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Mercy Outpatient Center

Outpatient Services

Women’s Center
The Women’s Center, located on the third floor of the Mercy Outpatient Center, is accredited by the American College of Radiology. The Center offers patients the most compassionate, comprehensive services with the most up-to-date equipment . Services performed at the center include:

Nuclear Imaging and Cardiology
Headed by a Certified Nuclear Technologist, the Nuclear Imaging and Cardiology Division offer a full range of nuclear medicine diagnostic scans and therapeutic treatments including:

PET/CT (Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Technology)
The Center offers patients the latest cutting-edge imaging tools that dramatically reduce scan time from all prior technology. PET/CT provides high quality images produced by the scanner making it easier to monitor patients’ oncology outcomes, without having to perform unnecessary tests. This new technology is also very important when looking at myocardial viability. The PET/CT system is invaluable in treating cancer patients by providing more accurate disease staging and improved therapy planning and monitoring.

Positron Emission Mammography (PEM) Flex system
Mercy Outpatient Center is the first diagnostic center in South Florida to offer this technology in breast cancer diagnosis. This device reduces the number of unnecessary biopsies while overcoming the limitations of the x-ray mammography by offering improved spatial resolution and higher sensitivity at a faster rate. This is NOT a substitute for a mammogram.  

CT Scan (Computed Technology)
MOC is the first diagnostic center in South Florida to offer CT 64 technology. MOC also offers:

Center for Health Promotion
 Ideal for on-the-go professionals seeking quick access to healthcare services, the Center for Health Promotion provides wellness exams/evaluations, executive physicals, and travel advisory services.

Wellness Physical Exams
The Center for Health Promotion offers physical examinations designed to meet the needs of professional men and women. The program evaluates the individual’s current health status and lifestyle, identifies risk factors, and offers suggestions for quality living. Physicians conduct the one hour physical examinations Monday through Friday by appointment. The Center then forwards all test results within one week and provides notification of any serious diagnoses within 24 hours. The Center can also perform pre employment physical exams and drug testing.

Executive Physical
This examination is designed for individuals who need a comprehensive physical, but do not have a regular primary care physician. The executive physical can be company sponsored or paid for by the patient.

The comprehensive physical examination includes:

  • Lifestyle survey
  • complete medical history review
  • comprehensive hearing evaluation
  • comprehensive laboratory evaluation
  • total body composition
  • cancer screening
  • cancer screening for women may include a mammogram, pap smear, and a pelvic exam

International Travel Clinic
The International Travel Clinic provides a personal comprehensive consultation before traveling abroad to help patients avoid diseases endemic to certain parts of the world.

The Clinic is open to the public and does not require a physician’s referral. To make an appointment, please call (305) 285-2666. Appointments should be made at least four weeks prior to travel dates so that necessary immunizations can be completed.

Pulmonary Laboratory Testing
The staff at the Mercy Outpatient Center conduct a variety of respiratory and pulmonary tests such as arterial blood gases and pulmonary function tests, which help in the diagnosis of asthma, bronchitis and emphysema and other lung diseases.

Laboratory Services
The Mercy Outpatient Center offers a full service reference laboratory providing clinical laboratory services including routine testing and specialty tests. The laboratory is equipped with the latest instrumentation, excellent technical staff and is delivers rapid, high-level customer service to its patients.

For more information on Mercy Outpatient Center, please call (305) 285-2761.