Komen NCTC awards Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center Foundation $19K grant

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April 12, 2018 — Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center Foundation received a $19,000 grant from Susan G. Komen® North Carolina Triangle to the Coast (Komen NCTC), distributed through its Community Health Grants Program and National Treatment Assistance Program.

Komen NCTC awarded eight grants locally to support organizations providing vitally needed breast cancer screenings, diagnostic follow-up procedures and treatment services and support, including patient navigation, education, medical supplies and financial assistance for under/uninsured individuals in the affiliate’s 29-county service area. Komen NCTC annually funds projects to help meet the most critical needs of the local community.

The grant awarded to Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center Foundation will provide uninsured and underinsured women in Brunswick County with screening mammograms and diagnostic follow-up procedures to decrease late-stage cancer diagnosis. Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center owns and operates Brunswick County’s only mobile mammography unit. Staff collaborates with local organizations to host mobile screening events and target under/uninsured individuals residing in the affiliate service area. Most Brunswick County residents that are uninsured or demonstrate low-income/underinsured status are eligible to receive grant-funded services. To qualify for funding and to receive more information, please call: Financial Services at 910-721-1783, or 910-721-1404.

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