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Stool Tests May Require Colonoscopy Follow-Up
A recent study found that fewer than half of patients who had an abnormal stool-based colon cancer screening test completed a follow-up colonoscopy within six months.
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We're Honored to Serve YouOur gastroenterologists and staff at Endoscopy Center of Santa Fe are dedicated to providing quality, affordable care to the community in our quest to lower colon cancer rates and treat an array of digestive diseases, including Crohn’s Disease, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
Our board-certified GI doctors specialize in performing a myriad of GI procedures, including colonoscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy, hemorrhoid banding and upper endoscopy.
The physicians at Endoscopy Center of Santa Fe not only meet but exceed U.S. benchmarks for quality in colonoscopy. Our adenoma detection rate (ADR), the rate at which our GI doctors identify adenomatous colon polyps, surpasses the national benchmark of 25 percent. See Our Scores.
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Learn MoreMy visit at the Endoscopy Center of Santa Fe went very smoothly. The staff were friendly and very professional. I would recommend the Center to my friends and family. Thank you!
Staff and doctor were awesome! Made me feel comfortable and relaxed! I highly recommend them!
It took this place over a year to schedule me for a colonoscopy; said I HAD to wait for my 10 yr exam even though my primary care doctor ordered the test because I had a 30lb weight drop in a month and an additional 10lbs in a week. There's no arguing with those people. To add insult to injury, the billing office harassed me the whole time threatening that I would have to pay the bill myself if they didn't get my insurance card which I'd provided twice aleady (including hand delivering it to the office). I'm already stressed out wondering if I have cancer, and this added to the stress. There is a serious lack of communication between the front desk and the billing department. Did anyone know that there is a app out there that pulls your insurance stuff up once you enter a person's birthdate? While waiting for my procedure, a man walked in, clearly upset by the treatment his mother had received from the front desk, but the front desk was having none of it (again, there is no arguing with those people) and was rude to him in front of everyone else, making it uncomfortable. By the time I got to the back everyone was talking about it--calling the guy a Ken--remember, we are not drugged yet and this has a lasting impression. It's a little disheartening to know staff talks about patients in derogatory terms and I'm glad it will be a while before I have to go back. I'm sorry a lot has changed since the pandemic, but it is clear that a lot of people in America got tired of putting up with the abuse pre-pandemic in all forms and are now speaking out and advocating for themselves in the best way they know how while under extreme amounts of duress. All that being said, once you go behind the door for your procedure you'll find the most kind, considerate, compassionate people. To them, I thank you from the bottom of my heart.💕
Very efficient and professional experience.
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Wonderful care all around. Highly recommend!