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PMC Health Fair slated for Oct. 11 |
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Wednesday, 03 October 2007 |
By Buck Traxler, I-O Editor
The Pondera Medical Center will be presenting their annual Health Fair on Oct. 11 from 7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
It will all take place at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 406 S. Kansas in Conrad.
As in the past, a major feature of the Health Fair is the blood screening panel and blood screen with a PSA for $40 and $80 respectively ($120). Regularly these tests would cost you $375 and $445. There is no better deal in town and for your health, you can’t afford not to take advantage of this yearly special.
If you can’t get to the Health Fair, this marvelous service will be offered at the hospital Oct. 8 through Oct. 19.
A new feature this year will be the PMC flu clinic for those aged nine and above. Medicare and Medicaid patients can bring your Medicare and Medicaid cards and the PMC will do the billing for you.
Always an event highlight, the Mercy Flight from Benefis Hospital in Great Falls will be here for everyone to look over and talk to the flight crew.
The PMC doctors will be putting on healthful presentations as well.
Dr. Shawn Nesbo will kick off his talk at 8:30 a.m. with the topic being colon cancer and screenings. Dr. Peter Barran will talk about weight loss at 9:45 a.m.
Dr. Jennifer Dodge will discuss cancer-screening guidelines at 11 a.m. and Dr. Jay Taylor will talk about influenza beginning at 12:15 p.m.
Other highlights of the Health Fair include bone density testing for women from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., free blood pressure and blood glucose tests and snacks and beverages.
The PMC will have representatives from every department on hand to answer medical questions, as will the Pondera County Health Department.
Besides the Mercy Flight coming in, Benefis Healthcare will have people from the Heart Institute, Peace Hospice, Monarc Therapies, and the Sletten Cancer Institute to answer any questions you may have.
In addition, In-Line Chiropractic, the Conrad Vet Clinic, Village Drug and Olson’s Drug, the North Central Agency on Aging and representatives from the Kalispell Regional Medical Center will be on hand.
From A to Z, and in between, your medical questions will be answered at the Health Fair. If you need more information before the Health Fair, contact the PMC at 271-3211.
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