COVINGTON, La. – St. Tammany Health System’s state-of-the-art Be Well Bus, a 40-foot mobile health unit, will be rolling into communities across the Northshore over the next several weeks as part of an ongoing initiative to provide local residents with convenient access to high-tech 3-D mammograms.
The mobile screening program is part of an effort by the health system to improve local population health metrics by bringing potentially lifesaving health screenings directly to Northshore residents in their own backyards.
“It’s long been established that early detection is crucial in combating breast cancer,” said Anne Pablovich, the health system’s community outreach coordinator. “The Be Well Bus enables us to go on the offensive, both by raising awareness and by removing barriers to good health.
“St. Tammany Health System prides itself on providing world-class healthcare close to home for our Northshore neighbors, and this is just one more way we’re delivering on that promise.”
Below, find a schedule of upcoming Be Well Bus screening events.
- Wednesday, July 20: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the St. Tammany Physicians Network – Folsom clinic, 82525 Louisiana 25, Mandeville. (More details, including eligibility requirements, here.)
- Wednesday, July 27: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the St. Tammany Physicians Network – Madisonville clinic, 1520 Louisiana 22 West, Madisonville. (More details, including eligibility requirements, here.)
- Wednesday, Aug. 3: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Bush Community Center, 81605 Highway 41, Bush. (More details, including eligibility requirements, here.)
- Wednesday, Aug. 9: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Christwood Community Center, 100 Christwood Blvd., Covington. (More details, including eligibility requirements, here.)
- Wednesday, Aug, 17: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the St. Tammany Physicians Network – Folsom clinic, 82525 Louisiana 25, Mandeville. (More details, including eligibility requirements, here.)
- Wednesday, Aug. 24: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the St. Tammany Physicians Network – Madisonville clinic, 1520 Louisiana 22 West, Madisonville. (More details, including eligibility requirements, here.)
- Wednesday, Aug. 31: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Bush Community Center, 81605 Highway 41, Bush. (More details, including eligibility requirements, here.)
All mammograms conducted on the Be Well Bus are evaluated by fellowship-trained radiologists at the health system’s Women’s Pavilion, which is recognized as a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology.
Doctor’s orders are not required to receive a mammogram on St. Tammany Health System’s Be Well Bus, but appointments are recommended. Interested patients can call (985) 773-1500 to make an appointment.
Learn more about the Be Well Bus, including a full schedule of upcoming screenings, at StTammany.health/BeWell.