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Importance of Mammograms is the Focus of Pink Day Message

Oct. 20 is National Mammography Day

Importance of Mammograms is the Focus of Pink Day Message

ROME, Ga., October 6, 2023 – Paper Doll magnets and breast cancer prevention will again be the focus of Atrium Health Floyd’s Pink Day celebration this year on Friday, Oct. 20, National Mammography Day.

The annual event focuses on the importance breast cancer education and getting an annual mammogram.

Pink is the nationally recognized color of breast cancer awareness, and complimentary magnets displaying images of Atrium Health Floyd’s iconic Paper Dolls will be available that Friday from 6 to 9 a.m. at Truett’s Chick-fil-A, 264 Shorter Ave. NW. in Rome.

Atrium Health Floyd has partnered with Chick-fil-A for 21 years to promote breast health.

The free magnets and breast health education will also be available that day at Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center in Cedartown from 6 to 9 a.m. and at Atrium Health Floyd Cherokee Medical Center in Centre, from 6 to 9 a.m. CDT.

The Breast Center is the only facility in the region that offers a unique Know in 24 promise, a pledge to provide same-day or next-day results for women receiving a mammogram.  The Breast Center at Atrium Health Floyd provides a full range of diagnostic services, including: 

  • Mammograms
  • Clinical breast exams
  • Genetic testing and counseling
  • Breast ultrasounds
  • Breast MRIs

The Breast Center also operates a Mobile Mammography Coach that can bring mammography services to where women work to make the process more convenient. A second Mobile Mammography Coach will be located at the stand-alone emergency department being completed in Chattooga County.<

The events will also include our breast health advocates, who will provide information and to answer any questions about breast health. The volunteers in our Advocate Program are trained to serve as educators for the community.

“Like many other cancers, the survival rate for breast cancer patients increases when it is caught early,” said Aimee Griffin, vice president of Professional Services at Atrium Health Floyd and former director of The Breast Center at Floyd. “The best way to do that is to get a mammogram.”

For more information about services or to schedule an appointment, visit Floyd.org/Mammogram or call 706-509-6840.

About Atrium Health Floyd

The Atrium Health Floyd family of health care services is a leading medical provider and economic force in northwest Georgia and northeast Alabama. Atrium Health Floyd is part of Charlotte, North Carolina-based Advocate Health, the third-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. Atrium Health Floyd strategically combined with Harbin Clinic in 2024 and employs more than 5,200 teammates who provide care in over 40 medical specialties at four facilities: Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center – a 361-bed full-service, acute care hospital and regional referral center in Rome, Georgia; Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center in Cedartown, Georgia; and Atrium Health Floyd Cherokee Medical Center in Centre, Alabama; and Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center Behavioral Health, also in Rome. Together, Atrium Health Floyd and Harbin Clinic provide primary care, specialty care and urgent care throughout northwest Georgia and northeast Alabama. Atrium Health Floyd also operates a stand-alone emergency department in Chattooga County, the first such facility to be built from the ground-up in Georgia.

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. Advocate Health is nationally recognized for its expertise in heart and vascular, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs more than 160,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations and offers one of the nation's largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to redefining care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.