McLaren Clarkston Comprehensive Breast Center, in the spirit of building awareness for early detection during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, is providing uninsured women with a clinical breast exam free of charge.
Hosted at the Comprehensive Breast Center on the campus of McLaren Clarkston Thurs., Oct. 24 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., the screening is open to women aged 40 and older currently without health insurance and who have not had a mammogram in the past year.
“We believe it is our duty as stewards for our community’s health and wellbeing to create accessibility to care,” said Lorenzo Suter, McLaren Oakland President and CEO. “When considering the potential lifesaving importance of a breast cancer screening and early diagnosis, this task becomes all the more critical, and we are proud to be in the position to offer this event.”
Free screenings include a clinical breast exam conducted by Amy Legghio, NP. A referral for follow-up care will be provided for women whose exams discover any suspected areas.
McLaren Clarkston Comprehensive Breast Care is located at 5701 Bow Pointe Drive, Suite 280, in Clarkston. Appointments can be made by calling (248) 922-6635 ext. 1.
Learn more about the cancer care capabilities of the Karmanos Cancer Institute at McLaren Clarkston, part of the statewide Karmanos Cancer Network, at mclaren.org/clarkston.
About McLaren Oakland
McLaren Oakland is a 318-bed hospital that provides primary and specialty healthcare services to the greater Pontiac and Oakland County, Michigan communities. Founded in 1953, McLaren Oakland has grown to a comprehensive medical community that includes outpatient facilities in Clarkston and Oxford, in addition to an inpatient hospital in Pontiac providing a range of clinical services including emergency and trauma care, cardiology, cancer services, minimally invasive robotic surgery, and orthopedic services. McLaren Oakland offers ACGME accredited residency and fellowship programs in anesthesiology, diagnostic radiology, emergency medicine, family medicine, internal medicine, orthopedic surgery, otolaryngology, pulmonary disease and critical care medicine, and transitional year, in addition to a CPME accredited podiatry program. Learn more at mclaren.org/oakland.
About McLaren Clarkston
McLaren Clarkston represents the largest ground-up development in the history of the corporation. The $600 million health care village project, located on 95 acres of prime real estate in northern Oakland County, is being developed in two phases. Phase I opened in May 2009 and includes a 138,000 sq. ft. Medical Office Building, a 42,000 sq. ft. freestanding cancer center and a 5-acre Garden of Healing and Renewal. Learn more at mclaren.org/clarkston.
About McLaren Health Care
McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is a $6.6 billion, fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 13 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 490-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 732,838 lives in Michigan and Indiana, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers in the U.S. McLaren has 28,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 113,000 network providers throughout Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. Learn more at mclaren.org.