KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Women in Alcoa will soon have a chance to be checked for health concerns through a UT Medical Center program offering mammographies to women across East Tennessee.
The University of Tennessee Medical Center's 3D Mobile Mammography Unit will be at Rick McGill's Toyota on Friday, Aug. 21. The building is located near McGhee Tyson Airport, at 3145 Alcoa Highway. Patients will need pre-scheduled appointments before they will be seen, according to a release.
The unit will be available between 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. providing breast health screenings for patients. Dr. John L. Bell and Erica Arem, the Senior Major Gifts Officer for UT Medical Center, will also be on-site between 11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
The unit is taking new precautions against COVID-19. Patients will need to answer pre-appointment screening questions and undergo temperature checks. They will also need to wear face coverings. Only patients will be allowed into the mobile unit, according to a release.
Rick McGill's Toyota donated $40,000 to the Cancer Institute at the University of Tennessee Medical Center helping to bring the mobile mammography unit to women across East Tennessee.