- Aug 30, 2024, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m., Southside Homeless Health Care of Chattanooga, 730 East 11th Street, Chattanooga,TN 37403
- Sept 3, 2024, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m., TVFCU, 25 W 20th St, Chattanooga, TN 37408
- Sept 5, 2024, 9 a.m. - 4 p .m., YMCA, 4138 Hixson Pike Chattanooga, TN 37415
- Sept 7, 2024, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m., Purpose Point Community Health, 2800 N Chamberlain Ave, Chattanooga, TN 37406
- Sept 12, 2024, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Open Lung Screening Day, 2115 East 3rd Street, Chattanooga, TN 37404
- Sept 13, 2024, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., YMCA, 7430 Shallowford Rd, Chattanooga, TN 37421
- Sept 21, 2024, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Washington Hills Rec Center Wellness Fair, 4628 Oakwood Dr, Chattanooga, TN 37416
- Sept 23, 2024, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., CHI Memorial Community Health, 3905 Hixson Pike Ste 103, Chattanooga, TN 37415
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Mobile Lung Cancer Screening
CHI Memorial’s Breathe. Easy. mobile lung CT coach allows us to take low-dose CT lung screening out into our communities and reach people who may not have access or the opportunity to get this scan otherwise. The primary purpose of a lung screening is to look at the lungs for any nodules, masses, or lung cancer. Our screening also captures an image of the heart to calculate a cardiac calcium score which can help people understand their risk for heart disease or heart attack. In addition, the image typically includes a majority of the chest cavity, so a number of incidental findings have been identified during this screening as well (i.e gallstones, thyroid masses, etc).
When lung cancer is detected at an early stage, there is a significant increase of survival. Please call us at (423) 495-5864 if you have any questions.
Lung screening criteria
- Age 50-80 years old (Medicare patients 50-77 years old)
- Current cigarette smoker or have quit within the past 15 years
- Have > 20 pack year history (1 pack per day for 20 years, 2 packs per day for 10 years, etc.)
- Asymptomatic (no signs/symptoms of lung cancer)
- Patient has not had a chest CT in the last 12 months
Insurance/Grant
Most insurance plans cover the cost of lung CT screening if you meet the criteria. If you don’t have insurance and meet the criteria, we offer grants to cover the cost of screening.
Self-pay
If you don’t meet the criteria to be screened and you are 40 years of age or older, we offer a $150 self-pay option, a significant savings for lung CT screening.
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Call today
Call (423) 495-5864 (LUNG) to register for a low-dose CT lung screening or to schedule the Breathe Easy Coach for an event.
Low-cose CT lung scan
A low-dose computed tomography (CT) scan shows a 3-D image of the lungs that is clearer and more detailed than regular x - rays, allowing doctors to diagnose lung cancer at its earliest stage, before there are any symptoms. Lung cancer symptoms do not usually occur until the cancer is advanced and may include persistent cough, sputum streaked with blood, chest pain, voice change, worsening shortness of breath, and recurrent pneumonia or bronchitis.
The low-dose CT lung cancer scan has been shown to improve survival by 20 percent according to The National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) by the National Cancer Institute (NCI).
Breathe. Easy. low-dose mobile lung CT screening locations
- Aug 28, 2024, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Primary Healthcare Center, 13570 N Main St., Trenton, GA 30752
- Aug 29, 2024, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Cadence Bank, 625 Battlefield Pkwy, Fort Oglethorpe, GA 30742
- Sept 16, 2024, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Cadence Bank, 625 Battlefield Pkwy, Fort Oglethorpe, GA 30742
- Sept 18, 2024, 1 - 8 p.m., Mount Vernon Mills, 91 Fourth St, Trion, GA 30753
- Sept 20, 2024, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., CHI Memorial Family Practice Associates, 615 East Villanow Street LaFayette, GA 30728
- Sept 11, 2024, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m., Lowe's, 1751 Congress Pkwy S, Athens, TN 37303
- Sept 19, 2024, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., Piggly Wiggly, 17619 TN-58, Decatur, TN 37322
- Sept 30, 2024, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., YMCA, 220 Urbane Rd NE, Cleveland, TN 37312
- Sept 4, 2024, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., CHI Memorial Family Practice Associates, 210 Walmart Drive, Soddy Daisy, TN 37379
- Sept 9, 2024, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Lowe's, 7693 Rhea County Hwy. Suite 3, Dayton, TN 37321
- Sept 10, 2024. 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., CHI Memorial Integrative Medicine, 1238 Taft Highway, Ste. 170, Signal Mountain, TN 37377
- Sept 17, 2024, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Walmart, 16773 Rankin Avenue Dunlap, TN 37327
- Sept 24, 2024, 1 p.m. - 7 p.m., CHI Memorial Family Practice Associates , 210 Walmart Drive, Soddy Daisy, TN 37379
- Sept 28, 2024, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Marion County Health Expo, Courthouse square Jasper, TN 37347
Register
To register for a low-dose CT lung screening or to schedule the Breathe Easy Coach for an event, call (423) 495-5864 (LUNG).
Dr. Rob Headrick discusses lung cancer and how providing mobile low-dose CT lung screening is helping to save lives.