Assemblyman Dave McDonough (R,C,I-Merrick), in conjunction with Nuhealth/Nassau Health Care Corporation, will be sponsoring a breast cancer screening program on Thursday, August 14 from 8:30 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. at the Merrick Public Library, 2279 Merrick Avenue.

Appointments are necessary and will be scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis. On-site nurses and technicians will provide a mammography, a clinical breast examination and instructions for self-examination. Patients and their physicians will be notified of the exam results.

NuHealth’s guidelines for the program are as follows:

• The program is open to Nassau County women over 40 who have not had a mammogram in over one year and are asymptomatic (no problems).
• Women covered by insurance, Medicaid or Medicare will have their carrier billed and must bring their information card to the screening, along with a prescription from their physician. NuHealth policy requires patients to be responsible for any co-pays charged by their carrier.
• Women 50 and older without health insurance will be eligible to be enrolled in a grant program which covers the costs of the screening at no out-of-pocket cost to the patient.

Women who would like to take advantage of the August 14 breast cancer screening program at the Merrick Library should call Assemblyman McDonough’s office at (516) 409-2070 to make an appointment.