The Central Florida Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure® has awarded a $25,000 grant to Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center Imaging to provide women in need with screening mammograms and diagnostic services.   

At Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center Imaging, the grant from Komen for the Cure will support the Think Pink Project, an initiative to create greater awareness about the life-saving benefits of annual mammograms and early detection. The program will encompass educational materials and resources, digital screening mammograms and diagnostic services.

“Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center Imaging is proud to receive this grant to help needy Daytona area women. In these challenging economic times, this grant will help us screen and diagnose more women, who might otherwise not get the care they need,” said Carol Rumer, Florida Hospital Imaging Operations Manager. “As the Daytona area’s only American College of Radiology Breast Imaging Center of Excellence, designed and operated by women, we are passionate about women’s breast health.  This grant will help us serve even more women than ever before.”

Susan G. Komen for the Cure is the world’s largest breast cancer organization, and the Central Florida Affiliate is one of 125 Affiliates on the front lines, dedicated to ending breast cancer in their communities. Komen Affiliates fund innovative programs that help women and men overcome the cultural, social, educational and financial barriers to breast cancer screening and treatment.

“At the Komen Central Florida Affiliate, we conducted a needs assessment of our community and discovered a need for screenings” said Stefanie Steele, Central Florida Affiliate of Susan G. Komen Mission Manager. “We are confident that through Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center’s Imaging Center Think Pink Project uninsured and underserved patients in Volusia County will receive the breast health they need and deserve.”

About Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center’s Imaging Center
Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center’s Imaging Center offers No Wait imaging at three convenient locations in Ormond Beach and Daytona Beach. All three locations offer certified staff and equipment accredited by the American College of Radiology and five on-site, board-certified, specialty-trained radiologists. Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center was recently named one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals for 2010 by HealthGrades®, an independent healthcare ratings organization and is among the top one percent of all hospitals nationwide for quality outcomes. For more information about Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center Imaging, please visit www.FloridaHospitalImaging.org.

About Susan G. Komen for the Cure® and the Komen Central Florida Affiliate
Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever, and in 1982, that promise became Susan G. Komen for the Cure. The Susan G. Komen Central Florida Affiliate is part of the world’s largest and most progressive grassroots network fighting breast cancer. Through events like the Komen Central Florida Race for the Cure, the Central Florida Affiliate has invested $4 million in community breast cancer programs in nine counties. Up to 75 percent of net proceeds generated by the Affiliate stays in the Central Florida Region, while the remaining 25 percent funds national breast cancer research. For more information, call (321) 972-5534 or visit www.KomenCentralFlorida.org.