Excela Health: Wellness Check diagnostic screening

Excela Health is set to offer its Wellness Check diagnostic screening in partnership with Ladies Auxiliary of Blairsville Parks & Recreation Foundation from 6:30 to 9:30 a.m., Saturday, March 23, at Blairsville Area Medical Park, 56 Club Lane, Resort Plaza. www.excelahealth.org/WellnessChecks or contacting the Excela Health Call Center, 1-877-771-1234, between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday through Friday. Walk-ins are welcome, but appointments are preferred to avoid delay.

The event, which includes a Multiphasic Blood Analysis, offers an easy, low cost way for consumers to check their personal health with a simple diagnostic screening experience best suited to their individual health needs. Screening helps detect many potential health problems including anemia, bleeding disorders, electrolyte imbalance, diabetes, heart, kidney, liver, neuromuscular and parathyroid diseases.

Participants can choose the Standard blood screening for $45 or request additional blood screenings for thyroid disease (TSH), diabetes (Hemoglobin A1c), Vitamin D deficiency, Hepatitis C or prostate cancer (PSA). A colorectal cancer screening kit is also available.

Wellness Check screenings are available to people of all ages. This diagnostic program can detect diseases in their early stages before they become serious and can help prevent many health problems before they develop. For children 12 years and younger, please consult the child’s physician before making an appointment.

Fasting is required for 8 hours before blood testing, although small amounts of water are permitted. Medications should be taken as prescribed. On the day of the screening, blood samples will be drawn by an employee of Excela Health and processed in one of its fully licensed and accredited laboratories. To comply with PA Department of Health regulations, results will be sent to the participant’s designated physician as well as the consumer. Following the blood draw, light refreshments will be served.

Excela Health has been partnering with community organizations to offer health and wellness programming for nearly 30 years. Proceeds from events like this Wellness Check have helped sponsoring organizations provide community benefits such as scholarships, student exchange programs, and outings for children and adults with developmental delays.