February is National Heart Health Month, and Clarke County Hospital Laboratory is offering its basic wellness screening package at $10 to encourage heart and blood health in Clarke County residents.
The basic wellness package includes a lipid panel to measure cholesterol, a glucose screening to measure blood sugar and a hemogram to check blood count for blood disorders.
“It’s important for everyone to know their values because monitoring your blood pressure just isn’t enough to ensure a healthy heart,” said Vicky Pederson, RN, chief nursing officer at Clarke County Hospital. “Someone could have normal blood pressure and not know they have high cholesterol or other diseases.”
High cholesterol can lead to heart attacks and stroke if not managed. High cholesterol has no symptoms, and only a blood test, or lipid panel, is the only way to detect high cholesterol. It is recommended for people to check their cholesterol values once a year.
Those interested to receive the basic wellness package must call (641) 342-5353 for an appointment and then bring a copy of the ad with the $10 payment to the appointment. Insurance information is not needed, and insurance companies will not be billed for the screening.
Ads can also be found in the Advertiser and will expire April 1, 2015.
About Clarke
County Hospital
Clarke County Hospital is a 25-bed, critical access hospital with advanced diagnostic and telemedicine technology.
Through telemedicine and visiting physicians, patients can receive specialized care close to home, including cardiology; nephrology; neurology; oncology; hepatology; general and vascular surgery; orthopedics; dermatology; pulmonology; gastroenterology; urology; and ear, nose and throat (ENT) services.
Clarke County Hospital emergency department operates the counties ambulance service with two ambulances and a staff of certified personnel who are readily available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The hospital campus also includes UnityPoint Clinic – Family Medicine at Clarke County. Since its foundation in 1953, Clarke County Hospital has been a health care cornerstone of the south central Iowa community.