McLaren Central Michigan, part of McLaren Health Care and the leading health care provider to Isabella County and surrounding region, in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month is hosting a free event to provide uninsured women with a routine breast screening to catch the early signs of breast cancer.
From 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Fri., Oct. 13, women 40 years and older who do not have insurance and have not had a mammogram in the past year can receive a clinical breast exam and a mammogram at no cost to them.
Provided through McLaren Central Michigan – Mammography, the hospital’s breast center located on its main campus, the event can accommodate 13 women and is made possible through the hospital’s Circle of Hope fund.
“In terms of early detection for breast cancer, mammograms have long been the standard,” said Robert David, McLaren Central Michigan President and CEO. “We see our role in the community as being one of service, and we’re grateful to be in the position to help women in our community by increasing access to this potentially lifesaving screening for those who can most benefit from it.”
Primary care providers Stephanie Leslie, FNP, and Melissa Duchene, NP, will conduct the clinical exams before receiving a mammogram.
The United States Preventive Services Task Force recommends women with an average risk of breast cancer begin breast cancer screenings at age 40, which can include mammograms. All women are encouraged to talk to their primary care provider to obtain a screening recommendation.
McLaren Central Michigan – Mammography is located through the West Entrance of McLaren Central Michigan (1221 South Drive in Mount Pleasant).
Appointments for the event are required and can be made by calling (989) 779-5606.
Learn more about McLaren Central Michigan and all of the services it offers through mclaren.org/centralmichigan.
About McLaren Central Michigan
McLaren Central Michigan is a 118-bed acute care hospital located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. It offers a full range of health and wellness services including primary care, general surgery, orthopedic surgery, emergency medicine and cancer services. McLaren Central Michigan is recognized as an accessible and dependable source of quality medical care for residents of Mount Pleasant, Isabella County and central Michigan. In addition to its medical staff of over 50 active physicians, it is affiliated with more than 150 other quality providers. The hospital is one of the region’s largest employers, with approximately 550 employees and another 100 volunteers. McLaren Central Michigan received the Governor’s Award of Excellence in 2017 and 2019 and is named as one of the Top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals in the United States by the Chartis Center for Rural Health. It is the only hospital in the central Michigan area to receive a Safety “A” grade in the Hospital Safety report in 2018, 2019 and 2020. Learn more at mclaren.org/centralmichigan.
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.