Sunday, October 21, 2007

Project Renewal Launches the ScanVan, Nation's First Mobile Mammography/Radiology Clinic, To Serve Poor and Homeless of New York City

New York (PRWEB)

Project Renewal, a not-for-profit organization uniquely dedicated to providing everything New York's homeless population needs to move from the street to healthy independent living, today announced the official launch of the ScanVan, the nation's first mobile mammography/ radiology clinic. ScanVan is the first and only mobile clinic that provides mammograms to screen for breast cancer and chest x-rays to screen for tuberculosis.

The 40-foot, ScanVan is staffed with three trained medical professionals and outfitted with state-of-the-art equipment, including a new $183,000 Canon digital x-ray unit for chest x-rays and tuberculosis screening and the top-of-the-line $68,000 GE Performa unit specifically designed for administering mobile mammograms to screen for cancer.

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1 comment:

BKYLN said...

Help us help the street homeless

Call 311: to report homeless individuals and families who you see on the Streets of New York City

Outreach Teams will be sent to offer assistance.

Thank you