Sarasota Memorial’s Breast Health Grant Support Program was recently awarded a $100,000 grant from the Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation.  This funding will enable SMH’s Breast Health Grant Support Program to continue providing qualifying residents of Sarasota County the breast health screening and diagnostic services they need but cannot afford. With this grant, the program will be able to provide an estimated 665 mammograms (screening and diagnostic), 330 breast ultrasounds and approximately 30 breast biopsies free-of-charge to qualifying Sarasota County residents.  For the low-income, working mother who discovers a breast lump but lacks health insurance, or the retired senior who gets by on social security but cannot afford health insurance, SMH’s Breast Health Grant Support Program provides access to the breast health screening and diagnostics they need but could not otherwise obtain. 

Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation