The Annual Health Fair at Pocahontas Memorial Hospital will be held Friday, May 13, from 7 a.m. until noon. It promises to be a fun-filled morning with food, door prizes, and more than 30 health-related exhibits and displays from organizations around the county and state.
Free blood pressure checks, eye screenings, hearing evaluations, cooking demonstrations, as well as a HealthNet Helicopter landing are all in the plans for Friday. And, of course, everyone is encouraged to take advantage of the blood screenings being offered by the PMH Medical Clinical Laboratory.
The standard Executive I screening includes testing for cardiac, liver, cholesterol, hematology, thyroid function, and electrolytes. This screening would typically cost over $500, but during the Health Fairs PMH offers it for only $25. If men would like to include a PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen), the total cost is $30. Other tests are also available at a discounted rate, including the A1C, Vitamin D, and heel bone density tests.
Each year, PMH not only holds the Annual Health Fair at the hospital, but staff work diligently to offer Health Fairs across the county to allow folks to have blood work done in their own communities. As a result of the Health Fairs over the last 25 years, dozens of critical health conditions, such as anemia and low blood cell counts, thyroid issues, leukemia, diabetes, high lipids, bleeding disorders, and prostate cancers, have been diagnosed for the first time.
Results from the blood screenings will be mailed to your home in seven to 10 days and upon request, will also be provided to your regular healthcare provider.
“This is a great way for people to take the initiative for their own health,” PMH Chief Operating Officer Terry Wagner. Wagner is also the director for the Health Fair.
A full schedule of locations and times is available in this paper or on the www.pmhwv.org website.
