In an ongoing commitment to community health, say officials, Ozarks Healthcare’s Mobile Mammography Unit will continue partnering with area businesses to travel and offer mammogram services to surrounding communities through January.
With the start of a new year, Ozarks Healthcare emphasizes the importance of prioritizing health. Amid festivities and starting a new calendar, people are encouraged not to postpone their mammograms. Early detection remains the key in the fight against breast cancer, and scheduling a mammogram is a proactive step in safeguarding your wellbeing, remind healthcare officials.
Ozarks Healthcare’s state-of-the-art Mobile Mammography Unit is equipped with the latest technology and staffed by expert professionals who are dedicated to patients’ wellbeing, say officials. The unit features advanced 3D mammogram screening technology, which delivers more complex and detailed images.
“By prioritizing your health and not postponing essential screenings, you contribute to your overall wellness and empower yourself with knowledge,” officials point out
The Mobile Mammography Unit will start its tour from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday at Town & Country Supermarket, 102 Main St. in Gainesville, and then during the same time frame Thursday, it will be at the OZH clinic located at 220 N. Elm St. in Mtn. View.
Stops next week include stops from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday at OZH’s Thayer Clinic, 1375 Nettleton Ave.; from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 18 at Ozarks Healthcare, 1100 Kentucky Ave. in West Plains; and from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Jan. 19 at the Fordland Clinic, 105 Barton Drive.
From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 23, it will be at West Plains Bank and Trust Company’s North Branch, 1601 Porter Wagoner Blvd. in West Plains. During those same hours, it will be stopped on Jan. 24 at the bank’s Liberty Branch, 607 N. Elm St. in Mtn. View; Jan. 25 at Hirsch Feed & Farm Supply, 789 Worley Drive in West Plains; Jan. 30 at the bank’s Houston Branch, 1473 Sam Houston Blvd.; and Jan. 31 at the bank’s Willow Springs Branch, 708 E. Main St.
For added convenience, patients can schedule a mammogram to take place at a location from this schedule ahead of time by calling 417-257-5912. Appointments are available but limited, so those seeking to make an appointment are urged secure a spot in advance.
Patients wishing to have mammograms conducted through Ozarks Healthcare’s Mobile Mammography Unit must be female and 40 years or older; have had no mammograms in the past year; not be pregnant or breastfeeding; have no implants or breast issues such as breast discharge, lumps, pain or discoloration; and not have ever been diagnosed with breast cancer.
For more information visit www.ozarkshealthcare.com/services/imaging-services/mobile-mammography.
