Free, Low-Cost Mammography Screenings Begin Saturday

BRIDGEPORT — The SWIM Women’s Imaging Center will offer the following free and low-cost mammography screening in Bridgeport for women age 35 and older during the month of July:

*Saturday, July 18, 9 am to 1 pm, St Mark’s Day Care, 368 Newfield Avenue

*Wednesday, July 22, 10 am to 2 pm, Park City Primary Care 64 Black Rock Avenue

*Saturday, July 25, 10 am to 2 pm, Calvary New Testament Church of God, 1880 Barnum Avenue

The latest American Cancer Society guidelines recommend that all women have a mammogram by age 40, and then every year thereafter.

Mammograms are free for those who do not have health insurance, have financial limitations, and qualify for assistance. For those who do not have insurance but do not qualify for free services, mammograms are discounted. Appointments are necessary and a physician order and insurance card must be brought to the appointment.

The mobile mammography program, one of the largest no-cost and low-cost mammography screening campaigns in all of Fairfield County, is made possible through St Vincent’s SWIM Across the Sound, Connecticut’s leader in cancer education, prevention screenings, and support services in the area.

To schedule an appointment or to find out when the mobile mammography unit will be in a particular area, call St Vincent’s SWIM Women’s Imaging Center at 203-576-5500. To schedule a screening site for an office, community center, school, or church, call the mobile mammography coordinator at 203-576-5505.