I know of hospitals which have breast screening clinics incorporated with them. There’s one in CNY here and it’s very close to a poor section of town. The local bus lines all make it one of their stops.
It’s not a matter of using hospitals for *reproductive services*, it’s having mammography equipment available in a separate section where women can go for mammograms.
It only makes sense as hospitals often have other radiology services attached to them. Even small ones are Capable of doing MRI’s and CAT scans and I believe that mammograms are not as costly as those.
Yes, this is true, I know. There are also tons of centers (including the one where I go) that is a stand-alone facility affiliated with the hospitals, including the renowned Cleveland Clinic.
However, just because you know of them, that does not mean they all are near poor sections of town. The ones I go to are definitely not. Planned Parenthood deliberately places itself in metropolitan areas and in inner ring burbs.
You do have me interested so I’m going to do some checking to see where OURS are to see if my theory on where they pop us is correct (not to mention near colleges).