State Sen. Joe Addabbo will bring a Queens mobile mammography unit to Woodhaven next month.
On Nov. 19, the staff of Multi-Diagonistic Services will be working in Woodhaven in a mobile mammography van, providing free and low-cost services to women in Central Queens.
The unit will be located at 78-15 Jamaica Ave., in front of the Woodhaven-Richmond Hill Volunteer Ambulance Corps headquarters.
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Addabbo has been bringing the mobile mammography unit to parts of his district since 2008, and said that constituents have strongly supported the service.
“We know that early detection of breast cancer can save lives. Once again, I worked with the American-Italian Cancer Foundation to bring their Mammogram Van to my district, offering free, vital health care services for women ages 40 and older, who have had no mammograms in the last 12 months, who either have no insurance, or are insured by Medicare, Medicaid or other health insurance, which will be billed for services,” Addabbo said. “Even insured women will not be charged a copayment and will not receive a bill.”
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To use the service, women must first make an appointment by calling 877-628-9090.
For more information, see the PDF flier attached to this article.
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