New Technologies

New On-site PET/CT Scan Unit Delivers Results Fast
A new PET/CT scanning unit is now located right in our hospital. Previously, PET/CT was available only through a mobile service that was on-site just a couple days a week.

Advanced Technology Improves Prostate Cancer Treatment
Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) focuses more precisely on cancer cells, resulting in higher success rates and fewer side effects.

New Pain Management Treatments Ease Chronic Back and Leg Pain
Pottstown Memorial Medical Center offers 3 advanced solutions for pain management: interventional procedures, physical therapy and medication.

Digital Mammography Now Available at PMMC
Pottstown Memorial Medical Center now has a new digital mammography system that advances the fight against breast cancer

PMMC Opens New HD Endoscopy Unit
The introduction of high-definition technology in a new Endoscopy Unit provides diagnosis and treatment of upper and lower gastrointestinal tract disease, including colon cancer

Image Guided Surgery Is a Major Medical Advancement
Pottstown Memorial Medical Center (PMMC) now offers image guided surgery, a major medical advancement that involves fewer risks than traditional surgery

New Procedure Eases Sinus Pressure
Patients with sinus pain now have access to the newest technology in the treatment of sinus problems at Pottstown Memorial Medical Center.

New Single Port Surgery Is Much Less Invasive
Pottstown Memorial Medical Center is one of the only hospitals in the area offering single port surgery.

Radiation treatment improves outcomes and decreases side effects
Pottstown Memorial Regional Cancer Center utilizes intensity-modulated radiation treatment, which targets cancer more accurately, improves outcomes and decreases side effects.

Targeted Therapies: Shrink tumors and prolong survival
Patients undergoing treatment for metastatic colorectal cancer have more treatment options due to the availability of new drugs called "targeted therapies."

Rotator Cuff Procedures
Help patients move freely without pain

Taking a closer look at imaging
scans and imaging technology