Where to Get Free Mammograms in Northeast Ohio
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we've compiled a five-county list of places where you can get a check up for free.
Many area hospitals and clinics offer free or low cost diagnostic mammograms to screen residents for breast cancer. Below is a list of some health facilities that offer those services compiled with the help of Northeast Ohio Affiliate of Susan G. Komen.
Cuyahoga County
Asian Services in Action (ASIA, Inc.)
Asian Women’s Health Initiative (AWHI)
3631 Perkins Ave., Suite 2A-W, Cleveland
216-881-0330
Serves: Cuyahoga and Summit counties
Cuyahoga County Board of Health
Breast and Cervical Cancer Project
5550 Venture Dr., Parma
800-443-2168
Serves: Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Lake, Geauga, Lorain, Medina, and Trumbull Counties
18200 Lorain Ave., Cleveland
216-476-7000
MetroHealth
BRinging Education, Advocacy and Support Together (BREAST)
2500 MetroHealth Dr., Cleveland
216-778-5665
Northeast Ohio Neighborhood Health Services, Inc. (NEON)
The Mammogram Connection Program
8300 Hough Ave., Cleveland
216-231-7700
South Pointe Hospital
4200 Warrensville Rd., Warrensville Heights
216-491-7827
University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center
11100 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44106
877-585-8808
Women’s Diagnostic Center of Cleveland
5 Severance Circle, Suite 207, Cleveland Heights
216-382-8874
Summit County
Akron General Medical Center
The Breast Health Center Outreach Program
224 West Exchange St., Akron
330-344-5760
Serves: Medina, Portage and Summit counties
Summa Foundation
525 East Market St., Akron
330-375-3159
Serves: Medina, Portage, Summit, Stark, and Wayne Counties
Summit County General Health District
1100 Graham Road Circle, Stow
330-923-4891
Serves: Portage, Stark, Summit, and Wayne Counties
Lake County
9485 Mentor Ave. Suite # 4, Mentor
440-205-5755
University Hospitals Geneva Medical Center
Ashtabula and Eastern Lake County Rural Underserved Women’s Project
870 West Main St, Geneva
440-998-0695
Serves: Ashtabula and Lake Counties, Cuyahoga county residents also welcome
Lorain County
630 East River Street
Elyria, Ohio 44035
440-329-7500
1997 Healthway Drive
Avon, Ohio 44011
Cleveland Clinic Elyria – Chestnut Commons
303 Chestnut Commons Dr., Elyria
440-366-9444
Mercy Regional Medical Center
Angel & Amiga – Breast Health Education Awareness Program
3700 Kolbe Road, Lorain
440-960-4000
Stark County
Canton Community Clinic
Increased Access to Screening and Treatment for Underserved Women
2725 Lincoln St. E., Canton
330-454-7284
Serves: Stark County
Mercy Medical Center
Mercy Breast Care Center: Hold Our Hand. Together We Will Make the Journey.
1320 Mercy Dr. NW, Canton
330-489-1493
Serves: Carroll, Holmes, Stark, Tuscarawas, and Wayne Counties
For more information, please contact the Northeast Ohio Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure: 216-292-CURE or info@komenneohio.org.
Adam C. Miller
12:23 pm on Thursday, October 25, 2012
You forgot Planned Parenthood...
tom m
12:55 pm on Thursday, October 25, 2012
sorry adam you fell for yet another Obama lie planned parenthood does not provide mammogram testing
Bill
1:01 pm on Thursday, October 25, 2012
Planned Parenthood does NOT provide mammograms! Obama lied and continues to mislead about that!
James Thomas
10:52 am on Friday, October 26, 2012
Obama lied and Ambassadors died.
Bill
1:01 pm on Thursday, October 25, 2012
They only kill unborn babies!
Ryan Tibbs
1:17 pm on Thursday, October 25, 2012
No Bill, you are terrible misinformed. Abortion services account for just 3% of PP's business.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/what-planned-parenthood-actually-does/2011/04/06/AFhBPa2C_blog.html
Also, ever since a Supreme Court case titled Roe vs. Wade, abortion has been legal, so even if they do perform abortions, it's well within the law.
The original Bill
2:29 pm on Thursday, October 25, 2012
Republican liar. Planned Parenthood does indeed provide Mammograms.
Kim L
3:04 pm on Thursday, October 25, 2012
(CNSNews.com) – During Tuesday's second presidential debate, President Barack Obama said that women "rely" on Planned Parenthood for mammograms, but, according to the Food and Drug Administration, no Planned Parenthood facility in the United States is licensed to do mammograms.
here you go the original bill
Kim M
11:14 pm on Thursday, October 25, 2012
PP is not licensed to perform mammograms? How in the world do they perform abortions? Oh......that's right they dont! I heard big bird performs abortions we should cut the funding to that show!
Amo Probus
2:34 pm on Thursday, October 25, 2012
The Quote of the Decade:
"The fact that we are here today to debate raising America's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. It is a sign that the US Government cannot pay its own bills. It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to finance our Government's reckless fiscal policies. Increasing America 's debt weakens us domestically and internationally. Leadership means that, "the buck stops here.' Instead, Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better."
~ Senator Barack H. Obama, March 2006
(it was so nice of him to give us this great quote for posterity!)
Ryan Tibbs
2:40 pm on Thursday, October 25, 2012
Planned Parenthood actually does not perform mammograms as they are not licensed to do so. They DO, however provide breast examinations and referrals to have mammograms done.
James Murphy
4:25 pm on Thursday, October 25, 2012
I will provide breast examinations for free also :)
Adam C. Miller
3:20 pm on Thursday, October 25, 2012
Wait, our President CLEARLY stated Planned Parenthood provides mammograms... Soooo women don't "rely on it for mammograms"?
Bill
4:25 pm on Thursday, October 25, 2012
nope, no mammograms at Planned Parenthood. Obama knows that very well. Quite bluntly, he lied during the debate and yesterday on the View. His philosophy is that if you say something enough times, people will start to believe you.
Planned Parenthood is America’s largest abortion provider – performing 392 abortions for every individual adoption referral it makes – and does not provide comprehensive, whole woman’s health care, including mammograms.
They are in the business of Abortion so everything they do points in that direction.
James Murphy
6:04 pm on Thursday, October 25, 2012
bill the repubs and dems here really do not want to hear about your pro life comments
Kim M
11:06 pm on Thursday, October 25, 2012
Planned parenthood offers referrals for mammograms - isn't that the same as providing them? Because if not - you're all full of beans because PP doesn't perform abortions either - they REFER people for them. So if they refer for both services why are all you right wing god-nuts penalizing them for one referral and not counting the other for one of their services.
Answer: the truth is that your uncomfortable with a black president. He's just a jive shucker anyway!
Jason Baird
9:44 am on Friday, October 26, 2012
@ Kim. Seriously? Because he's Black? You really think that don't you?
lyn
10:00 am on Friday, October 26, 2012
Kim M-
This is from Planned Parenthood's site:
"Abortions are available at many Planned Parenthood health centers, clinics, and the offices of private health care providers".
So, apparently they DO perform abortions. But they DO NOT perform mammograms.
So, maybe you should check your facts before letting those names fly.
James Thomas
11:41 am on Friday, October 26, 2012
James Murphy,
yes we do. Go Pro-Life Bill.
Jason Baird
4:52 pm on Thursday, October 25, 2012
I cannot believe people actually think PP does mammograms. Clearly they have not read the news in the last few years???
James Murphy
6:02 pm on Thursday, October 25, 2012
jason ..Obama said it during the debate so its become the kool-aid drinkers new talking point
Adam C. Miller
9:15 pm on Thursday, October 25, 2012
Barack Obama said Mitt Romney wants to deny women mammograms lol
Kim L
9:31 pm on Thursday, October 25, 2012
BREAKING NEWS MSNBC has just reported that barak Obama says Romney cheats on crossword puzzles
James Thomas
11:44 am on Friday, October 26, 2012
BREAKING NEWS MSNBC has just reported that the thrill up Cris Mathews leg has has turned wet and left a stain.
Dan LaVigne
11:16 am on Friday, October 26, 2012
Yes Planned Parenthood gives free mamograms to low income women. Where is there a law that says that women cannot have complete control over there lives when it comes to medical decisions. Is there a law that says only men can make that choice for women. So far we have religion telling our government what they can and cannot do when it comes to womens lives. How about when a women decideds to have an abortion that the man who got her pregnant also have an abortion and has his part cut off.
Jason Baird
11:39 am on Friday, October 26, 2012
Dan you are like the 5th person on this thread to say that PP gives mammograms. Do me a favor.. go to THEIR website and expand "Where can i get a mammogram" http://www.plannedparenthood.org/health-topics/womens-health/mammogram-21195.htm .. now, as for your remark about a man having his "part cut off?" You do understand that it takes two people to conceive a child and only one to kill it? Religion telling our government what to do? Seriously? Have you, at least for a moment really researched the pro-life side? I suggest that you go do.. and just start with http://www.abort73.com/
If you can get through the actual truth about abortion and see that it's a choice your heart is hard dude.
James Thomas
11:51 am on Friday, October 26, 2012
Dan,
if there were such a law then there would be far fewer Democrats for me to worry about. And those who were left would be "partless". Or more "partless" than they admit to being now.
John McMillan
5:29 pm on Friday, October 26, 2012
Yeah Kim, that comment about same sex couples was pretty offensive....but then again, most of your comments are. But just keep pumping them out so the same sex couples can keep adopting them...thanks! They'll take them when you don't want anything to do with them. But hey, that's the "sanctity of marriage" people and the "pro-lifers" for ya...once they're actually born out of wedlock, no one gives a damn about them...except the gays, apparently.
Dan LaVigne
4:25 pm on Friday, October 26, 2012
You do not know what you are talking about when it comes to Plan Parenthood and free mamagrams. I have a family member who is the director of Plan Parenthood in Norther California and they are the only ones out there who will help women in need when it comes to there health.You do not have to be a Democrat to stand up for women and tell all the good so called christians and repulicans to stay the hell out of what is a womens right to choose when it comes to her health. Of all the religions to preach about womens health is the dam Catholic Church who cannot control there priests from raping and abusing children. They have covered up this crime for the last 50 years and its still going on. So take you holy believes and attitudes and shove them up your A
tom m
4:33 pm on Friday, October 26, 2012
dan for the 6th time ....according to the Food and Drug Administration, no Planned Parenthood facility in the United States is licensed to do mammograms.
lyn
5:31 pm on Friday, October 26, 2012
Dan-
I think you are confused on what breast screenings are that Planned Parenthood offers. They perform exams. Then they may refer or assist in referrals to other places for mammograms, which are x-rays, to be performed. Check their website and ask your relative.
Doing an exam, a screening, is not the same as a mammogram.
Jason Baird
5:36 pm on Friday, October 26, 2012
Oh my gosh.. Dan, they don't do Mammograms dude. Doesn't it anger you that you thought that they did but come to find out that they don't? Is that right? I mean take the elephant and donkey out of the picture. They do not provide mammograms... That was the topic.
Now, since you seem to want to steer this into a pro-choice debate, Dan, I'm telling you, no sane pro-choice person after watching a real abortion, on abort73.com for example, can keep their stance. It takes that kind of effort to find and see the truth to make a good decision on the subject. The dismemberment and slow death of an infant inside the womb, that happens 350,000+ times a year at planned parenthood. Again, in this age you can watch exactly what happens, you cannot argue it after you watch it. Great, I'm glad PP assists with women's health, outside the scope of abortion.
Look, I will own up to the fact that I'm Christian but I'm not Catholic. Did any of us bring up God at all...? My holy beliefs are from my heart and mind, they wouldn't serve much of a purpose up my A ;) Get angry with what you have been told and led to believe, not us for simply correcting the information you have with the truth.
Bill
5:56 pm on Friday, October 26, 2012
don't be too hard on Dan since he represents a significant number of the voting population. i mean, seriously, facts and truth don't matter to them and they will follow like lemmings right over the cliff(s) both fiscal and moral. and, he does use a common socialist tactic. when the facts don't match their self interest, they divert the discussion and try to shift attention to something totally irrelevant. if you take the bait then they win and avoid facing reality. besides i don't think that dan has the benefit of an education beyond high school if that. it may be impossible for anyone without a grasp of logic or philosophy to really hone in on a complex subject. reading comprehension may also be a challenge.
remember what mitt romney said in the first debate when i mentioned teenagers who kept telling lies hoping that if they would repeat the lie often enough then people would buy it?
Dan LaVigne
7:08 pm on Friday, October 26, 2012
Mamagrams are not the best tool for women to see about breast cancer. Their is a better test out their and its called Thermography.Current methods used to detect suspicious signs of breast cancer depend primarily on the combination of both physical exams and mamagrams. Mamagrams only pick out cancer cells. Thermography go farther in that it picks out the cells and tissues and can predict at least three years in advance the start of cancer. Thermography uses Digital Infrared Imaging and not an X-Ray. Just some advise for Women looking for something better to check for breast cancer
Rachel Abbey McCafferty
10:58 pm on Thursday, December 6, 2012
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