DATE: May 21, 2021—FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FROM: Lezlie Burkley, Foundation Director
Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center Foundation
1000 Rush Drive Salida, CO 81201
Email: lezlie.burkley@hrrmc.net Tel.: (719) 530-2218
HRRMC Now Offering Free Women’s Health Screenings Across Clinic Locations
SALIDA, Colo.— The Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center (HRRMC) Foundation is now accepting applications for the Women’s Wellness Connection (WWC) Clinical Services program.
The WWC program is grant funded by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) and offers free cervical cancer screenings/Pap smear tests and free breast cancer screenings/mammograms to qualifying women. Eligible participants are women between the ages of 21-64 years old, living within a specific income level and are uninsured or underinsured. Funding for screenings is available for women living in Chaffee, Lake, Western Fremont, Park, and Saguache counties.
In addition to providing free preventative health screenings at its main hospital campus, HRRMC recently qualified to provide these services at all HRRMC outlying clinic locations, including the Salida Health Center in Salida, Colo.; Buena Vista Health Center in Buena Vista, Colo; Custer County Health Center in Westcliffe, Colo.; and the Saguache Health Center in Saguache, Colo.
“The Women’s Wellness Connection program creates awareness and access to preventative health and cancer screenings,” explained Melanie Critelli, WWC Community Health Coordinator. “Our service region is geographically isolated, which can create barriers to women accessing annual care. Insurance coverage and cost can create additional obstacles. Our program works to support women financially and emotionally to access these critical appointments.”
More information, including details on guidelines and enrollment, are available on the hospital website at www.hrrmc.com/hrrmc-foundation.
For questions about the enrollment process or to talk with someone directly, contact WWC Community Health Coordinator Melanie Critelli at melanie.critelli@hrrmc.net or (719) 530-1065.
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