The MolinaCares Accord Installs Blood Pressure Testing Station for the Community of San Antonio
04/21/2025
SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Apr. 21, 2025 - The MolinaCares Accord, together with Molina Healthcare of Texas and the American Heart Association, recently presented a blood pressure testing station to Women Involved in Nurturing, Giving, Sharing, Inc. (WINGS). The station was installed and is now available for community members to access during regular operating hours.
Funding for the station was part of a recent $100,000 grant from The MolinaCares Accord, in collaboration with Molina Healthcare of Texas. The grant supports the placement of 20 table-top blood pressure stations at highly trafficked locations in Greater Houston, Dallas/Fort Worth, Laredo, El Paso, Tyler, Hidalgo County, and Bexar County.
The San Antonio installation event also featured a ribbon-cutting ceremony as well as resources and information on cardiovascular health and how to live healthier lives so as to improve health outcomes.
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About The MolinaCares Accord
Established by Molina Healthcare, Inc., The MolinaCares Accord oversees a community investment platform created to improve the health and well-being of disadvantaged populations by funding meaningful, measurable, and innovative programs and solutions that improve health, life, and living in local communities. The MolinaCares Accord funds such measures through The Molina Healthcare Charitable Foundation, a 501(c)(3) established in 2020 by Molina Healthcare, Inc.
About Molina Healthcare of Texas
Molina Healthcare of Texas, Inc. provides government-funded, quality health care, serving members through Medicaid, Medicare, and Marketplace programs in Texas. Through its locally operated health plans, Molina Healthcare, Inc., a Fortune 500 company, provides managed health care services under the Medicaid and Medicare programs, and through state insurance marketplaces. For more information about Molina Healthcare of Texas, visit MolinaHealthcare.com.
About WINGS Inc.
Founded in 1999 by a breast cancer patient and her surgeon, WINGS (Women Involved in Nurturing, Giving, Sharing, Inc.) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in San Antonio, Texas. WINGS is the only non-profit program of its kind in the region to provide no-cost comprehensive breast cancer treatment services to under or uninsured women in South-Central Texas. These services include physician visits, surgical procedures, chemotherapy, radiation, labs, scans, medications, rehabilitation, prosthetics, wigs, and more! WINGS also provides continuum care for uninsured breast cancer survivors for five years after remission. Additionally, the organization offers educational workshops, support groups, resource referrals, survivor events, and activities. Once enrolled and the patient remains eligible, benefits are offered for a lifetime. WINGS is currently serving over 800 women, providing over 1.3M in healthcare services per year.
