Dr. Gary Baldwin, gynecologist, and Pam Bentley from Swift River Health Care are two of the people who are making the free Women’s Breast and Cervical Health Day possible on Monday, Oct. 9.

Breast Health Day for local women

RUMFORD – Rumford Hospital, Elsemore Dixfield Center and Swift River Health Care are banding together to offer a Women’s Breast and Cervical Health Day from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Oct. 9. It will be an opportunity for eligible women to join the Maine Breast and Cervical Health Program by making an appointment for free services.

Gynecologist Dr. Gary Baldwin, Swift River Health Care, will provide physical exams, including pap smears, and the Rumford Hospital Mammography unit will do free mammograms. The exams are provided free annually thereafter through the Breast and Cervical Health Program.

Women are being encouraged to inquire if they are eligible for the program, even if they are not able to make an appointment, by calling 1-800-350-5180 and pressing number 1.

Women with questions may call Pam Bentley at Swift River, 369-0146. She will also be at Curves in Mexico to answer questions from 9 a.m. to noon Monday, Oct. 2.