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Mammography screening van to drive through Mahoning Valley in July

The Joanie Abdu Comprehensive Breast Care Center will drive and stop its mobile mammography van throughout northeast Ohio in July.
The Joanie Abdu Comprehensive Breast Care Center will drive and stop its mobile mammography van throughout northeast Ohio in July. Mercy Health

The Joanie Abdu Comprehensive Breast Care Center will send its mobile mammography van throughout northeast Ohio in July to strengthen the accessibility to quality care for women in the Mahoning Valley.

Part of Mercy Health — St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital, JACBCC opened in 2011 and “was created to deliver the most accurate prevention, early detection, diagnosis and support services” in the area, according to its website.

As the first of its kind in eastern Ohio to provide 3D mammography, the van uses similar high-quality technology and equipment that are also available at JACBCC. The 3D mammography allows for an in-depth breast examination, and with its patient-assisted compression, the van also prioritizes comfort.

Below are the screening dates in July:

July 7

Mercy Health — Salem Primary Care

Where: 564 E. Second St., Salem, OH 44460

When: 8:30-10:30 a.m.

Mercy Health — Sebring Primary Care

Where: 605 E. Ohio Ave., Sebring, OH 44672

When: noon to 1:45 p.m.

July 8

Mercy Health — North Lima Primary Care

Where: 9471 Market St., Ste. A, North Lima, OH 44452

When: 8-10:30 a.m.

Mercy Health — Eisenhower Primary Care

Where: 7341 Eisenhower Dr., Boardman, OH 44512

When: noon to 1:45 p.m.

July 9

Mercy Health — Hubbard Primary Care

Where: 55 Hall Ave. SE, Hubbard, OH 44425

When: 8 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.

July 10

Mercy Health — Howland Primary Care

Where: 1932 Niles Cortland Road NE, Warren, OH 44484

When: 8 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.

July 14

Mercy Health — Howland Primary Care

Where: 1932 Niles Cortland Road NE, Warren, OH 44484

When: 8 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.

July 15

Mercy Health — Talsman Primary Care

Where: 61 Talsman Dr., Canfield, OH 44406

When: 8-10:30 a.m.

Mercy Health — Austintown Primary Care

Where: 5533 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown, OH 44515

When: noon to 1:45 p.m.

July 16

St. Joe’s at the Mall

Where: Eastwood Mall, 5555 Youngstown Warren Road, Niles, OH 44446

When: 8-10:30 a.m.

Amedia Plaza

Where: 131 W. Boardman St., Youngstown, OH 44503

When: noon to 1:45 p.m.

July 17

Mercy Health — East Palestine Primary Care at East Palestine Memorial Public Library

Where: 309 N. Market St., East Palestine, OH 44413

When: 8:30 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.

July 21

Mercy Health — Newton Falls Primary Care

Where: 340 Ridge Road, Ste. 1, Newton Falls, OH 44444

When: 8:30 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.

July 22

Mercy Health — Cortland Primary Care

Where: 310 Windsor Dr., Cortland, OH 44410

When: 8:30-10:30 a.m.

Mercy Health — Champion Primary Care

Where: 5901 Mahoning Ave. NW, Warren, OH 44483

When: noon to 1:45 p.m.

July 23

Mercy Health — Vienna Primary Care

Where: 341 Youngstown Kingsville Road, Vienna, OH 44473

When: 8 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.

July 24

Mercy Health — Canfield Primary Care

Where: 3660 Stutz Dr., Canfield, OH 44406

When: 8 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.

July 28

Mercy Health — Warren Primary Care

Where: 860 Elm Road NE, Warren, OH, 44483

When: 8-10:30 a.m.

Armstrong Memory Care Assisted Living

Where: 2 Windsor Place, Warren, OH 44483

When: 11:45 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.

July 29

Mercy Health — Howland Primary Care

Where: 1932 Niles Cortland Road NE, Warren, OH 44484

When: 8 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.

July 30

Wellsville Carnegie Public Library

Where: 115 Ninth St., Wellsville, OH 43968

When: 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

July 31

Mercy Health — Stutz Primary Care

Where: 3685 Stutz Dr., Ste. 101, Canfield, OH 44406

When: 8 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.

JACBCC double-checks all mammograms with a computer-aided detection system, and a copy of a patient’s results will be sent to their physician. Insurance carriers often cover screening mammograms through a benefit, though financial assistance for the mobile screening will also be available.

For more information, call the center at (330) 480-2654 or visit its website.