The Carter Burden Network Roosevelt Island Older Adult Center reports:
Join Mount Sinai for the Mammovan Screening Event from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. Thursday September 4. Carter Burden Network Roosevelt Island Senior Center and Mount Sinai are offering a mammography opportunity to the Roosevelt IsIand community!
According to a Mount Sinai July 2024 press release:
On July 30, 2024, the Mount Sinai Mammovan, an innovative mobile mammography unit, marked a significant achievement in New York City by completing its 1,000th breast cancer screening event. This milestone highlights the program’s dedication to increasing access to essential breast cancer screenings across all five boroughs.
Since its launch, the Mammovan has traveled through New York City’s diverse neighborhoods, delivering over 10,000 screenings and diagnosing numerous cases of breast cancer. This outreach is more than just a statistical achievement; it’s about saving lives and improving healthcare accessibility where it is often most needed….