Health briefs
Bereavement program to begin
Stepping Stones Bereavement Support will begin its spring session on Monday, March 7. The free program is for the newly bereaved and those suffering the pain of grief for a longer period. The group meets at Third Presbyterian Church, 425 Union St., Uniontown. For more information or to register, call Lillian at 724-439-1683.
Nickman’s Drug offers free COVID testing
Nickman’s Drug has free COVID-19 PCR testing available at all five locations: Connellsville, Lemont Furnace, Fairchance, Masontown and Hopwood. The tests are conducted Sunday through Thursday only, and results will be ready in 24 to 48 hours. Those seeking a test should bring their insurance card and driver’s license. When arriving for a test, call the store and a kit will brought out.
Intermediate Unit 1 holding vaccination clinic
UPMC Children’s Hospital is partnering with Intermediate Unit 1 to vaccinate students and community members in Fayette, Greene and Washington counties. In Fayette, the clinic will be held on Thursday, Feb. 10 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at IU1’s Colonial Campus, 6353 National Pike Road, Grindstone. Preregistration is encouraged through https://forms.office.com/r/WqnxCjBmPb, or by calling 833-838-9085 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. any day of the week. The pediatric and regular Pfizer shots are available. Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccine is available for those 18 and older. Boosters will also be available for those who meet eligibility requirements.
WVU Medicine offers online scheduling for COVID testing
WVU Medicine patients with COVID symptoms can now schedule an electronic visit through the MyWVUChart.com to determine whether a test is needed. Patients who meet testing criteria will have a test ordered at one of the WVU Medicine drive-through testing centers. Locally, the testing center is located at Uniontown Hospital, 500 W. Berkeley St., Uniontown at the entrance of the emergency department. A provider order is required, and the testing area is open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday.
MVH offering vaccine to children
Penn Highlands Mon Valley, 1163 Country Club Road, Monongahela, is providing pediatric vaccine appointments during regularly scheduled vaccine clinics. Parents or guardians can schedule appointments for children aged 5 to 11 be vaccinated against COVID-19 with the Pfizer-BioNTech pediatric vaccine. To make an appointment, visit phhealthcare.org/monvalley or call the Penn Highlands Mon Valley Vaccine Hotline at 724-258-1890.
Blood donation events
n Tuesday, Feb. 22: Third Presbyterian Church, 425 Union St., Uniontown, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
n Thursday, Feb. 24: Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus, 2201 University Drive, Lemont Furnace, from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.; St. Peter’s Church Parish Center, 118 Church St., Brownsville, from noon to 5:30 p.m.
n Tuesday, March 1: St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 71 N. Gallatin Ave., Uniontown, from 12:30 to 6 p.m.
n Friday, March 11: Uniontown Hospital, 500 W. Berkeley St., Uniontown from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Centerville Clinics holding COVID-19 testing program
Centerville Clinics has launched a COVID-19 testing program open to everyone in Fayette, Greene, and Washington counties that will include pop-up testing sites in each county in addition to the three testing sites established at clinics locations. The testing program will run through August 2022.
There is no charge to the patient for the COVID-19 test, but the patient’s insurance company will be billed. Appointments can be made by calling the scheduling office at the Yablonski Memorial Clinic at 724-632-6801. The non-invasive test takes less than five minutes and test results are ready in less than 20 minutes.
The three COVID-19 testing centers at Centerville Clinics are at Uniontown Family Doctors on McClellandtown Road, Washington Family Doctors on Highland Avenue, and the Joseph A. Yablonski Memorial Clinic on Old National Pike.
Addiction recovery
n “There is Hope,” an addiction recovery ministry, meets via Zoom and in-person Mondays from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in Malden Christian Fellowship, 343 Old National Pike. 蘑菇视频 724-434-4597 or 734-785-3042 for more information.
n Brownsville South United Methodist, 412 Second St., offers AA meetings at 5 p.m. Sunday.
n Fort Burd United Presbyterian Church, 200 Thornton Rd., hosts NA meetings at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
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