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San Antonio Junior Forum grant provides support for 3D mammograms

June 26, 2024

 (SAN ANTONIO, Texas) – The Friends of CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Foundation is proud to announce a $9,850 grant from the San Antonio Junior Forum that will fund 3D mammograms for uninsured and underinsured men and women across San Antonio and surrounding communities through the CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Mobile Mammography Unit (MMU). 

“Thousands of women across South-Central Texas forgo preventative mammograms due to being uninsured, not having the resources to pay for a screening or the means to travel long distances for care,” said Ian Thompson Jr., M.D, Friends of CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Foundation president and chief development officer. “We are blessed to be able to bring free and convenient care to our communities through the MMU. We are grateful to the San Antonio Junior Forum for helping provide compassionate and innovate health care services.” 

San Antonio Junior Forum grant provides support for 3D mammogramsThe MMU offers cutting-edge screening services utilizing state-of-the-art technology and offers access to CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health System’s integrated care for further diagnostics or treatment as necessary. The generous gift will provide 50 people with a 3D mammogram, an advanced imaging method for breast cancer screenings, at no cost to the patient. Unlike traditional 2D mammograms, 3D screenings capture multiple X-ray images from different angles and reconstructs them into a three-dimensional representation of breast tissue, providing numerous advantages. 

Studies show one in eight women in the United States will develop breast cancer in her lifetime, which equates to a diagnosis, on average, every two minutes. CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health System recognizes early detection is key and that there is an overwhelming need for more women to be screened regularly for breast cancer. 

To learn more about breast cancer, visit our website and to learn more about when the Mobile Mammography Unit will be in your neighborhood, call (210) 704-4100. 

To support the MMU, visit FriendsFoundation.org/mobile-mammography-unit, email FriendsFoundation@ChristusHealth.org, or call (210) 704-2800. 

About CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health System 

Founded in 1869 by the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word of Houston and San Antonio, CHRISTUS Santa Rosa is a Catholic, faith-based, nonprofit health and wellness ministry dedicated to extending the healing ministry of Jesus Christ and providing the highest quality medical care and services available. As one of the top health care organizations in South-Central Texas, CHRISTUS Santa Rosa has five hospital campuses. CHRISTUS Children’s is located in downtown San Antonio. We also have hospitals located in the South Texas Medical Center, New Braunfels, San Marcos, Westover Hills, and a surgical hospital in Alamo Heights. CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health System also owns a majority interest in CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Physicians Ambulatory Surgery Centers – San Antonio, LLC, a joint venture physician partnership which is comprised of two outpatient surgery centers in San Antonio with facilities in Stone Oak and the Medical Center. Additionally, CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health System owns a majority interest in the CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Physicians Ambulatory Surgery Centers in New Braunfels and San Marcos, which are joint venture physician partnerships. For additional information on CHRISTUS Santa Rosa, visit www.christussantarosa.org. Find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/christussantarosa.