The future of women's health. Happening here.
The Women’s Health Pavilion located across from MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center in Laguna Hills is opening to the community in phases, starting with the Sarah & Taylor Nederlander Breast Center, women's surgery & oncology office and community education center, which are now open for patients in this brand-new, three-story building.
The Sarah & Taylor Nederlander Breast Center, which makes up the first floor of the Women’s Health Pavilion, features the most advanced technology for the early detection and diagnosis of breast cancer, including 3D mammography, breast ultrasound, breast MRI and more.
Should a cancer diagnosis occur, women have access to a specialized breast surgeon and a team of highly knowledgeable Breast Care Navigators located in building that provide support and advocacy throughout a woman’s breast cancer journey.
When the Women’s Health Pavilion finishes its final phase of construction in fall 2024, it will offer a comprehensive array of services in one state-of-the-art location—from expert obstetric and gynecologic services, gynecologic oncology, a cancer care boutique, and more.
Additional highlights:
- Short wait times and same-day appointments
- Comfortable, spa-like environment
- Calming, tranquil, outdoor garden area for rest and respite
- Convenient, complimentary parking
Women’s Health Services - Now Open
With the increasing need for innovative and exceptionally high-quality breast care in our community, the Women’s Health Pavilion is being specifically built to efficiently accommodate these growing community needs in one convenient location. We have streamlined the breast care journey for our patients with this modern, healing environment that is close to home, personalized and comforting.
The Sarah & Taylor Nederlander Breast Center offers the most advanced technology with state-of-the-art equipment used for the early detection of breast cancer, including:
- 3D mammography for precise imaging
- Dedicated breast MRI
- Breast ultrasound and imaging
- Ultrasound-guided breast biopsies
- Tumor freezing treatment to destroy early-stage and benign tumors
- DEXA bone-density testing
The Women’s Health Pavilion is equipped with highly knowledgeable Breast Care Navigators that provide support and advocacy throughout a woman’s breast cancer journey. Breast Care Navigators help patients and their families:
- Understand a diagnosis
- Thoroughly discuss treatment options
- Provide guidance through insurance questions
- Coordinate care with physicians and specialists
- Offer educational resources
It is our honor to help coordinate your care. Our Women’s Health Services Navigator, Traci Balandran, RN, is available and ready to connect you to pelvic health services, including scheduling appointments with our pelvic floor rehabilitation therapists, women’s heart services, and obstetrics & gynecology services. Email Traci Balandran.
Women’s health and wellness begins with knowledge from adolescence to childbearing, through senior years. The Community Education Center within the Women’s Health Pavilion enables us to expand the ways we are able to service our community.
There is an entire indoor and outdoor space dedicated to providing a variety of valuable services for community education that include:
- Cancer support groups
- New mother support groups
- Community health education classes
- Physician meetings and more!
The Women’s Health Pavilion is proud to provide the highest quality, comprehensive cancer care for women. Our physicians in the Women’s Surgery & Oncology suite diagnose your cancer, identify treatment options available to you and discuss each option’s benefits and side effects, oversee your treatment, and manage your post-treatment care. The Women’s Surgery & Oncology team currently consists of breast surgical oncologists and breast oncologists.
Future Services That Will Be Added
Our personalized approach to obstetric and gynecological care was created to ensure every woman we see is treated as she is our only patient. From first discovering the wonderful news to delivering your baby, well exams and imaging to intervention and robotic surgery, our care and treatment options address every milestone a woman experiences.
Our midwifery philosophy of care includes prenatal education and counseling, which enables women to make informed choices for their best birth experience, and the autonomy to decide what choice they feel is natural.
Midwives can be the sole provider for healthy women with uncomplicated pregnancies before, during and after giving birth. They offer mothers a holistic approach during the childbirth process, support natural childbirth techniques, provide guidance and support during the pushing phase, and offer assistance to find a position of comfort for mothers’ labor and delivery.
Each provider joining our team has received board certification through the American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB).
Services Offered:
- Breast and Cervical Cancer Screenings
- Breastfeeding Education and Support
- Family Planning and Counseling
- Pre-Conception Counseling
- Pregnancy, Delivery and Postpartum
- STD Screening and Treatment
- Well-Women Exams
We offer Genetic Counseling at the Women’s Health Pavilion. The majority of cancers develop without a known cause, but some are hereditary. Genetic counseling helps determine a person’s risk for developing a variety of cancers, including uterine, breast, colon, and ovarian.
The gynecologic oncology program will be located inside of the Women’s Surgery & Oncology suite at the Women’s Health Pavilion, and will diagnose and treat all types of gynecologic cancers including:
- Cervical cancer
- Ovarian cancer
- Uterine cancer
- Vaginal cancer
- Vulvar cancer
In partnership with Willie’s Specialty Shop, our cancer care boutique will offer products for women undergoing breast cancer surgery and recovery who choose non-surgical breast replacement. Products offered will include recovery camisoles, traditional as well as attachable silicone breast prostheses, partial silicone breast forms for post lumpectomies, swim forms, and a wide variety of post-mastectomy bras and wigs.
Location
The Women’s Health Pavilion is located across the street from the MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center entrance.