Baptist Health offering low-cost digital mammograms May 1-31

MIAMI - May 19, 2014 - PRLog -- What:     Baptist Health South Florida urges the importance of getting screened for the early detection of breast cancer. The organization is reducing the cost of digital mammograms May 1-31 for uninsured patients only.

·      Screening mammogram: $50

·      Diagnostic mammogram: $100

A doctor’s prescription is required. All digital mammograms are reviewed and interpreted by Board-certified radiologists.

Patients can call the Baptist Health scheduling phone numbers: 786-573-6000 in Miami-Dade, 954-837-1000 in Broward. They will be directed to a Baptist Health Medical Group physician, who will reduce the price of an office visit to $25 to coincide with the  special mammogram pricing.

Who:      Baptist Health includes Baptist Outpatient Services and Baptist, South Miami, Baptist Children’s, Doctors, Homestead, Mariners and West Kendall Baptist hospitals, along with Baptist Cardiac & Vascular Institute and Baptist Health Medical Group. Baptist Health South Florida performs close to 70,000 mammograms annually.

When:       May 1-31, 2014

Where:       Baptist Health outpatient diagnostic centers:

·      Baptist Diagnostic Center, West Kendall Baptist Hospital Medical Arts Building, 15955 SW 96^th St., Suite 101

·      Baptist Outpatient Center, 8950 North Kendall Drive, Second Floor

·      Baptist Mammography Center at Macy’s, The Falls, 9100 SW 136^th

St., Second Floor

·      Baptist Medical Plaza at Brickell, 2660 Brickell Ave.

·      Baptist Medical Plaza at Coral Gables, 10 Giralda Ave.

·      Baptist Medical Plaza at Coral Springs, 6264 West Sample Rd.

·      Baptist Medical Plaza at Davie, 4741 S. University Dr.

·      Baptist Medical Plaza at Doral, 9915 NW 41^st St.

·      Baptist Medical Plaza at Miami Lakes, 14701 NW 77^th Ave.

·      Baptist Medical Plaza at Pembroke Pines, 15885 Pines Blvd.

·      Baptist Medical Plaza at Tamiami Trail, 14660 SW 8^th St.

·      Baptist Medical Plaza at Westchester, 8840 Bird Rd.

·      Homestead Hospital, 975 Baptist Way (Campbell Drive and SW 147^th Avenue)

·      South Miami Hospital, 6200 SW 73^rd Street (Sunset Drive and SW 62^nd Avenue)