The Northeast Hospital Foundation’s Project Mammogram and The Rose Breast Center of Excellence are announcing a new collaboration that will bring a dedicated Community Engagement Navigator and expanded mobile mammography services to Northeast Houston.
May 27, 2026, Northeast Houston, TX — The Northeast Hospital Foundation’s Project Mammogram and The Rose Breast Center of Excellence are proud to announce a new collaboration that represents a significant step forward in removing barriers to breast health care and ensuring more women have access to early detection services close to home.
Through this collaboration:
- A dedicated Community Engagement Navigator, Tracy Stewart, will serve Northeast Houston, helping women understand breast health, navigate screening and diagnostic services, and connect to available financial assistance.
- Mobile mammography services will increase access to convenient, high-quality breast screenings at community locations throughout Project Mammogram’s 26-zip code service area.
The Community Engagement Navigator will focus on outreach, education, and direct support — meeting women where they are, whether through local businesses, churches, community events, or health fairs. By providing personalized guidance and education, the Navigator will help women overcome obstacles such as cost concerns, lack of information, scheduling challenges, and fear.
“Early detection saves lives,” said Tim Baker, President of the Northeast Hospital Foundation. “Through Project Mammogram’s community investment and The Rose’s CEN Engagement Navigator and mobile units, we’re strengthening our on‑the‑ground ability to reach, support, and screen women where they live and work within our 26-zip code service area.”
In 2026, Project Mammogram is celebrating its 25th Anniversary and there is no better way to commemorate this milestone than through increased access to screening and diagnostic services.
Project Mammogram provides lifesaving clinical breast exams, 3D screening and diagnostic mammograms, ultrasounds, biopsies, excisional biopsies, breast MRI’s and other
breast related services as needed free of charge to low income, uninsured and underinsured women and men in the service area who qualify. To date, over 13,000 residents have been served, an average of 800 services are performed each year and an average of 4-12 cancers are diagnosed each year.
The Rose Breast Center of Excellence is a nationally recognized leader in breast health care, providing state-of-the-art screening, diagnostic, and navigation services.
Together, this collaboration ensures that women not only have access to screening — but also to guidance, support, and follow-through care when it matters most.
Mobile mammography events and outreach opportunities will be announced throughout the year as part of this expanded effort.
For more information about Project Mammogram, upcoming mobile mammography events, or to learn how to support this initiative, visit www.northeasthospitalfoundation.org or contact Brooke Baugh, Director of Development and Programs 713-397-3093.
