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Nyack Hospital Receives Grant from the Greater New York City Affiliate of Susan G. Komen For The Cure, Inc. to Provide Mammography Screening Services to Underinsured and Insured Women in Rockland County
The Greater New York City Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure® has awarded a $76,000 grant to Nyack Hospital for its Screening Coordination Program.
Nyack Hospital’s Screening Coordination Program provides mammography screenings to uninsured and underinsured women ages 40-64 in the community to help combat the high incidence of breast cancer in Rockland County.
“We are very proud of the confidence that Komen Greater New York City has shown in awarding us this grant. The funding will allow us to continue to expand our community outreach in serving those in our area who are financially unable to access screening programs through the traditional medical system,” stated Patricia Joseph, MD, Director, Breast & Women’s Health Prevention Services at Nyack Hospital.
Susan G. Komen for the Cure is the world’s largest breast cancer organization, and the Greater New York City Affiliate is one of 125 Affiliates on the front lines dedicated to ending breast cancer in their communities. Komen Affiliates fund innovative programs that help women and men overcome the cultural, social, educational and financial barriers to breast cancer screening and treatment.
“At the Komen Greater New York City Affiliate, we conducted a needs assessment of our community and discovered that these women were not always able to access screening services and quality medical care, due to financial constraints,” said Ivy Gamble Cobb, Chair, Grants Policy and Education Committee. “We are confident that through Nyack Hospital’s Screening Coordination Program, these uninsured and underinsured women in the community will have access to the care they need.”
About Nyack Hospital
Nyack Hospital is a 375-bed community acute care medical and surgical hospital located in Rockland County, NY. Founded in 1895, it is a member of the NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System. For additional information, please visit our web site at www.nyackhospital.org.
About Susan G. Komen for the Cure® and Komen Greater New York City
Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever, and in 1982, that promise became Susan G. Komen for the Cure. The Greater New York City Affiliate is part of the world’s largest and most progressive grassroots network fighting breast cancer. Through events like the Komen Greater New York City Race for the Cure, the Greater New York City Affiliate has invested more than $50 million in national peer-reviewed research and community breast cancer programs in the five boroughs of New York City, on Long Island, and in Westchester and Rockland Counties. Up to 75 percent of net proceeds generated by the Affiliate stays in our service area. The remaining 25 percent funds national peer-reviewed breast cancer research to find the cures. For more information, call 212.560.9590 or visit www.komennyc.org.
