Memorial’s Mobile Mammography Coach Visits North Georgia Health Care July 28

Monday, July 09, 2012

Memorial Health Care System’s Mobile Health Coach will provide mammogram screenings for women at the North Georgia Health Care, 6120 Alabama Highway, on Saturday, July 28, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Ladies age 40 and over who have not had a mammogram in the last 12 months are eligible with or without insurance by calling Memorial’s MaryEllen Locher Breast Center at 423 495-4040 or toll free 866 591-2254. 

Ladies will need to know their doctor’s first and last name, and those with insurance will need to bring their insurance cards and a photo ID.

Grant funds to support the MaryEllen Locher Breast Center at Memorial and the Mobile Health Coach have been gratefully provided by the Avon Breast Care Fund and Susan G. Komen for the Cure.


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