* Annual Breast Health Day at Nashoba Valley Medical Center

Nashoba Valley Medical Center’s Women’s Imaging Center
to Host Annual Breast Health Day on Oct. 23, 2019
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
 
 
Ayer, MA – October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and it’s also a good time for women living in the Nashoba Valley region to think about getting a routine, breast cancer screening mammogram. The Women’s Imaging Center at Nashoba Valley Medical Center will host its Annual Breast Health Day on Wednesday, Oct. 23 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., at Nashoba Valley Medical Center, 200 Groton Road in Ayer, Massachusetts. Mammograms appointments are available throughout the day, and walk-ins are welcome as well. Those who have mammograms will be treated to giveaways, breast health information, refreshments and a can enter a free raffle drawing.
The Women’s Imaging Center offers a wide variety of breast imaging services, including 3D mammography, breast ultrasound, stereotactic breast biopsy, and breast MRI. In addition to breast health, it also offers bone density testing.
Annual mammograms can detect cancer early — when it is most treatable. In fact, mammograms can show changes in the breast up to two years before a patient or physician can feel them.
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Nashoba’s Women's Imaging Center is fully accredited by the American College of Radiology. The center can provide an appointment for a mammogram, in most cases, within 48 hours.
For more information about the Women’s Imaging Center Breast Health Day or to schedule an appointment for a mammogram, 978-784-9277.
 
About Nashoba Valley Medical Center
Nashoba Valley Medical Center (NVMC) offers community-based primary care and specialty
services. NVMC was awarded its fourth consecutive A, the highest grade possible, in hospital safety by The Leapfrog Group for the Spring 2018 assessment period. The hospital was a recipient of the Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval and was named to Leapfrog’s annual list of Top Hospitals in 2014. Areas of clinical strength include emergency medicine, diagnostic imaging, geriatric psychiatry, cardiology, gastroenterology, ophthalmology, oncology, orthopedics, physical therapy and general surgery. NVMC also offers a comprehensive Center for Pain Management, Diabetes and Endocrine Center, Travel Clinic and Occupational Health Services. Nashoba Valley Medical Center is part of Steward Health Care, the largest private, tax-
paying physician-led hospital operator in the United States. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Steward operates 37 community hospitals in the United States and the country of Malta, that
regularly receive top awards for quality and safety. The company employs approximately 42,000 health care professionals. The Steward network includes multiple urgent care centers and skilled nursing facilities, substantial behavioral health services, over 7,900 beds under management, and approximately 2.2 million full risk covered lives through the company's managed care and health insurance services. Additional information is available at www.nashobamed.org.