Community Health and Wellness at Evangelical Community Hospital will hold a series of screenings through the month of December. For the safety of participants, masking is required while in Hospital facilities and during all in-person screenings. Physical distancing and frequent handwashing/use of hand sanitizer are encouraged as participants move through the screening process.
Comprehensive Blood Screen: Wednesday, December 14, 6:30-10 am, at The Miller Center, 120 Hardwood Drive, Lewisburg. A low-cost comprehensive blood screening can provide important details about your health, sometimes before symptoms of a condition surface, giving you and your physicians the power to plan ahead. $50 fee includes a lipid panel (HDL, LDL, total cholesterol, and triglycerides), complete blood count, and CMP (blood sugar, electrolytes, calcium, protein, liver enzymes, etc.). Appointments required. Call 570-768-3200.
Skin Cancer Screen: Tuesday, December 20, 1-4:30 pm, at Surgical Specialists of Evangelical, 25 Lystra Rogers Drive, Lewisburg. This free screening, with Daria Keyser, DO, helps individuals recognize their own pattern of moles, freckles, and “beauty marks.” By being familiar with what is considered normal allows people to be more alert to changes in the number, size, shape, and color of pigmented areas that may be of concern. Appointments required. Call 570-768-3200.
Blood Pressure Screenings:
Tuesday, December 6, 10-11:30 am, Sunbury YMCAWednesday, December 21, 9-10:30 am, Lewisburg YMCA, The Miller CenterWednesday, December 28, 8:45-10:15 am, Mifflinburg YMCA.
By appointment at Community Health and Wellness. Call 570-768-3200.
Blood Sugar Screenings:
Tuesday, December 6, 10-11:30 am, Sunbury YMCAWednesday, December 21, 9-10:30 am, Lewisburg YMCA, The Miller CenterWednesday, December 28, 8:45-10:15 am, Mifflinburg YMCA
By appointment at Community Health and Wellness. Call 570-768-3200.
December Mobile Health Evangelical stops are as follows:
Snyder County – Thursday, December 8, 9 am-3 pm, FREE blood pressure, blood glucose, bone density, and lipid point of care screening at Middlecreek Area Community Center, 67 Elm Street, Beaver Springs. Sponsored by Remmey – The Pallet Company.
Union County – Tuesday, December 13, 7 am-1 pm, FREE blood pressure, blood glucose, bone density, and lipid point of care screening at Wenger’s Market, 311 East Chestnut Street, Mifflinburg.
Northumberland County – Thursday, December 22, 12-5 pm, FREE blood pressure, blood glucose, bone density, and lipid point of care screening at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, 1125 Mahoning Street, Milton.