When Amy Collins was diagnosed with breast cancer earlier this year, the Batavia mother of three went into fight mode.

“I couldn’t let them see me down,” she said. “I couldn’t let them think I was going to die.”

After her diagnosis, Collins, 37, was given the names of two oncologists to speak with. She chose the physician from Delnor’s Center for Breast Health, a decision she has not regretted.

“I didn’t want to be just a number,” she said. “I wanted to feel cared about and cradled and loved. That’s what I got there.”

Collins was one of three women who shared their stories Oct. 28 at Foxfire Restaurant in Geneva as part of Delnor’s “Switched” Campaign, which highlighted how the women took charge of their health care by switching to Delnor Hospital.

Doogie Mayberry of St. Charles had a long-standing relationship with another hospital that treated her breast cancer but switched to Delnor’s Center for Breast Health because of the facility’s use of digital mammography technology.

Mayberry was 50 when she received her breast cancer diagnosis. At the time, her youngest child was still in high school.

“I was frightened,” she said. “I wondered, ‘Will I see her graduate?’”

Today, after a lumpectomy and radiation, Mayberry is a 16-year breast cancer survivor.

She lauds Delnor’s digital mammography, which she takes advantage of whenever she goes in for a check-up. The technology is currently only available in 8 percent of healthcare facilities in the nation. With digital mammograms, computerized images are generated immediately instead of waiting for film to be developed.

“So you can find out right away if there’s anything wrong,” Mayberry said.

That same technology is what led Linda Volz of Aurora to switch to Delnor. She had chosen a physician three years ago based on convenience alone, but when she received the call she needed a follow-up mammogram a few months down the road, she opted to switch hospitals. Her follow-up mammogram at Delnor produced clear results.

“You reach a point in your life where you say, ‘I’m an adult and I don’t want to have to wait when it comes to breast health,’” she said. “Imagine how it is to go home without knowing your results? When you leave (Delnor), you know it’s clear.”

Collins, who had a mastectomy earlier this year, is now cancer-free.

“My whole journey has been a faith journey,” she said. “My faith in God got me through this ordeal. I feel very blessed.”

Delnor Hospital’s Center for Breast Health is located at 351 Delnor Drive, Suite 201, on the hospital campus in Geneva. For more information, call (630) 762-6400.