GOUVERNEUR - The St. Lawrence County Cancer Fund, a volunteer organization dedicated to fighting cancer within the county, recently made a donation to the St. Lawrence Health System’s Gouverneur Hospital.

The funds will be used to support programs that provide mammograms, and early detection lung cancer CT scanning to uninsured and under-insured community members. Gouverneur Hospital offers 3D digital mammography, as well as low-dose CT scanning equipment.

“Gouverneur Hospital provides patients with state-of-the-art equipment for cancer screenings and can often accommodate same day image testing. It’s vital that individuals receive yearly screenings and the easier and more efficient we can make each experience, the more likely people will be to get tested,” noted Chief Executive Officer Eric Burch.

“We are very fortunate to have Family Practitioner Payam Hadian, MD; and Obstetrics and Gynecology provider Laurie Brown, NP, housed within the Hospital; Internist Edward Reason, DO, located adjacent to the Hospital; and Brittany Terpstra, PA, with the Community Health Center of the North Country; also housed within the Hospital. They all work closely with our Radiologists and team of registered imaging specialists. Being within close proximity to one another undoubtedly alleviates multiple trips for their patients,” Mr. Burch added.

Gouverneur Hospital’s Imaging Center is accredited by the FDA and the American College of Radiology; the technologists are registered with the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists and the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers.

To find out more about the services offered at Gouverneur Hospital, visit www.stlawrencehealthsystem.org/services. Anyone interested in supporting patient care in their community may call 315-261-5418, or visit www.stlawrencehealthsystem.org/donate to make a donation.