March 28, 2016 – The Coastal Georgia Affiliate of Susan G. Komen
has awarded a $60,000 grant to Southeast Georgia Health System for the
Mammograms in Motion project on March 22, 2016, during its annual Grant
Awards Luncheon.
Led by the Health System, Mammograms in Motion is a collaboration with
area physicians, community health centers and county health departments
to provide breast health education and outreach, screening mammograms
and diagnostic breast work-up services to uninsured and medically underserved
individuals residing in Camden, Glynn, Long and McIntosh counties. While
each of Southeast Georgia Health System’s three breast imaging locations
participates in the project, what makes Mammograms in Motion special is
the use of the Wellness On Wheels mobile health vehicle to reach individuals
in rural areas with limited access to health care and health education.
“We’re thrilled to receive the grant for the sixth consecutive
year from the Coastal Georgia Affiliate of Susan G. Komen,” says
DelRia Baisden, vice president, Southeast Georgia Health System.
“Because of the availability of the grant funds, individuals who
qualify for participation in Mammograms in Motion have no out of pocket
costs for these services. Recipients who receive screening mammograms
and need to return for follow-up care also receive their additional diagnostic
services paid for by the grant.”
Services vary per patient, and advanced diagnostic studies and biopsies
are provided based on the results of the patient’s screening mammogram.
Since inception in 2011, Mammograms in Motion has provided more than 1,200
mammograms, ultrasounds, physician visits and biopsies to patients who
otherwise would not have had access to care for a host of reasons including
out of pocket costs, transportation and lack of access to care.
“Each month in our service area, 12 women are diagnosed with late-stage
breast cancer,” says Sarah Denmark, board president, Coastal Georgia
Affiliate of Susan G. Komen. “We stress the need for screenings
for under-served women, because early detection saves lives. The five-year
survival rate for early diagnosis is 98 percent.”
Funding for community grants is generated through Coastal Georgia Affiliate
fundraising and third party community events, with the majority from its
signature event, the Savannah Race for the Cure®, which is scheduled
for April 16, 2016 in historic Savannah’s Ellis Square. For more
information about the race, visit
komencoastalgeorgia.org.
The Health System previously received grants for $40,000 in 2011, $45,000
in 2012, $50,000 in 2013, and $60,000 each in 2014 and 2015.
For more information about the Southeast Georgia Health System Breast
Care Center or the Mammograms in Motion grant, call 912-466-5234 or visit
sghs.org and click on “Our Services.” To learn when the Wellness
on Wheels (WOW) mobile health vehicle will be in your area, please call
912-466-5164.