The Jag Mobile, a mobile health unit created in partnership between Ochsner Baton Rouge and Southern University, will visit numerous Baton Rouge-area neighborhoods this fall providing breast cancer screenings. The screenings, which take place from September through November, are provided free of charge, thanks to funding from the American Cancer Society. The first stop was at the St. Gabriel Senior Center in St. Gabriel
No pre-scheduling or pre-registration is required, regardless of insurance status, and the screenings are open to the public.
“These free screenings are made possible through a collaboration of several groups – Ochsner Health, Southern University and the American Cancer Society, along with our community partners that will host these events,” says AnnaBeth Guillory, Vice President of Cancer Services. “This further illustrates Ochsner’s commitment to improving access to vital healthcare services within the communities where they’re needed most, aligning with its Healthy State initiative, Ochsner’s campaign to improve the health of all Louisiana residents by 2030.”
The Jag Mobile was created to increase access to healthcare in underserved areas. The mobile unit primarily serves communities within a 50-mile radius of the Southern University campus.
The breast cancer screenings will take place at the following locations:
9 a.m.-2 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 22
CB Pennington Jr. YMCA
15550 Old Hammond Highway, Baton Rouge
9 a.m.-2 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 29
Americana YMCA
4200 Liberty Way, Zachary
1-7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 6
Blackwater Methodist Church
10000 Blackwater Road, Central
10 a.m.-1 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 13
Plaquemine Senior Center
58105 Court St., Plaquemine
10 a.m.-1 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27
White Castle Senior Center
34625 K.C. Drive, White Castle
10 a.m.-1 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 3
Maringouin Senior Center
77375 Wheelock Lane, Maringouin
9 a.m.-2 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 10
CB Pennington Jr. YMCA
15550 Old Hammond Highway, Baton Rouge
9 a.m.-2 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 17
Dow Westside YMCA
3688 Sugar Plantation Parkway, Addis
9 a.m.-2 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 18
Americana YMCA
4200 Liberty Way, Zachary
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