Naval Hospital (NH) Jacksonville invites everyone to its annual breast cancer awareness "Breastival" Wednesday, Oct. 19, beginning at 9:30 a.m. with a cake cutting celebration. Breastival will take place at the hospital's rotunda, located on the first floor next to pharmacy.

The event will include a kick-off and cake-cutting celebration with NH Jacksonville Executive Officer Capt. William Todd. Community organizations will be on hand to advise of resources to prevent and manage the disease.

To find out more, contact NH Jacksonville Breast Care Coordinator Nikki Levinson-Lustgarten at 904-542-7857.

Celebrating its 75th Anniversary this year, NH Jacksonville's priority since its founding in 1941 is to heal the nation's heroes and their families. The command is comprised of the Navy's third largest hospital and five branch health clinics across Florida and Georgia. Of its patient population--163,000 active and retired sailors, soldiers, Marines, airmen, guardsmen and their families--about 85,000 are enrolled with a primary care manager and Medical Home Port team at one of its facilities.

To find out more or download the command's mobile app, visit www.med.navy.mil/sites/navalhospitaljax.

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