From MERCY HEALTH
Mercy Health has announced its mobile mammography unit has visits scheduled throughout the region in May.
The mobile mammography unit is customized for patient convenience and will deliver 3D mammograms to women age 40 and older. It is equipped with the newest 3D technology and offers patients the option of self-compression, meaning the patient will have the ability to control the compression once they are in position.
The unit will make access to mammography services easier as well as increase capacity. It will offer screenings at locations throughout the 21 counties in northwest Ohio and early diagnosis of breast cancer has proven better outcomes.
Upcoming visits:
- Thursday, May 7
- Mercy Health – Perrysburg Primary Care, 1103 Village Square Drive, Perrysburg
- Monday, May 11
- Mercy Health – Starbright Primary Care, 28555 Starbright Blvd., Perrysburg
- Tuesday, May 12
- Brown & Brown of Ohio, 360 Three Meadows Drive, Perrysburg
- Friday, May 15
- Mercy Health – Waterville Primary Care, 1222 Pray Blvd., Waterville
- Saturday, May 16
- Side Cut Metropark, 1025 W. River Road, Maumee
- Monday, May 18
- Mercy Health – Perrysburg Primary Care, 1103 Village Square Drive, Perrysburg
- Wednesday, May 27
- Mercy Health – Fallen Timbers Primary Care, 5705 Monclova Road, Maumee
While mammogram screenings may be covered by insurance, for best coverage, verify if Mercy Health – St. Charles Hospital is an in-network provider with insurance carriers. If someone is uninsured or underinsured (have high deductibles), Mercy Health has financial need-based assistance programs available to help. If eligible, people may qualify for a no-cost mammogram. Call 1-800-929-6626 for more information.
Screenings at the Mercy Health mobile mammography unit are by appointment only. Call 833-MAMM-VAN to schedule a screening on the mobile unit.
To view the full list of dates and locations, visit mercy.com/toledomobilemamm.
Mercy Health encourages people to talk with their doctors about when they should have a screening mammogram. Screening mammograms are usually a covered benefit with most insurance carriers.
Certified radiologists read all mammograms and because a second look can mean a second chance, Mercy Health double-checks all mammograms with a computer-aided detection system that detects more breast cancer than mammography alone. Patients and their physicians will receive copies of the results.
