WVU Hospitals - Bonnie's Bus

What is it?

Bonnie’s Bus is a self-contained, mobile digital mammography unit that travels across the rural, underserved areas of West Virginia, offering breast cancer screenings in a comfortable, convenient environment.

Who is it for?

Women throughout the state who have private insurance, Medicaid and Medicare, and uninsured women who are participants in the West Virginia Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening program. With funding from grants and donations, mammograms are provided for women without coverage, so that no woman age 40 or over is ever turned away.

Why do they do it?

Mammograms can be difficult to access for women in rural West Virginia. Some of the program’s patrons admitted that they probably would never have had a mammogram without Bonnie’s Bus.

Impact

Since the program began in 2009, Bonnie’s Bus has provided more than 10,000 mammograms to West Virginia women and has led to the detection of 35 cases of breast cancer.

Contact: Amy Johns
Director, Public Affairs
Telephone: 304-293-7087
Email: johnsa@wvumedicine.org