Thursday, October 25, 2012

HCHC and RMH Partner Up for Breast Cancer





 October is a month where many come together and bring awareness to Breast Cancer and all of those who have been and are affected by it. The Harrisonburg Community Health Center and the Rockingham Memorial Hospital partnered up on Saturday October 6, 2012 to give back and help move forward!

On October 6, the RMH mobile unit made appointments to HCHC patients for free mammograms. It was a fabulous success as 19 women were able to receive the service.  It was such a great experience that the RMH mobile unit is looking forward to another day of free mammograms in the spring! 

Rockingham Memorial Hospital’s mobile unit is “the first mobile unit in the nation to be equipped with the full-field GE digital mammography unit” (RMH Breast Care).  A mammogram is an x-ray picture of the breast. This mobile service is able to come out to neighborhoods, churches, and events to help promote education and safety about breast cancer. A schedule can be found here.


 Please visit the link below to the RMH Breast Care webpage to learn more about breast cancer and the services being offered within the community.  The site also provides a quiz: How much do you know about breast cancer? Rockingham Memorial Hospital Breast Care



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