Breathe Easy Mobile Lung CT Coach

Early detection saves lives

Lung Cancer Screening

CHI Memorial’s Breathe Easy mobile lung CT coach allows us to take low-dose CT lung screening out into our communities and reach people who may not have access or the opportunity to get this scan otherwise. The primary purpose of a lung screening is to look at the lungs for any nodules, masses, or lung cancer. Our screening also captures an image of the heart to calculate a cardiac calcium score which can help people understand their risk for heart disease or heart attack. In addition, the image typically includes a majority of the chest cavity, so a number of incidental findings have been identified during this screening as well (i.e gallstones, thyroid masses, etc).  

When lung cancer is detected at an early stage, there is a significant increase of survival. Please call us at (423) 495-5864 if you have any questions. 

Lung Screening Criteria

  • Age 50-80 years old (Medicare patients 50-77 years old)
  • Current cigarette smoker or have quit within the past 15 years
  • Have > 20 pack year history (1 pack per day for 20 years, 2 packs per day for 10 years, etc.)
  • Asymptomatic (no signs/symptoms of lung cancer)
  • Patient has not had a chest CT in the last 12 months

Call (423) 495-5864 (LUNG) to register for a low-dose CT lung screening or to schedule the Breathe Easy Coach for an event.

Breathe Easy Low-Dose Mobile Lung CT Screening Locations

  • Saturday, September 23, 2023, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Washington Hills Rec Center, 4628 Oakwood Dr, Chattanooga, TN 37416
  • Thursday, October 5, 2023, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Open Lung Screening Day, 2115 East 3rd Street, Chattanooga, TN 37404
  • Monday, October 9, 2023, 8 a.m. – 2 p.m., CHI Memorial Community Health, 3905 Hixson Pike Ste 103, Chattanooga, TN 37415
  • Saturday, October 14, 2023, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m., Orchard Park Seventh Day Adventist Church, 951 N Orchard Knob Ave, Chattanooga, TN 37406
  • Saturday, October 21, 2023,  10 a.m. – 1p.m., Greater Faith Temple Health Fair, 652 E 10th St, Chattanooga, TN 37403
  • Thursday, October 26, 2023, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., YMCA, 4138 Hixson Pike, Chattanooga, TN 37415
  • Wednesday, November 1, 2023, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Hamilton Family YMCA, 7430 Shallowford Road, Chattanooga, TN 37421
  • Friday, November 3, 2023, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., YMCA, 4138 Hixson Pike, Chattanooga, TN 37415
  • Saturday, November 11,  2023, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Nutrition World,  6201 Lee Hwy, Chattanooga, TN 37421
  • Wednesday, November 13, 2023,  9 a.m. – 12 p.m.,9 a.m. - 12 p.m., Eastgate Town Center/Partners in Care, 5616 Brainerd Road, Ste. 108, Chattanooga, TN 37411
  • Thursday, November 16, 2023, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Open Lung Screening Day, 2115 East 3rd Street, Chattanooga, TN 37404.
  • Friday, November 17, 2023, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., Alice Blue Boutique, 100 Hixson Pike #112, Chattanooga, TN 37405
  • Saturday, November 18, 2023, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., Alice Blue Boutique, 100 Hixson Pike #112, Chattanooga, TN 37405
  • Wednesday, November 29, 2023, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Silver Tree Seniors, 5465 Highway 58, Chattanooga, TN 37416
  • Tuesday, September 19, 2023, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., CHI Memorial Family Practice Associates, 611 East Villanow Street, LaFayette, GA 30728
  • Wednesday, September 20, 2023, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Primary Healthcare Center, 13570 N Main St., Trenton, GA 30752
  • Thursday, September 21, 2023, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m., Healthy Families- Georgia Mountain Health, 1008 North 3rd Avenue Chatsworth, GA 30705
  • Tuesday, September 26, 2023, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Lowe's, 2215 Battlefield Pkwy. Ft. Oglethorpe, GA 30742
  • Tuesday, October 3, 2023,  9 a.m. – 5 p.m., City Hall Health Fair, 500 City Hall Drive, Fort Oglethorpe, GA 30742
  • Wednesday, October 4, 2023, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Walmart Health, 448 W Belmont Drive, Calhoun, GA, 30701
  • Thursday, October 12, 2023, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Lowe’s, 1212 Cleveland Hwy, Dalton, GA, 30721
  • Tuesday, October 24, 2023, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Lowe's, 2215 Battlefield Pkwy. Ft. Oglethorpe, GA 30742
  • Wednesday, October 25, 2023, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Primary Healthcare Center, 13570 N Main St., Trenton, GA 30752
  • Monday, October 30, 2023, 8 a.m. – 3 p.m., CHI Memorial Family Practice Associates, 611 East Villanow Street, LaFayette, GA 30728
  • Thursday, November 9, 2023, 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., Cadence Bank,  558 Battlefield Pkwy., Ft. Oglethorpe, GA 30742
  • Monday, November 13, 2023, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., CHI Memorial Family Practice Associates, 611 East Villanow Street, LaFayette, GA 30728
  • Tuesday, November 14, 2023, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Primary Healthcare Center, 13570 N Main St., Trenton, GA 30752
  • Tuesday, November 28, 2023, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Lowe's, 2215 Battlefield Pkwy. Ft. Oglethorpe, GA 30742
  • Thursday, November 30, 2023, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m., Georgia Mountain Health, 165 Blue Ridge Overlook, Blue Ridge, GA 30513
  • Friday, September 29, 2023, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., YMCA, 220 Urbane Rd NE, Cleveland, TN 37312
  • Monday, October 2, 2023, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m., Birchwood Health Center, 5625 Hwy 60, Birchwood, TN 37308
  • Wednesday, October 11, 2023,  9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Lowe’s, 1751 Congress Pkwy S., Athens, TN, 37303
  • Friday, October 13, 2023, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., YMCA, 220 Urbane Rd NE Cleveland, TN 37312
  • Monday, October 16, 2023, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., CHI Memorial Family Practice Associates, 6800 Harrison Park Drive, Harrison, TN 37341
  • Thursday, November 2, 2023,  9 a.m. – 2 p.m., United Methodist Church, 145 Vernon St, Decatur, TN, 37322
  • Friday, November 10, 2023, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., YMCA, 220 Urbane Rd NE Cleveland, TN 37312
  • Friday, September 22, 2023, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., CHI Memorial Family Practice Associates, 210 Walmart Drive, Soddy Daisy, TN 37379
  • Monday, September 25, 2023,  9 a.m. – 2 p.m., CHI Memorial Family Practice Associates, 225 Clinton Avenue, Spring City, TN 37381
  • Friday, October 6, 2023,  8 a.m. – 2 p.m., Lowe’s, 3535 Rhea County Hwy, Dayton, TN 37321
  • Tuesday, October 17, 2023, 8 a.m. – 2 p.m., CHI Memorial Integrative Medicine, 1238 Taft Highway, Ste. 170, Signal Mountain, TN 37377
  • Wednesday, October 18, 2023, 8 a.m. – 2 p.m., Ingles Market, Valley Plaza US 41 at East Valley Road, Jasper, TN 37347
  • Friday, October 20, 2023, 8 a.m. – 1p.m., Bledsoe County Health Expo, 3051 Main St, Pikeville, TN 37367
  • Monday, October 23, 2023, Whitwell Medical Plaza, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m., 13851 TN-28, Whitwell, TN 37397
  • Friday, October 27, 2023, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., CHI Memorial Family Practice Associates, 210 Walmart Drive, Soddy Daisy, TN 37379
  • Monday, November 20, 2023, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., CHI Memorial Family Practice Associates, 210 Walmart Drive, Soddy Daisy, TN 37379
  • Monday, November 27, 2023, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., CHI Memorial Family Practice Associates, 225 Clinton Avenue, Spring City, TN 37381

Register


To register for a low-dose CT lung screening or to schedule the Breathe Easy Coach for an event, call (423) 495-5864 (LUNG).

Dr. Rob Headrick discusses lung cancer and how providing mobile low-dose CT lung screening is helping to save lives.

Low-Dose CT Lung Scan


A low-dose computed tomography (CT) scan shows a 3-D image of the lungs that is clearer and more detailed than regular x - rays, allowing doctors to diagnose lung cancer at its earliest stage, before there are any symptoms. Lung cancer symptoms do not usually occur until the cancer is advanced, and may include persistent cough, sputum streaked with blood, chest pain, voice change, worsening shortness of breath, and recurrent pneumonia or bronchitis.

The low-dose CT lung cancer scan has been shown to improve survival by 20 percent according to The National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) by the National Cancer Institute (NCI).