Local Breast Cancer Screening, Navigation & Other Services
2018-2019 Grant Award Recipients
Uninsured or under-insured individuals may be able to receive a free mammogram at one of these locations, all of which are Komen Missouri grant recipients.
City of St. Louis
- Barnes-Jewish Hospital Breast Health Care for at Risk Communities
- If a woman has insurance, call the Breast Health Center at 314-454-7500 to schedule an appointment.
- If a woman does not have insurance, contact: Nedra Bramlett-Stevenson, Marilyn Huffman, or Keri Hyatt, Breast Care Navigators at 314-454-8466
- To schedule a mammogram van, call 314-747-7222 or 1-800-600-3606.
- http://www.siteman.wustl.edu/
St. Louis County
- Mercy Hospital St. Louis Breast Cancer Screening and Education Program
- If a woman has insurance call the Breast Center at 314-251-6300 to schedule an appointment.
- If a woman does not have insurance, contact Jennifer Stumpf at 314-251-6400.
- http://www.mercy.net/stlouismo
- Missouri Baptist Medical Center The MBMC Breast HealthCare Center Reaching the Underserved
- Contact Theresa Taylor, Outreach Coordinator for women with or without insurance, and for van schedule at 314-996-7585 or 314-956-9829 (cell).
- http://www.breasthealthcarecenter.org/
- SSM St. Clare Health Center Empowering & Engaging Women
- If a woman has health insurance, contact 636-496-2650 to make an appointment.
- If a woman does not have insurance, contact Adrian Winheim, patient navigator, at 636-496-2804.
- http://www.ssmhc.com/
- SSM St. Mary’s Health Center Empowering & Engaging Women
- If a woman has insurance, call 314-768-8353 to schedule an appointment.
- If a woman does not have insurance, contact Adrian Winheim, patient navigator, at 636-496-2804.
- http://www.ssmhc.com/
- SSM DePaul Health Center Empowering & Engaging Women
- If a woman has health insurance, call 314-739-0924 to schedule an appointment.
- If a woman does not have health insurance, contact Adrian Winheim, patient navigator, at 636-496-2804.
- http://www.ssmhc.com/
St. Charles County
- SSM St. Joseph (multiple locations) Empowering & Engaging Women
- If a woman has health insurance, contact the Scheduling Department at 636-949-9600.
- If a woman does not have health insurance, contact Adrian Winheim, patient navigator, at 636-496-2804.
- http://www.ssmhc.com/
Mid-Missouri
- Missouri Baptist Medical Center Breast Health Awareness & Screening for Women in Rural Southeastern Missouri
- Contact Theresa Taylor, Outreach Coordinator for women with or without insurance, and for van schedule at 314-996-7585 or 314-956-9829 (cell).
- http://www.breasthealthcarecenter.org/
Additional Mammogram resources:
- East Missouri Action Agency – Park Hills – 573-431-5191
- East Missouri Action Agency – Cape Girardeau – 573-334-2516
- St. Francis Medical Center – SEMO – provided by Dig for Life – 573-331-5209
For other Show Me Healthy Women Program (SMHW) locations in MO:
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services 573-522-2845
Note: A list of all SMHW providers is available at: http://health.mo.gov/living/healthcondiseases/chronic/showmehealthywomen/providerlists.php
ILLINOIS
- Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation Start Now: Breast Cancer Awareness Services
- Mammograms done at Touchette Regional Hospital in East St. Louis.
- Contact Patient Navigators: Tamica Handy/618-332-6125; Daquiti Shabazz/618-332-6127, or Nereyda Vargas/618-332-6128.
- http://www.touchette.org/start-now.htm
For other Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program (IBCCP) locations in IL:
Office of Women’s Health Services, IL Department of Public Health
For women with or without insurance, call the Illinois Department of Public Health’s Women’s Health-Line at 1-888-522-1282 or TTY at 1-800-547-0466
Note: A list of IBCCP agencies is available at http://cancerscreening.illinois.gov.
Additional Breast Cancer Support Resources
Type of Assistance | Organization |
Nutrition Support | Food Outreach http://foodoutreach.org/
314.652.3663 Food Outreach provides nutritional support to men, women and children living with HIV/AIDS or cancer. |
Financial Assistance, Treatment Assistance |
Gateway to Hope, http://www.gthstl.org/ 314.569.1113 Gateway to Hope helps secure financial assistance for individuals in need diagnosed with or at high risk for developing breast cancer. |
Support groups
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Cancer Support Community of Greater St. Louis, http://www.cancersupportstl.org/ 314.238.2000 The CSC offers support groups for those diagnosed with cancer, family members, and those who’ve lost loved ones to cancer. |
Bras & Breast Forms,
Support group |
The Breakfast Club, http://breakfastclub-stl.org/ Contact: Eloise Crayton (eloisec@sbcglobal.net) or Sherrill Jackson (sherrilljackson@sbcglobal.net), 314.972.8883 The Breakfast Club is an African-American support group that provides many programs. They provide bras and breast prostheses to women who’ve had mastectomies. |
Other Assistance
Prescription and transportation assistance, medical supplies: St. Louis Peregrine Society, http://peregrinesoc.org/, Contact 314-781-6775 or stlpscun@hotmail.com.
Financial assistance (Resource list of national organizations that provide copay and prescription assistance and more): http://www.cancercare.org/get_help/assistance/tips_assist.php (“Financial Help for People with Cancer” document) & http://www.cancer.net/patient/All+About+Cancer/Newly+Diagnosed/Financial+Resources.
House cleaning: http://www.cleaningforareason.org/, offers free professional house cleaning and maid services for women undergoing treatment for cancer.