Mercy Health mammography van hits Greater Cincinnati neighborhoods this month

Mercy Health's mammography van will visit Greater Cincinnati neighborhoods in August.

THEIR MAMMOGRAPHY VANS AREBACK UP AND RUNNING TODAYAFTER THE PANDEMIC PARKED THEMFOR MONTHS.WCPO 9 NEWSREPORTER SINA GEBRE-AB TELLSUS WHERE AND WHEN YOU CAN GETYOUR NEXT EXAM.MERCY HEALTHY'S MAMMOGRAPHYVANS USUALLY RUN ALL YEAR LONGBUT THEY HAVEN'T MOVED FORTHE LAST FOUR MONTHS BECAUSEOF COVID-19.THEY HAVE TWO OF THOSE VANS... AND STARTING TODAY,THEY'LL BE VISITING COUNTLESSPUBLIC LOCATIONS, LIKE GROCERYSTORES AND SHOPPING CENTERS... ACROSS OUR AREA INCLUDINGIN NORTHERN KENTUCKY.INADDITION TO CHECKINGEVERYONE'S TEMPERATURE,THEY'LL ALSO BE LIMITING THENUMBER OF PEOPLE ON THE VAN ATA TIME.IF YOU'D LIKE, YOU CANSCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT BUTWALK UPS ARE WELCOME TOO.EMPLOYERS CAN ALSO CALL ANDARRANGE TO HAVE THEMAMMOGRAPHY VANS COME TO YOURWORKPLACE."We're realizing that theaccess of women getting thattest is going to delay thatbreast cancer diagnosis.

So wehave decided that we need toget those vans running sothese women can get testing."TODAY, THE VANS WILL BESTOPPING AT KROGERS IN MASONAND FINNEYTOWN, AS WELL AS INMOUT ORAB.TO FIND OUT WHEN THEVAN WILL BE STOPPING IN YOURAREA, GIVE JEWISH HOSPITAL'SWOMEN'S CENTER A CALL AT513-686-3300