery featuring innovative anterior scoliosis correction. The hospital has the state’s only hospital-based, midwifery-led birth center – the Mary V. O’Shea Birth Center, accredited by the Commission for the Accreditation of Birth Centers. Saint Peter’s is a sponsor of residency programs in obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics and internal medicine, and is a major clinical affiliate of Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences. Visit saintpetershcs.com or call 732.745.8600.
About the American College of Surgeons
The American College of Surgeons is a scientific and educational organization of surgeons that was founded in 1913 to raise the standards of surgical practice and improve the quality of care for all surgical patients. The College is dedicated to the ethical and competent practice of surgery. Its achievements have significantly influenced the course of scientific surgery in America and have established it as an important advocate for all surgical patients. The College has more than 88,000 members and is the largest organization of surgeons in the world. “FACS” designates that a surgeon is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.