Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Independence Health System Offers Walk-in Mammograms, Highlights Awareness

GREENSBURG, Pa., October 20, 2025 … Independence Health System has been activating its community initiatives for Breast Cancer Awareness Month to encourage annual mammograms. One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer, according to the American Cancer Society, and when detected early, at a localized stage, the five-year relative survival rate is 99%.

Independence Health System is partnering with local car dealerships in its Drive to Five initiative to offer the community easy and convenient locations for receiving an annual mammogram screening on a walk-in basis. Individuals can drive to one of five convenient locations across the Butler, Clarion, and Westmoreland areas for walk-in Wednesdays with additional walk-in hours at select facilities on Thursdays throughout October. The participating facilities are also illuminated pink throughout the month (photos included). The locations with schedules are below:

Butler

Crossroads Campus

129 Oneida Valley Road

7 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

Wednesdays

*Plus Monday, October 20 from 4-6:30 p.m.

Clarion

Health & Wellness Center

330 North Point Drive

12 to 4 p.m.

Wednesdays

Mount Pleasant

Frick Hospital

508 South Church Street

7 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

Wednesdays

Connellsville

The Square at Connellsville

854 Vanderbilt Road

7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Wednesdays, plus Thursdays during October

Greensburg

Westmoreland Hospital

532 West Pittsburgh Street

7 a.m. to 3p.m. 

Wednesdays, plus Thursdays during October

“Independence Health System is committed to giving individuals the ability to easily and conveniently prioritize their health in their busy lives,” said Mary Elizabeth Kovacik Eicher, MD, MPH, associate chief medical officer, Independence Health System. “Breast cancer has claimed the lives of too many in the past. Now, with advances in healthcare, it’s highly treatable when detected through screening in its earliest stages. We want our community members to know that life-saving mammograms are readily available in or near their neighborhood. We are dedicated with our partners to driving awareness and inspiring hope during Breast Cancer Awareness Month and every day of the year.” 

Neither appointments nor scripts are needed. Individuals are welcome to schedule ahead of time online or via phone by dialing 724-689-0100 for the Westmoreland area or 724-284-4000 for the Butler/Clarion Area.More information can be found here.

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Nationally recognized for quality care, Independence Health System comprises Butler Memorial, Clarion, Frick, Latrobe and Westmoreland Hospitals with a combined bed count of 925. With more than 1,000 physicians and advanced practice providers and nearly 7,000 employees, the System is the third largest in western Pennsylvania serving a population base of 750,000 in a footprint spanning more than 10 counties. 

The System includes tertiary programs rated among America’s best for cardiac care and surgery, earning accolades from a number of prestigious outlets and organizations. Locally owned and locally controlled, Independence Health System offers its patients low-cost, high-quality care across the care spectrum in such specialties as cardiology, cardiovascular and thoracic surgery, orthopedics and sports medicine, minimally invasive and robotic surgery, women’s health and obstetrics, emergency medicine, behavioral health and primary care. Its network of outpatient centers sees more than 1.2 million visits annually. The homecare division further supports patients at all stages of life with home health and hospice services. Learn more at www.independence.health