Mobile Mammography Unit Announces Schedule for Week of November 4

West Florida Hospital’s Mobile Mammography Unit will be at the following locations during the week of November 4 to offer convenient, high quality mammography services for women age 35 and over.  West Florida Hospital files most insurances, including Medicare (Medicare will cover screening mammograms every year with no deductible for those women over 40 who have that coverage).

Monday, November 4 – 7:00 – 11:00 a.m.

West Florida Medical Group, 4601 Spanish Trail, Pensacola

Monday, November 4 – 12:00 – 2:30 p.m.

Covenant Hospice Corporate Office, 5041 N. 12th Avenue, Pensacola

Tuesday, November 5 – 8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. & 1:00 – 3:30 p.m.

West Florida Medical Group, 7458 Pine Forest Road, Pensacola

Wednesday, November 6 – 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

West Pointe Retirement Community, 5101 Northpointe Parkway, Pensacola

Thursday, November 7 – 8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. & 1:00 – 3:30 p.m.

West Florida Medical Group, 1190 E. Nine Mile Road, Pensacola

A customized 37-foot coach containing dedicated mammography equipment, the Mobile Mammography Unit makes getting a mammogram even more convenient. 

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It travels throughout the area bringing quality mammography services to women where

they are:  at work, club or church meetings, health fairs, West Florida Primary Care offices and other community locations. 

The Mobile Mammography Unit provides comprehensive mammography services that feature an all-female staff of nationally certified and licensed technologists and state

of-the-art equipment, including Digital Mammography and CAD (Computer Aided

Detection).  For extra assurance, all mammograms are read by two board certified

Radiologists.  The Mobile Mammography Unit is also certified by the FDA and accredited by the American College of Radiology.

In addition, West Florida Healthcare was the first facility in the area to be recognized as a Breast Imaging Center of Excellencefrom the American College of Radiology (ACR).  By awarding facilities the status of a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence, the ACR recognizes breast imaging centers that have earned accreditation in mammography, stereotactic breast biopsy, and breast ultrasound (including ultrasound-guided breast biopsy).  West Florida Healthcare is one of only a few ACR BICOE facilities in the state of Florida. 

For appointmentsor more information, call (850) 494-3497 or toll-free at

1-888-894-2113.

This article originally appeared on Santa Rosa Press Gazette: Mobile Mammography Unit Announces Schedule for Week of November 4