Ochsner Health is a system that delivers health to the people of Louisiana, Mississippi and the Gulf South with a mission to Serve, Heal, Lead, Educate and Innovate.
MONROE, La. – Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport – Monroe Medical Center will host the Well-Women’s Walk-In Day on Monday, October 26, 2020, at Monroe Medical Center, 4864 Jackson Street. The event will take place from 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
During the event, women will be able to have mammograms and pap tests without scheduling an appointment.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and breast cancer is the most diagnosed cancer among American women. In 2019, it made up roughly 30% of newly diagnosed cancers in women. The American College of Radiology and Society of Breast Imaging continues to recommend annual mammography beginning at age 40 to save the most lives. Monroe Medical Center encourages all women to get their annual mammograms regardless of family history and is proud to offer this screening event to our community.
Attendees should bring proof of insurance and ID card (date of birth, full SSN, address, phone number). Those in need of financial assistance can contact our financial counselors at 318-330-7807 or 318-330-7046.
Attendees should enter through the main entrance of the Monroe Medical Center.
For more information on the Well-Women’s Walk-In Day, please call 318-330-7300.
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On Oct. 1, 2018, Ochsner Health System (Ochsner) and LSU Health Shreveport jointly formed Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport to oversee and coordinate activities between the health sciences center and the healthcare delivery system in Shreveport and Monroe, La. Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport is a public private partnership with a vision to improve health and well-being of its communities, access to care, quality, and facilities, expand patient-centered technology, grow the medical school, and enhance research in North Louisiana by building on the strengths of Ochsner and LSU Health Shreveport. Under the new structure, Ochsner brings their nationally-recognized expertise to the management of operations for partner hospitals in Shreveport and Monroe, clinics and the clinical activity of the LSUHSC-S Faculty Group Practice. LSU will continue to successfully oversee the LSUHSC-S School of Medicine, School of Allied Health Professions, School of Graduate Studies, Graduate Medical Education, and research initiatives.
Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport includes North Louisiana’s only Level 1 Trauma Center at its 452-bed hospital in Shreveport, La. The organization also operates a 244-bed hospital in Monroe, La. With more than 3,400 employees and the Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Physician Group of approximately 500 physicians, Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport serves more than 135,000 patients with more than 600,000 visits annually.
To find out more about Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport, please visit www.ochsnerlsuhs.org.