Bristol Community Breast Health Project

Breast cancer is the #1 cause of death in working age women. Research indicates that early detection of breast cancer leads to a survival rate of over 90%. And, mammograms can detect a cancer 2 years before it can be felt.

Access to the latest and best detection equipment, supported by specialized medical personnel, is located in Bristol. For this reason, Bristol Hospital has made the commitment to offer as many opportunities as possible to all women over the age of 40 in the Bristol area to get a mammogram, regardless of their ability to pay.

Qualifications for Financial Assistance

Financial assistance is available for women who are un-or under-insured through the financial support of the Charlotte Johnson Hollfelder Foundation, Bristol Hospital, Beekley Corporation, Radiologic Associates of Bristol, Women's Health Resource, and the efforts of the Bristol Community Breast Health Project. The criteria is as follows:

• Screenings are available for women who are without insurance for mammograms or who are under insured
• Women must be 40 years or older
• Physician referrals are not necessary to schedule a mammogram. However, a physician is needed to have the mammogram results sent to. Physician referrals are available for women without doctors by calling TeleNurse at 1-888-306-8773
• Women must not be pregnant at the time of the scheduled appointment

To book a mammogram or to find out if you qualify for a free mammogram, please call Women's Health Resources at 860-585-3020 or 860-589-2642.

We Need Your Support

Private foundations, area businesses, social, civic, and church groups are joining hands to reduce the incidence and impact of breast cancer in the Greater Bristol community. Encouraged by grants from the Charlotte Johnson Hollfelder and the Susan G. Komen Foundations, and strengthened by the commitments from Bristol Hospital, the Bristol Hospital Auxiliary, Radiologic Associates, P.C., Beekley Corporation, and Women's Health Resource, the community has forcefully begun to address this urgent health issue.

We now know that breast cancer can be treated if detected early, and that survival rates reach 98% if the cancer is confined. For some women this is a financial issue. To address it, the Bristol Hospital Development Foundation has organized a superb leadership team of volunteers to raise upwards of $250,000. Contributed funds will be used to underwrite part or all of the cost of a mammogram for women who are under or uninsured. You can help by sponsoring one or several mammograms. The reduced cost is $75 and your gift in that amount will provide one women this valuable service.

Please consider a gift or pledge to the Bristol Hospital Development Foundation. Contact the Development Foundation at (860) 585-3365 for details on this significant project.