Press Releases: Georgia
May 1, 2007
Kaiser Permanente to Provide Free Skin Cancer Screenings
What
Kaiser Permanente of Georgia will offer free skin cancer screenings at three of its medical centers. The screenings are provided in recognition of National Skin Cancer Screening Month to help detect skin cancer at the earliest stage.
The screenings are open to the community—not just Kaiser Permanente members—and will be done on a first-come, first-served basis. Appointments are not required. Please call 404-365-0966 for more information about the screenings.
When/Where
The screenings will be held on Wednesday, May 9, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the following locations:
- Kaiser Permanente Cumberland Medical Center
2525 Cumberland Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30339
- Kaiser Permanente Gwinnett Medical Center
3650 Steve Reynolds Blvd., Duluth, GA 30096
- Kaiser Permanente Southwood Specialty Medical Center
2470 Mount Zion Parkway, Jonesboro, GA 30236
*** Note to reporters: If you would like to schedule an interview with John Strickler, MD, Kaiser Permanente's Chief of Dermatology, contact Billy Auer at (404) 869-5952. |
Kaiser Permanente is the state of Georgia's largest nonprofit health plan, serving the health care needs of Atlanta metro area residents for 22 years. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Georgia, Inc. currently provides comprehensive health care services to approximately 275,000 members through 15 medical facilities in a 28-county service, and a network of affiliated hospitals and physicians. The Health Plan provided more than $5 million in community benefit programs and services.