For more than 30 years, Mercy Health’s mobile mammography coaches have brought peace of mind to scores of women in Greater Cincinnati, extending the reach of Mercy Health’s women’s centers to locations convenient to home and work.
Mercy Health’s mobile mammography team has driven the coach thousands of miles across our region to meet the demand for screenings that have the potential to save a life in just 15 minutes. But like all vehicles, mammography coaches are susceptible to breaking down as they age, and the fleet needed refreshing to continue to serve our community and expand its capacity.
The Mercy Health Foundation and The Jewish Hospital – Mercy Health secured a commitment of $450,000 from Mercy Health to support the purchase of a new coach. However, the cost of the new mobile mammography coach was $950,000. The Wyler Family Foundation, Kroger Health, and Ameritas have stepped up to provide the additional funding to complete the project. Their contributions, among many other donors, have allowed Mercy Health to purchase two new state of the art coaches which will support expanded screening efforts in our community.
“The support the Mercy Health Foundation received from so many individuals and partner organizations, to not only continue but expand the impact of the mobile mammography program, demonstrates our community’s commitment to making it easier to ensure all women are regularly screened for breast cancer,” said Erin Hurlburt, MD, chief medical officer, population and community health at Mercy Health – Cincinnati.
Additionally, Kroger Health teamed with Mercy Health to bring mobile mammography screenings to convenient The Little Clinic locations throughout Cincinnati. Mercy Health anticipates the new coach will begin serving patients in the next few weeks.
The Wyler Family Foundation said they are “excited to be partnering with the Mercy Health Network and know the new mobile mammography coaches will continue to save precious lives.”
“We realize preventive breast cancer screening and educational tools have the power to save people’s lives,” said Colleen Lindholz, president, Kroger Health. “We are proud to play a role in creating accessibility to this impactful resource in our region.”
“The mobile mammography program from Mercy Health is a great way to bring important preventive health care out into our community,” said Dave Voelker, senior vice president,
individual operations for Ameritas. “Ameritas is proud to partner Mercy Health because we know the compassion they display in their care to help the well-being of local families.”
Mercy Health’s mobile mammography coaches carry state-of-the-art technology, making the most advanced and accurate screening tools available to patients. Each coach has the very latest 3D technology—called tomosynthesis—which improves the accuracy of the scans and reduces false positive results.
Patients who visit Mercy Health’s mobile mammography coaches get results and details about any follow up testing they might need right away. This helps bring peace of mind and shorten the anxious time between getting a worrisome result and any further testing and treatment the patient may need.
To learn more and to schedule an appointment, call 513-686-3300.
Mercy Health’s mobile mammography team has driven the coach thousands of miles across our region to meet the demand for screenings that have the potential to save a life in just 15 minutes. But like all vehicles, mammography coaches are susceptible to breaking down as they age, and the fleet needed refreshing to continue to serve our community and expand its capacity.
The Mercy Health Foundation and The Jewish Hospital – Mercy Health secured a commitment of $450,000 from Mercy Health to support the purchase of a new coach. However, the cost of the new mobile mammography coach was $950,000. The Wyler Family Foundation, Kroger Health, and Ameritas have stepped up to provide the additional funding to complete the project. Their contributions, among many other donors, have allowed Mercy Health to purchase two new state of the art coaches which will support expanded screening efforts in our community.
“The support the Mercy Health Foundation received from so many individuals and partner organizations, to not only continue but expand the impact of the mobile mammography program, demonstrates our community’s commitment to making it easier to ensure all women are regularly screened for breast cancer,” said Erin Hurlburt, MD, chief medical officer, population and community health at Mercy Health – Cincinnati.
Additionally, Kroger Health teamed with Mercy Health to bring mobile mammography screenings to convenient The Little Clinic locations throughout Cincinnati. Mercy Health anticipates the new coach will begin serving patients in the next few weeks.
The Wyler Family Foundation said they are “excited to be partnering with the Mercy Health Network and know the new mobile mammography coaches will continue to save precious lives.”
“We realize preventive breast cancer screening and educational tools have the power to save people’s lives,” said Colleen Lindholz, president, Kroger Health. “We are proud to play a role in creating accessibility to this impactful resource in our region.”
“The mobile mammography program from Mercy Health is a great way to bring important preventive health care out into our community,” said Dave Voelker, senior vice president,
individual operations for Ameritas. “Ameritas is proud to partner Mercy Health because we know the compassion they display in their care to help the well-being of local families.”
Mercy Health’s mobile mammography coaches carry state-of-the-art technology, making the most advanced and accurate screening tools available to patients. Each coach has the very latest 3D technology—called tomosynthesis—which improves the accuracy of the scans and reduces false positive results.
Patients who visit Mercy Health’s mobile mammography coaches get results and details about any follow up testing they might need right away. This helps bring peace of mind and shorten the anxious time between getting a worrisome result and any further testing and treatment the patient may need.
To learn more and to schedule an appointment, call 513-686-3300.