2019 See, Test and Treat® Event at Loyola to Offer Free Cancer Screenings to Uninsured Women
August 20, 2019Categories: cancer, Women's Health
Tags: Cancer, Womens Health
MAYWOOD, IL – On Saturday, September 7, 2019, qualified women who make an appointment can receive a variety of cancer screenings as part of Loyola Medicine's 5th annual See, Test and Treat® event.
Loyola Medicine's See, Test and Treat® event will be held at the Loyola Outpatient Center, 2160 S. First Ave., Maywood, IL. Interested women are invited to call 708-216-7284 to verify eligibility and make an appointment. Advance registration is required and the number of appointments is limited.
Uninsured women between the ages of 30 and 64 may qualify to receive free pelvic and breast exams, Pap tests and mammograms. The event offers same-day test results and access to health education resources. Participants will be able to speak one-on-one with Loyola physicians and other healthcare experts.
"For women who are not able to regularly see a physician, this event ensures that they receive important screenings," said Eva M. Wojcik, MD, chair of Loyola's pathology department. "This event has the potential to save lives and prevent future health problems for the women who participate." Dr. Wojcik has led the event for several years with the help of a team of more than 100 Loyola healthcare professionals.
Last year, 51 women received free breast and cervical screenings as part of the event. Over the past four years, the event has provided 232 women with screenings.
See, Test and Treat® is funded in part by a grant from the College of American Pathologists Foundation.
About Loyola Medicine
Loyola Medicine, a member of Trinity Health, is a nationally ranked academic, quaternary care system based in Chicago's western suburbs. The three-hospital system includes Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC), Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, MacNeal Hospital, as well as convenient locations offering primary care, specialty care and immediate care services from nearly 2,000 physicians throughout Cook, Will and DuPage counties. LUMC is a 547-licensed-bed hospital in Maywood that includes the William G. and Mary A. Ryan Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine, the Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center, the John L. Keeley, MD, Emergency Department, a Level 1 trauma center, Illinois's largest burn center, the Nancy W. Knowles Orthopaedic Institute, a certified comprehensive stroke center, transplant center and a children’s hospital. Having delivered compassionate care for over 50 years, Loyola also trains the next generation of caregivers through its academic affiliation with Loyola University Chicago’s Stritch School of Medicine and Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing.
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About Trinity Health
Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, faith-based health care systems in the nation. It is a family of 127,000 colleagues and more than 38,300 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 26 states. Nationally recognized for care and experience, the Trinity Health system includes 93 hospitals, 107 continuing care locations, the second largest PACE program in the country, 142 urgent care locations and many other health and well-being services. In fiscal year 2024, the Livonia, Michigan-based health system invested $1.3 billion in its communities in the form of charity care and other community benefit programs. For more information, visit us at www.trinity-health.org, or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, and X (formerly known as Twitter).