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Our 24th annual health
screening complete with diagnostic services
conducted by the Gettysburg Hospital was a
huge success as always. Our next health event
is scheduled for Spring 2008 and the Thurmont
Lions will be hosting their health fair in
September 2007. Stay posted here for details
as they unfold. The following was an
announcement of our last health screening and
gives a synopsis of services to be available
next year as well:
The 24th annual
Emmitsburg Lions Club health screening will be held
on Saturday, March 24th, 2007 from 7:30 -
10:00
a.m. at Mother Seton School, 100 Creamery Road
in Emmitsburg, Maryland. The health
screening will be featuring several low cost hematology
services made available by the Gettysburg Hospital.
Please note that
registration is required for all of these
low-cost blood tests
by calling WellSpan at 800-840-5905
Monday through
Friday from 8 am - 4:30 pm.
Most important of these services and
recommended by health care providers on
an annual basis is a multiphasic blood
screening (MBS). The MBS focuses on early
detection of potential health problems and is
available for $30 to those health screening participants who have
pre-registered and who have completed the
mandatory 10-12 hour fast.
In addition to the MBS, the Gettysburg
Hospital is offering four optional blood tests
as well. The prostate specific antigen (PSA)
blood test is recommended for men over the age
of 50 as a preventative measure against
prostate cancer. The cost of the PSA blood
test is $15. Available to all
participants for $10 is the sensitive thyroid
stimulating hormone (TSH) blood test, a test
used in the early detection of thyroid
disease. Other optional tests include the
Vitamin B12 deficiency test at $20 and the
(HbA1c) Glycohemoglobin test made available
for confirmed known diabetics for an additional $15. All
tests may be ordered in whole or in part of
any
combination.
In continuing with their tradition of
supporting vision health, the Emmitsburg Lions
have invited the Thurmont Lions Club to
conduct preschool vision screening for
children ages 6 month-5 years from 8-9 a.m.
Pre-registration is necessary by calling
Lion Joe at 301-447-2939. In addition to preschool vision
screening, the Emmitsburg Lions will be
conducting vision acuity tests for those
interested of ages grade school to adult. No
pre-registration is necessary for the adult
vision screening.
For additional information on the
24th
annual Emmitsburg Lions health screening, please email joe_NO_SPAM@emmitsburg.net
(manually remove
"_NO_SPAM" from the address line)
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