Mobile Mammography Offers Convenience to South Jersey Residents, Free Screenings for the Uninsured

It can be hard for women to get their annual mammogram. Whether they can’t take time away from work or family, lack transportation, or they’re uninsured and can’t afford the cost – many women go without this important test.

Virtua Health recently launched a specially designed, 40-foot truck to overcome these barriers to care. And this month – Breast Cancer Awareness Month – Virtua’s Mobile Health and Cancer Screening Unit will make multiple stops across South Jersey, so women can get their mammogram and other vital cancer screenings, all in one convenient visit. The program accepts most major insurance plans and provides free services to people without insurance.

Importantly, patients don’t need to bring a mammogram prescription. Virtua will provide the prescription during the patient’s mammogram appointment – saving them an extra trip to the doctor.   

“We offer a great experience for patients on this new vehicle,” said Michelle Fisher, the unit’s advanced practice nurse. “It feels like you’re in a regular medical office, including the same state-of-the-art equipment and our caring Virtua staff. I’d encourage anyone who’s due for their annual mammogram to give us a call. Early detection saves lives!”

The Mobile Health and Cancer Screening Unit provides:

• 3D mammography
• Clinical breast exams
• Gynecologic exams
• Pap tests to detect cervical cancer
• Colorectal screening options via a take-home stool kit or colonoscopy referrals
• PSA tests (for men), a blood screening for prostate cancer (Note: available only to those who are uninsured)

Please see the vehicle’s schedule below for October and November, including separate stops for people without health insurance and for those with insurance. Appointments are required and can be scheduled using the phone numbers shown below. For more information, please visit Virtua.org/MobileScreening.

Free screenings for those without health insurance

Virtua’s mobile unit provides free mammograms and other cancer screenings for uninsured N.J. residents through the NJ CEED program:

• Oct. 12: Christian Caring Center, 378 Lakehurst Rd., Browns Mills, NJ 08015
• Oct. 17: Bud Duble Senior Center (Winslow Township Senior Center), 33 Cooper Folly Rd., Atco, NJ 08004
• Oct. 23: Tabernacle Baptist Church, 150 E. Second St., Burlington, NJ 08016
• Nov. 2: Southern Jersey Family Medical Center, 651 High Street, Burlington, NJ 08016
• Nov. 15: Women's Opportunity Center, 8008 Route 130 North, Building A, Suite 216, Delran, NJ 08075
• Nov. 20: Pemberton Library, 16 Broadway, Browns Mills, NJ 08015

Eligibility requirements:

• Age: females ages 21-64 and males ages 45-64 (men with breast/chest concerns require different testing not available on the vehicle, and should contact their doctor)
• Income less than 250% of Federal Poverty Level
• Live in New Jersey
• Currently uninsured

 Appointment required: call 856-247-7388

Screenings for people with health insurance

Mammograms and other cancer screenings for women with health insurance: 

• Oct. 19: Southern Jersey Family Medical Center, 651 High St., Burlington City, NJ 08016
• Oct. 24: Christ Baptist Church, 950 Jacksonville Rd., Burlington, NJ 08016
• Nov. 1: Virtua Primary Care – Burlington, 811 Sunset Rd., Burlington, NJ 08016
• Nov. 8: CAMcare, 817 Federal St., Camden, NJ 08103
• Nov. 16: Southern Jersey Family Medical Center, 651 High St., Burlington City, NJ 08016

Eligibility requirements:

• Females only (men with breast/chest concerns require different testing not available on the vehicle, and should contact their doctor)
• Age: mammograms for ages 40 and over unless a history of breast cancer. Pap tests (cervical cancer screenings) for ages 21 and over
• Most major insurance plans accepted

Appointment required: call 856-246-4276