October 17, 2010

“A terrific response by women in Northwestern Ontario,” is how organizers of Friday’s Breast Screening Challenge described the day. As of 8 p.m. Friday, 122 women received a mammogram and became new clients with the Ontario Breast Screening Program (OBSP).

We are absolutely delighted by the number of new clients who are now part of the Ontario Breast Screening Program,” says Lori Della Vedova, Manager Screening Programs at Regional Cancer Care. “The OBSP office phone was very steady as new clients were registered all day long across the region. We came close to our ambitious goal of 150,” Lori explains. “We congratulate all the screening sites involved in Thunder Bay and across the region in Kenora and Fort Frances. Special thanks to all the women who took time out of their busy day to participate in this Challenge.”

If you are eligible to join the Ontario Breast Screening Program but did not participate in the 2011 Breast Screening Challenge, OBSP is encouraging all women ages 50 and over to join the program at anytime. To make an appointment with the Ontario Breast Screening Program, phone the toll-free number: 1-800-461-7031. In Thunder Bay call: 684-7777.

About the Challenge:

The Challenge is held annually to encourage women aged 50 and over, to join the Ontario Breast Screening Program (OBSP). The goal was to offer breast screening mammograms to over 150 new clients in one day.

Appointments were held at four locations:
 

• CML Imaging at Port Arthur Health Centre
• Linda Buchan Centre at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre
• Riverside Healthcare Facilities in Fort Frances
• Lake of the Woods District Hospital in Kenora

Two drop in screening sites were held at:
 

• OBSP Mobile Coach at Intercity Shopping Centre
• CML Imaging at Port Arthur Health Centre

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