"It had been years since her last breast cancer screening procedure. This one, which took place in City of Hope's Cancer Prevention and Screening mobile clinic, was faster and easier. The staff was kind. The machine that X-rayed her breast was more comfortable than the cold hard contraption she remembered."
"The clinic was parked on South San Pedro Street in front of Union Rescue Mission, the nonprofit shelter where Horton resides. Within a week, City of Hope, a cancer research hospital, would share the results with Horton and Dr. Mary Marfisee, the mission's family medical services director."
"Horton was one of the first patients of a new women's health initiative from UCLA's Homeless Healthcare Collaborative at Union Rescue Mission. Staffed by third-year UCLA Medical School students and led by Marfisee, a UCLA assistant clinician."
UCLA's Homeless Healthcare Collaborative and City of Hope partnered to establish a mobile mammogram clinic at Union Rescue Mission on Skid Row, targeting unhoused women who lack access to preventive cancer screenings. Nearly 90% of mission residents are not current on recommended cancer screenings, reflecting critical healthcare access gaps exacerbated by public clinic service reductions. The mobile clinic, staffed by UCLA Medical School students and led by the mission's medical director, provides convenient on-site screening with results shared within a week. Patients like Sharon Horton, a 68-year-old resident, experienced faster, easier screening procedures with compassionate staff. The initiative represents a direct response to healthcare disparities affecting vulnerable populations experiencing homelessness.
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