OhioHealth Marion General Hospital is offering quick, easy, low cost health screenings to the Marion community from 7 a.m. to noon on April 20, 21, and 22 at Marion Centre (formerly Southland Mall) – no appointment needed!
The $25 Health Awareness Profile screenings do not require a physician prescription or order and include:
* Cholesterol
* Triglycerides
* HDL, LDL, VLDL
* Glucose
* Creatinine
* White blood count
* Sodium
* Potassium
* Chloride
* Carbon Dioxide
* AST, ALT, GGT
* Total Bilirubin
* Total protein
* Albumin
* Calcium
* Aklaline phosphatase
* BUN (blood urea nitrogen)
* Iron
* Red blood count
* Platelet count
* Hemoglobin/hematocrit
* Mean cell volume
Mean cell hemoglobin concentration
For an additional charge, the following tests will also be offered:
* $15 TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone)
* $15 PSA
* $15 Hemoglobin A1C
Prior to the screenings, participants must fast for eight to 10 hours (no eating, chewing gum or candy), drink moderate amounts of water and take medications as directed.
The Falls Prevention Clinic will be present again this year on Thursday from 7:30-10 a.m. and Friday from 8-10 a.m. The clinic is designed for anyone who has a history or a fear of falls and anyone who has fallen during any of these activities: Eating out, shopping, traveling or keeping up with grandchildren, getting in and out of a car, shower or bathtub, going up and down stairs, getting up and down from chairs, sofa or bed, or picking up something from the floor.
The OhioHealth Falls Prevention Clinic provides recommendations to help individuals decrease their risk of falling and improve quality of life by increasing confidence in moving around safely. The screening will consist of a brief questionnaire and two, falls risk assessments completed by an occupational therapist and to help identify the level of falls risk.
Only cash or check payments will be accepted. No credit cards. If you have questions, please call (740) 383.8559.
Marion Centre is located at 1509 Marion–Waldo Road, Marion. Participants should use the main entrance.
About OhioHealth OhioHealth is a nationally recognized, not-for-profit, charitable, healthcare organization with Methodist roots. Based in Columbus, Ohio, OhioHealth is currently recognized as one of the top five large health systems in America by Truven Health Analytics, an honor it has received six times. It is also recognized by FORTUNE Magazine as one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For” and has been for ten years in a row, 2007-2017.
Serving its communities since 1891, it is a family of 28,000 associates, physicians and volunteers, and a network of 12 hospitals, 50+ ambulatory sites, hospice, home-health, medical equipment and other health services spanning a 40-county area.
OhioHealth hospitals include OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital, OhioHealth Grant Medical Center, OhioHealth Doctors Hospital, OhioHealth Grady Memorial Hospital, OhioHealth Dublin Methodist Hospital, OhioHealth Hardin Memorial Hospital, OhioHealth Marion General Hospital, OhioHealth O’Bleness Hospital, OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital, OhioHealth Shelby Hospital and OhioHealth Rehabilitation Hospital. For more information, please visit our website at www.ohiohealth.com.