JAMESTOWN, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – The Jamestown Regional Medical Center (JRMC) and Central Valley Health (CVH) have been holding the No Excuses program to eliminate barriers to women’s health.

JRMC’s Katie Ryan-Anderson says many partners make the No Excuses program possible.

The No Excuses program is offered in October as part of National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Early Detection and Breast Cancer Awareness month. Each year in the United States, about 264,000 women get breast cancer and 42,000 women die from the disease.

The JRMC estimates upwards of 1,300 area women are not up to date on their mammogram.

Ryan-Anderson says there shouldn’t be any excuses to put yourself second.

The No Excuses program runs through a patient’s insurance and other programs to see if they qualify. Because of donations and events like RM Stoudt’s Running of the Pink, patients incur no cost for the service.

Ryan-Anderson added often times, women put their healthcare last. No Excuses was created to eliminate that.

To schedule during the No Excuses date Oct. 17-19 or any date that works for you, call 701-952-4852 or simply walk-in. You’re asked to reserve an hour of time from check-in to check-out.

For more information, visit jrmcnd.com/no-excuses