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One of the top professional woman’s golfers, Cristie Kerr last week joined Liberty Health in announcing the founding of The Cristie Kerr Women’s Health Center on the Jersey City medical centre campus. The center will offer breast cancer screening programs including free mammograms and education to women with or without insurance.

To be equipped with both analog and digital mammography equipment, The Cristie Kerr Women’s Health Center will mark the first full-service facility in the Hudson County area providing detection, healing, support, and recovery services.  Cristie Kerr and LibertyHealth aim to have the center fully functioning and open to the community by February 1, 2010.

Cristie Kerr is a passionate breast cancer activist, having witnessed her mother, aunt and godmother battle the disease.  In 2003, she founded the non-profit organization Birdies for Breast Cancer with a mission to raise funds and awareness.

Cristie currently ranks number one  in Rolex Player of the Year points and number two on the Ladies Professional Golf Association’s (LPGA) Money List, with nine top-10 finishes in 15 tournaments this year.  On Friday, August 14, Cristie will host the fifth annual Birdies for Breast Cancer Charity Golf Classic in Jersey City at Liberty National where all proceeds will be dedicated to developing The Cristie Kerr Women’s Health Center.

“I am truly proud to be a part of something that so many women and their families will benefit from,” said Cristie Kerr.  “I look forward to collaborating with LibertyHealth, which already plays such a crucial role to the Hudson County community, to accomplish our shared aspirations.”