General Information About the Bus

The sky as seen through the skylight on the Bonnie's Bus Mobile Mammography Unit.

In addition to the digital mammography machine, the camperlike, 40 foot long bus is equipped with a patient-education area, restroom and waiting area. Women whose mammograms suggest a need for further diagnosis and treatment will be guided to doctors in their home communities or to hospitals and, most important, to state-of-the-art clinical trials for patients who want access to them. The bus is connected to a network of WV hospitals and clinics that will make it easier for women who live far from hospitals or an academic medical center to gain access to investigational drug trials.

The mammograms are not free. Billing to third-parties will be provided, and women who lack insurance will be provided with other payment options. We work closely with the West Virginia Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program (WV BCCSP) to ensure that all women who qualify receive services through the program.