Franciscan Health Cancer Center in Indianapolis is one of three locations locally where women in need can get free mammograms. The mammograms are made possible through a grant from the Indiana Breast Cancer Awareness Trust.
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Women in need of mammograms in Johnson County and elsewhere in central Indiana may be able to receive the scans for free at Franciscan Health.
The health care network is offering free mammograms thanks to a grant from the Indiana Breast Cancer Awareness Trust. The grant supports mammograms at Franciscan Health Indianapolis Imaging Greenbrooke, 701 E County Line Rd No. 100, Greenwood; Franciscan Health Breast Center Indianapolis, 8111 S. Emerson Ave., and Franciscan Health Breast Center, 1201 Hadley Rd, Mooresville.
“Franciscan Health is blessed with the opportunity to collaborate with the Indiana Breast Cancer Awareness Trust to provide free screening mammograms to women based on their household income,” Megan Rowland, imaging manager for Franciscan Health Central Indiana, said in a statement on the program. “This grant covers the cost of needed breast cancer screenings and diagnostic imaging regardless of someone’s ability to pay and augments Franciscan’s commitment to the community to detect and diagnose breast cancer early.”
The Indiana Breast Cancer Awareness Trust was created to increase awareness and improve access to breast cancer screenings, diagnoses and support services across Indiana. The efforts are made possible through the sale of breast cancer awareness special recognition license plates as well as financial donations.
Each license plate sold through the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles generates a $25 donation.
Grant money is primarily used to cover screening mammograms, but can be applied to diagnostic imaging, ultrasounds, MRIs and procedures on a limited basis. The total amount for the 2024 grant for Franciscan Health in Central Indiana was over $19,000.
The program provides screenings for uninsured women who fall at or below the 300% poverty level and live in Marion, Morgan, Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson or Shelby counties. Women who apply typically must be 40 years of age or older, but includes those under 40 with a family history of breast cancer.
To apply for the program in Central Indiana, call (317) 528-7201.
