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Miami, FL – With a snip of a pink ribbon, Jackson Memorial Hospital kicked off National Breast Cancer Awareness month on Monday, October 1, by dedicating the re-modeled Roberta Orlen Chaplin Digital Breast Imaging Center at the Taylor Breast Health Center.
Thanks to a generous donation from philanthropists Harvey and Roberta Chaplin, the facility is totally digital, providing physicians with easier and faster access to images. It has also been renovated with more comfortable features for patients. Additionally, the center will be upgrading two digital mammogram units to incorporate 3-D technology.
“The Chaplins have been far more than just patrons in the fight against breast cancer – they have been activists, ambassadors and champions,” Carlos A. Migoya, president and CEO of Jackson Health System, said during a grand re-opening celebration . “On behalf of our doctors, nurses and especially our patients, we thank you.”
The celebration was attended by Miami-Dade County Commissioner Audrey M. Edmonson, breast cancer survivors, nurses and physicians, the chairman of the Public Health Trust, Jackson executives and officers of the board of the Jackson Memorial Foundation. “Only here at Jackson can we deliver the cutting-edge care made possible by the Chaplins’ generous gift,” said Darryl K. Sharpton, chairman of the Public Health Trust Board of Trustees. “We promise that high level of care to everyone in our community, regardless of their ability to pay.”
Breast cancer survivor Rosa Arias Yapur, 34, credits the breast center at Jackson Memorial for saving her life. The first time mother shared her story during the ceremony, with her husband and daughter by her side.
Three months after having her first child, Yapur noticed blood streaming from one of her nipples. She then discovered a lump on her left breast and had a feeling something was terribly wrong.
“When I came to Jackson, they discovered I had stage three breast cancer,” she said. “Thanks to all the doctors and staff at Jackson, I was able to get a mastectomy and treatment. Now I am cancer-free. I thank God for the Jackson Memorial breast center and its staff.”
JACKSON OFFERS MAMMOGRAMS AND FREE BEAUTY MAKEOVERS IN OCTOBER
During October, Jackson is offering mammogram screenings and free beauty makeovers at Jackson Memorial Hospital, Jackson South Community Hospital and Jackson North Medical Center.
Reservations are required for a limited number of mammograms for women age 40 and older. Most insurance plans are accepted. For the uninsured, the cost is $25 for those who qualify.
4 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, October 15
Jackson South Community Hospital
Comprehensive Breast Center
9333 S.W. 152nd Street
Miami, FL 33157
To RSVP, call 305-256-5245
4 to 7 p.m., Thursday, October 17
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Taylor Breast Health Center/Roberta Orlen Chaplin Digital Breast Imaging Center
1080 N.W. 19th Street
Miami, FL 33136
To RSVP, call 305-585-5942
4 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, October 22
Jackson North Medical Center
Center for Women’s Imaging
160 N.W. 170th Street
North Miami Beach, FL 33169
To RSVP, call 305-654-5040
During the entire month of October, Jackson South Community Hospital will “Go Pink” to commemorate the month. The entire corridor walk-way, from the parking lot to the hospital’s front entrance will be lit with pink lights at night. At Jackson North Medical Center, pink banners will adorn the light poles throughout the facility’s parking lot in October to remind visitors about the importance of breast cancer awareness.
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