RIVERSIDE — A local hospital is making healthcare more accessible with a mobile mammogram unit.
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As reported on News Center 7 at 5:30 p.m., the Premier Health Mobile Mammogram Unit was in Riverside today offering more accessible healthcare.
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If you need to set up an appointment but don’t want to spend all day in the hospital, Premier Health is offering a mobile mammogram that has all of the capabilities of a full-fledged hospital.
“It’s the same exact, you know, radiologists reading them, and you know, everything is the same where we’re all the same. It’s just all wheels,” Mammography Technician Shelly Robinson said.
While the mobile unit isn’t a large space, with just enough room for a check-in spot and a private room for patients, that doesn’t limit what it can do.
Robinson, who has been a Mammography Technician for 35 years, told News Center 7’s Mason Fletcher that the mobile unit is up and running 6 days a week, making health more accessible for those in the area.
“Today, we just have a few. So we do have a lot of openings today. Some places we are totally booked for the whole entire day,” Robinson said.
While they prefer that you make an appointment, they do take walk-ins as well.
Eligible patients include women who have not had a mammogram in the last 12 months. Women under 40 need a doctor’s note; women over 40 do not.
Robinson said that one of their biggest priorities is the early detection of breast cancer.
“The earlier you can get it, the more you know, the better the survival rate can be,” Robinson said. “If you do detect it early, the treatment for it is much easier.”
She said that early detection makes the process less stressful for patients.
The process usually takes around 20 minutes, and the results are back within 48 hours, according to Robinson.
She also said that the mobile unit is usually the preferred option for most women getting screened.
“It’s more private. We usually only have one lady on at a time. You don’t have to sit in rooms with, you know, sitting in there with your gowns and all that,” Robinson said.
The Mammogram Mobile Unit’s next few stops will be at the following locations:
- Monday, April 28: Stillwater Family Care in Versailles from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Tuesday, April 29: CHCGD Alex Central Health Center in Miamisburg from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Wednesday, April 30: Jamestown Emergency Department in Jamestown from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Friday, May 2: West Siebenthaler Ave in Dayton from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The mobile mammogram unit will be making stops all over the Miami Valley for the rest of the year. You can find out where the closest stop to you is and make an appointment on this website.
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