Free Cancer Screenings Offered to Qualifying Colorado Women
The HRRMC Foundation's Women's Wellness Connection provides free mammograms and cervical cancer screenings to eligible women with limited insurance.
Updated on Nov. 14, 2026 in Cancer
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The HRRMC Foundation offers free mammograms and cervical cancer screenings through its Women's Wellness Connection program to qualifying women. Eligibility depends on income, insurance coverage, and residence, and the program serves women with limited or no health insurance.
Why it matters
The program targets women who may otherwise lack access to routine cancer screening, helping residents in Colorado's rural and mountain communities catch disease earlier. Outreach materials in English and Spanish aim to reach a broad range of eligible residents across the state.
The program's stated age range of 21 to 64 matches the CDC's cervical screening range but is broader than the CDC's 40 to 64 breast screening range. The five-year state grant announced in January 2023 funds the services, though the extraction does not report its dollar value.
The players
HRRMC Foundation
The philanthropic arm of Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center, a hospital serving central Colorado, which administers the Women's Wellness Connection program.
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
The state agency that awarded the five-year grant funding the screening services for qualifying women.
The details
Women's Wellness Connection serves Chaffee, Custer, Lake, and Saguache counties, plus western Fremont and Park counties. Clinic services are offered at Buena Vista, Custer County, Saguache, and Salida health centers, while mammograms are performed at HRRMC's main campus at 1000 Rush Drive in Salida.
Timeline
January 2023: The HRRMC Foundation announced a five-year grant from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
2024: 75 people received direct help completing screenings, and 45 received at least one free service.
Health Landscape
The program's 21 to 64 age range for both screenings aligns with the CDC's cervical screening guidance but goes beyond its 40 to 64 breast screening range. State-funded outreach of this kind fills coverage gaps for women who lack insurance in rural Colorado.
Women with limited or no insurance who fall within the 21 to 64 age range may qualify for free mammograms or cervical screenings. Eligibility is based on income, insurance coverage, and residence, so women can ask the program directly whether they qualify.
The takeaway
Women who lack insurance should ask the HRRMC Foundation about eligibility for free cancer screenings, since the program uses income and residence rather than insurance alone to determine who qualifies.
Further reading
Explore more on Cancer screening access and prevention in Colorado.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Ark Valley Voice.
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