Free Clinical Health Screenings Available to Ocean County Women

Toms River, N.J., March 29 – Community Medical Center’s Community Health Services, a RWJ Barnabas Health facility, through a grant provided by the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, coordinates the New Jersey Cancer Education and Early Detection program in Ocean County. Currently, free clinical health screenings are available to uninsured women in Ocean County.

The program provides free clinical breast examinations, mammograms, cervical exams and pap smears to uninsured women between the ages of 40 and 64. To qualify for the program, participants must meet specific income requirements.

A clinic will be held at the Ocean County Health Department, 175 Sunset Avenue, Toms River, on Friday, April 6, from 1 to 3:30 pm. and at the Family Planning Center in Lakewood, 290 River Avenue on Thursday, April 12, from 12 to 2:30 pm and Monday, April 30 from 9 to 11:30 am.

An additional clinic will be held Friday, April 27, from 1:30 to 3:30 pm at Ocean Gynecologic and Obstetrical Associates (OGOA), 475 Route 70, Lakewood.

Appointments are also available on ongoing Wednesdays at the Family Planning Center in Manahawkin, 1173 Beacon Avenue, Manahawkin.

Appointments are required. For further information or to schedule an appointment, please call 732.557.3202.