Guadalupe Mendoza discovered she had stage-4 breast cancer in 2008. The disease had quietly spread to her bones and liver before she knew something was wrong.  Uninsured, she quickly spent all her savings on medical care – including a double mastectomy.

She turned around thanks to Glendale Adventist Medical Center. Thanks to 340B and the hospital’s first-rate care, Guadalupe received chemotherapy infusions for free until she could get enrolled in Medi-Cal, the state’s Medicaid program, with the help of the hospital’s staff.

She will have to be on chemo for the rest of her life, but Mendoza stays optimistic and works to help other cancer patients at the hospital.

“So far I’m doing really, really good,” Mendoza says.  “I’m in remission now and I work part time. The 340B program made a big difference for me.”