Saint Mary’s Hospital, in alliance with area physicians, provides a wide range of diagnostic and treatment options for women’s breast health. Starting at mammography, ultrasound and MRI, to minimally invasive biopsies, to surgery, coordinated cancer care treatment, follow-up care and long-term surveillance, the hospital and physicians are dedicated to providing the highest quality of care for all women, regardless of their ability to pay.

Free breast cancer screenings are offered at the Family Health Center for women age 40 or older who meet any number of different criteria.This program is dependent upon limited funds provided by a grant from the CT Department of Public Health, and the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.These monies are normally exhausted way before year’s end. For this reason, a fund was established by Saint Mary’s Hospital Foundation in 2006 to supplement this program.

Providing screening mammograms for all women is an essential component of proper health care. Studies published just last year have confirmed mammography’s important role in increasing breast cancer survival rates through early detection. These findings underscore the fact that mammography is still the best screening tool available for the majority of women.

The cost to the Foundation to provide these mammographies is $75 each.You can help to underwrite the cost of a mammogram for a woman who would otherwise be unable to afford this potentially life saving screening. Each golfer’s entry fee of $150.00 will underwrite the cost of two mammograms.

By participating in the Dorothy Hamill Women Fore Women Golf Tournament on June 8, 2009 at The Country Club of Waterbury as a golfer, sponsor, advertiser or donor you can help us reach our goal of $50,000 to add to this important Fund.