5 Places To Get A Mammogram In Bergen County
Our local area hospitals offer breast screenings and MRIs for early detection. Here’s how to schedule your mammo during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Between fall activities, Halloween and the headlines from Israel, our minds surely have been racing with thoughts since October started. But let’s not forget another significant event that’s happening now—it’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
In fact, the third Friday in October—Oct. 20 this year—is also National Mammography Day, which encourages women to get their mammograms. Getting screened for potential breast abnormalities can help detect an issue long before symptoms may arise, and breast cancer can be treated if it’s found early. Experts recommend women of average risk start getting yearly mammograms at age 40, but discuss your options with your physician if you have risk factors or a family history.
If you’re due for your yearly exam (or have been putting off scheduling your first-ever mammogram), here’s how to get your mammogram at our five local area hospitals. Just keep in mind you will need to bring a written prescription from a doctor (like your primary care physician or OB/GYN) in order to get your mammo at one of the following screening centers, most of which are certified by the American College of Radiology. Plus, each of these five centers offers same-day results, so you’re not driving yourself crazy waiting to hear from your doctor for a week.
And P.S.: It’s recommended that you wear a loose-fitting two-piece outfit (pants and a top instead of a dress or romper) and forgo deodorant, lotions and powders on exam day.
Englewood Health
In addition to conducting mammograms at their main Leslie Simon Breast Care and Cytodiagnosis Center in Englewood, you can also get screened at the Englewood Hospital Imaging at Emerson and Englewood Hospital Imaging at Fair Lawn locations. Englewood Health offers both screening and diagnostic mammograms, as well as breast biopsies. Schedule your appointment online here, or call 201.894.3622 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Holy Name Medical Center
The Holy Name Breast Center in Teaneck offers 3D mammography, as well as breast MRI, breast ultrasound and digital mammography. Once you have your doctor’s referral, you can easily schedule your mammogram online here (P.S.: They’re open starting at 7:30 a.m., so you can even get yours in before work!).
Hackensack Meridian Health
Hackensack Meridian Health has two locations for breast imaging in Bergen County: The Betty Torricelli Institute for Breast Care in Hackensack and Maywood. At both locations (as well as a dozen others in New Jersey), you can obtain your mammogram, breast ultrasound, breast MRI, as well as genetic counseling for patients who require it. Call 551.996.2222 for the Hackensack location, or book an appointment online in Maywood at this link.
Bergen New Bridge Medical Center
New Bridge Medical Center’s radiology department does mammograms and breast scans at its state-of-the-art mammography suite and can refer you to a breast surgeon after your scan, if needed. For the month of October, New Bridge will cover the cost of mammograms for women who are uninsured and will pay the difference for those who are underinsured. Call to make an appointment at 201.225.7130, or request an appointment online.
The Valley Hospital
The Valley Breast Cancer, with locations in Ridgewood and Mahwah, is the first hospital in northern New Jersey to offer Tomosynthesis, or 3D mammography, which takes more comprehensive images of the breast. Here you’ll also get to utilize the SmartCurve breast stabilization system, which makes the exam itself more comfortable but just as effective. You can schedule your mammogram via Valley’s online scheduling system, or call 1.800.Valley.
For more of what you need to know about breast cancer in 2023—as told by four local oncologists and surgeons—check out our October 2023 issue of BERGEN magazine, out now.
