Breast Health
For most women, the discovery of a breast lump immediately conjures thoughts of breast cancer and its implications. Fortunately, most lumps are not cancer. But when they are, early detection is imperative in the successful treatment of this disease.
We are proud to say that ECHN is fully committed to the early detection of breast cancer. This is demonstrated through the number of convenient locations for mammography services within its network, new state-of-the-art technology, educational programs, and more.
Our Centers for Mammography
There are several convenient locations within the ECHN health system where you can have a mammogram.
All of our mammography services are accredited by the American College of Radiology (ACR) and certified by the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which are marks of excellence in the field. Mammograms are performed by specially trained technologists and the resulting films are reviewed by hospital radiologists.
We invite you to call to make an appointment or for more details:
- Manchester Memorial Hospital, 71 Haynes Street, Manchester, CT (860) 647-4791
- Rockville General Hospital, 31 Union Street, Vernon, CT (860) 872-5241
- Women's Center for Wellness, 2800 Tamarack Avenue, South Windsor, CT (860) 533-4646
- Glastonbury Wellness Center, 628 Hebron Avenue, Glastonbury, CT (860) 652-3182
ECHN’s Women’s Health Coordinator
You are not alone. ECHN offers a Women’s Health Coordinator who can assist women in navigating the health system as they move through diagnosis and treatment of breast health issues and other health issues.
Kathy Porter, RN, BS, Women’s Health Coordinator for ECHN, is responsible for the coordination of women’s health issues for the community. She serves as a resource nurse and health system navigator on behalf of ECHN’s female clients, physicians, and physician office staffs.
As the Women’s Health Coordinator, Kathy assists women in accessing the appropriate services within ECHN, with special emphasis on quick and timely access to breast health services. Another role of the coordinator is to increase public awareness about the full range of women’s health services that ECHN has to offer, through health education and health promotion efforts.
The Women’s Health Coordinator position is made possible through the generous support of the NewAlliance Bank Foundation, which awarded a grant to ECHN for this purpose in April 2004. There is no charge to patients for this service.
Kathy can be reached by telephone at the Women’s Center for Wellness, (860) 533-4646, or via e-mail, kporter@echn.org.
Breast Cancer: One-On-One Support
The American Cancer Society offers “Reach to Recovery.” Breast cancer survivors provide one-on-one support and information to help individuals cope with breast cancer. Specially trained survivors of breast cancer serve as volunteers, responding in person or by phone to the concerns of people facing a breast cancer diagnosis, treatment, recurrence, or recovery. If you or a loved one is in need of one-on-one support, please call our toll-free number, 1.800.227.2345. By calling our toll-free number you can speak to someone 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Do You Need a Doctor?
When you have a mammogram, we ask for the name of a doctor to whom the results are sent. This doctor can be a family physician, internist, OB/GYN, or other. Click here [link to doctor search] if you’d like to search our database of credentialed physicians on the ECHN medical staff.
Financial Services
A limited number of free and low-cost mammography services are available through ECHN to those who qualify. Check with the facility of your choice to see if you are eligible for assistance:
- At Manchester Memorial Hospital, call (860) 646.1222, ext. 2218
- At Rockville General Hospital, call (860) 872-5310
- At the Women's Center for Wellness, limited donated funds are available to underwrite clinical services for uninsured women. Applications for these funds may be made by calling (860) 533-4646. You will be forwarded a brief financial form to be completed and submitted for eligibility.
- At the Glastonbury Wellness Center, reduced fee services for mammograms are available to those meeting financial eligibility criteria. Call (860) 652-3182.