Miami-Dade County offers free mammograms for county employees

Published On: Oct 04 2012 12:37:37 PM EDT
MIAMI -

During Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, Miami-Dade County and Jackson Health System have partnered to bring Jackson Memorial Hospital’s brand new, state-of-the-art Mobile Mammogram Unit to Miami-Dade County employees.

Why miss work for your annual mammogram?

Now you can have it done at your workplace inside Miami-Dade’s only digital mammography mobile unit and it will only take 15 minutes. Pre-registration is required at the Downtown Medical Center, 111 NW First.  Street, Suite 110. Applications may be turned in Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. and are available at the Office of Community Advocacy’s Stephen P. Clark Center Information Desk and at the Downtown Medical Center.

Interested employees must complete an intake form and provide a copy of your photo ID and health insurance card.

WHO:                   Miami-Dade County and Jackson Memorial Hospital

WHAT:                 Mobile Mammogram Unit

WHEN:                 Every Thursday in October

                             8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

WHERE:              Stephen P. Clark Center, West Entrance Terrace

                             111 NW 1st Street

                             Miami, FL 33128

 

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