MCI Receives Grants

MOBILE, Ala. — The USA Health Mitchell Cancer Institute (MCI) has been awarded grants totaling $35,000 from the American Cancer Society to help patients with transportation and lodging during their treatment. The grants, awarded at a local level to health systems, treatment centers and community organizations, are intended to address these access-to-care needs for cancer patients and ultimately help save lives. The grants awarded to MCI include $25,000 for lodging and $10,000 for transportation. Grants are available in select communities through an application process and focus on addressing unmet access-to-care needs of cancer patients, particularly vulnerable populations experiencing an unequal burden of cancer. MCI works with local hotels and other organizations to provide free services for patients and their caregivers.