The Dearborn County Hospital Breast Care Center, generously funded by the Greater Cincinnati Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure^®, is offering its next Pink Day on Saturday, May 5.

On Pink Days, women who are at least 40 years of age and who meet guidelines for limited income and assets may receive a free digital screening mammogram at the DCH Breast Care Center.  All women who wish to have a mammogram on a Pink Day must contact the DCH Breast Care Center in advance to discuss their eligibility for the program and to schedule an appointment for the screening.  Pink Day participants will be asked to sign a form confirming their eligibility prior to having a mammogram.

Pink Day guidelines include:

• female, age 40 and older,
• medically appropriate with no current symptoms of breast cancer,
• Indiana or Southwestern Ohio resident,
• must have limited assets and income at or below 250% of the 2011 Federal Poverty Guidelines,
• must have a physician or nurse practitioner to whom their results will be sent for follow-up.

The Dearborn County Hospital Breast Care Center, which opened in 2011, is located in Suite 120 of the DCH Professional Building at 606 Wilson Creek Road in Lawrenceburg.  Available to all women, the Breast Care Center offers comprehensive breast services ranging from screening and diagnostic mammography to the coordination of advanced diagnostic, therapeutic, surgical and/or reconstructive procedures.  The center also serves as a site for education, reference, support and healthcare related products such as prostheses, lymphedema compression garments and personal care products. 

For more information or to apply for a free Pink Day digital screening mammogram, please call the Dearborn County Hospital Breast Care Center at 812-537-8383 or 800-676-5572, ext. 8383.