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.  To date the Healthcare Foundation along with Partner Saks fifth avenue have raised over $1,000,000 for Breast and other Women’s Cancers Programs. With this recent grant, Sarasota Memorial’s Breast Health Grant Support 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.  Through SMH’s Breast Health Grant Support Program, any grant recipient diagnosed with breast cancer will be assisted in obtaining Medicaid through the Florida Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program, and timely access to the medical surgery, treatment and care she needs.  

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