Mercy Rolla to Hold Free Mammogram Screenings Thanks to Generous Donation

ROLLA, Mo. (Jan. 23, 2025) – Mercy Rolla Clinic is getting ready to host its second free 3D mammogram screening event for the underinsured and uninsured on Jan.30 from 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
This free community event is thanks to a generous donation from Cancer Gala & Co, which donated more than $26,000 to the Mercy Rolla Health Foundation. That money will go toward hosting two free mammogram screening events in 2025 and will also be used to provide breakfast and lunch to cancer patients who receive chemotherapy and infusions.
The Cancer Gala Board is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) established in 2021 that supports the individual needs of patients and medical facilities in the Rolla community. All proceeds raised by the organization go to local patients and local causes.
Cancer Gala & Co’s 2024 donation helped bring about the first free mammogram screening event at Mercy Clinic Rolla last April. The event helped 25 patients who were either uninsured or underinsured get their annual mammogram screening.  
“We know these screenings save lives,” said Karen Simpson-Neasby, executive director of Mercy Health Foundation Lebanon/Rolla and Mountain View. “And we were so humbled by Cancer Gala’s donation and the impact we were able to make with the screening event last year. Free screening events like this make a real impact on the health of our community—especially those who can’t afford routine but crucial care like mammogram screenings. I’m so thankful we get to host two of these screenings this year thanks to this donation.”
For decades, mammograms have been a reliable tool for detecting breast cancer, and the American Hospital Association recommends individuals begin getting annual mammograms to 40.
Patients who attend the free walk-in screening event on Jan. 30 only need to bring a photo ID. Funds donated by Cancer Gala & Co will cover patient costs for the mammogram.
 
Appointments are not required, and patients are encouraged to park at the back of Mercy Clinic Rolla located at 1605 Martin Springs Drive and look for a Mercy team member to guide them through the registration process. For more information, call Mercy Clinic Rolla at 573-458-6474.
 
Mercy, one of the 15 largest U.S. health systems and named the top large system in the U.S. for excellent patient experience by NRC Health, serves millions annually with nationally recognized care and one of the nation’s largest and highest performing Accountable Care Organizations in quality and cost. Mercy is a highly integrated, multi-state health care system including 50 acute care and specialty (heart, children’s, orthopedic and rehab) hospitals, convenient and urgent care locations, imaging centers and pharmacies. Mercy has over 1,000 physician practice locations and outpatient facilities, more than 5,000 physicians and advanced practitioners and more than 50,000 co-workers serving patients and families across Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Mercy also has clinics, outpatient services and outreach ministries in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. In fiscal year 2023 alone, Mercy provided more than half a billion dollars of free care and other community benefits, including traditional charity care and unreimbursed Medicaid.