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Susan G. Komen Idaho Montana Affiliate
Grant Recipients 2016-2017
$157,500
Community Cancer Services - Enriched Recovery Program for Breast Cancer Survivors
Assisting people who lack health insurance or otherwise have inadequate access to cancer care services by
providing financial support and advocacy to help clients and their families.
Glenns Ferry Health Center, Inc. - Journey to Breast Health
Ensuring low-income, uninsured women requiring a mammogram can obtain one free of charge.
Kootenai Health - Breast Imaging Support Program
Providing funds for underserved, uninsured or underinsured men and women in need of lifesaving screening
and diagnostic mammography services.
Kootenai Health - Breast Cancer Patient Support Program
Providing funds to help with essential living expenses and treatment support including child care, gas,
groceries, transportation, medications, rent, medical equipment and supplies, and nutritional support.
Minidoka Memorial Hospital - Minidoka County’s 1st Defense Against Breast Cancer
Providing free mammogram services for underserved, culturally diverse and limited English speaking women.
North Canyon Medical Center - Rural Care for Low to Middle Income Women
Providing free mammogram and diagnostic service to women who cannot afford them, with the intention of
reducing the number of late stage breast cancers and promoting breast health awareness in their region.
Panhandle Health District - Screening and Education for Early Diagnosis of Breast Cancer
Providing a clinical breast exam, appointment, and voucher for mammography and/or ultrasound to low
income, uninsured residents of North Idaho.
Saint Alphonsus Comprehensive Breast Care Center – Diagnostic and Support Access for the Underserved
Providing low-income patients access to breast cancer diagnostic imaging procedures. Supporting financially
disadvantages patients living with a breast cancer diagnosis to fulfill basic needs for housing and other living
essentials, maintain adequate nutrition, preserve communication with medical teams and support networks,
access treatment centers, and obtain supplies necessary for rehabilitation.
St. Luke Community Healthcare Foundation – St. Luke Supporting Breast Health for Native & Uninsured
Women of the Flathead Reservation
Increasing the number of Native and low-income women receiving screening and diagnostic mammography
services. Cited barriers to care include transportation, cost/no insurance, and scheduling difficulties.
St. Luke’s Magic Valley Health Foundation, Inc. – Treasure Chest Project
Providing financial support to relieve some of the stress and burden cancer treatment causes patients and
families. When we are able to relieve some of the financial burden, the breast cancer patient and their family
can focus on understanding their treatment and expending energy on getting well and moving on to
survivorship.
St. Luke’s Mountain States Tumor Institute Breast Care Services – St. Luke’s Breast Care Financial Assistance
Program 2016
Providing a full-spectrum of services including screening, diagnostics, surgery, treatment, education and
navigation, reconstruction and survivorship. Providing a financial resource to patients thus reducing the
financial barrier to care patients have as an obstacle for wellness and health.
St. Luke’s Mountain States Tumor Institute – Concrete Needs During Breast Cancer Treatment
Increase financial support for low-income persons undergoing breast cancer treatment.
St. Luke’s Wood River Foundation - St. Luke’s Wood River Breast Screening for the Uninsured and
Underinsured Women Project
Providing advanced breast imaging technology to all women, decreasing incidence of cancer and death by
providing access to mammogram screenings.
St. Vincent Healthcare Foundation – St. Vincent Healthcare Mobile Digital Mammography Program
Program to increase the number of underserved patients who receive digital mammograms in central and
eastern Montana, with priority given to American Indian and rural women.
Terry Reilly Health Services – Terry Reilly Screening Ada Canyon Owyhee
Providing breast cancer screening mammography vouchers to low-income, medically underserved women.
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