Excela offering Fay-West wellness checks
Excela offering Fay-West wellness checks
Excela Health resumes its Wellness Check diagnostic screening in partnership with the Scottdale Kiwanisl Saturday on March 18 from 6:30 to 9:30 a.m. at Scottdale Public Library, 106 Spring Street, Scottdale.
Appointments must be scheduled by contacting the Excela Health Call Center at 1-877-771-1234 between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Another Wellness Check in the Fay-West area will be offered April 22 from 6:30 to 9:30 a.m. at Excela Square at Frick, 508 South Church Street, Mount Pleasant in partnership with the Mount Pleasant Rotary.
Excela Health will be adhering to all national, state and local guidelines regarding COVID-19; therefore, no walk-ins will be accepted. All participants must wear a mask and practice strict social distancing during the entire visit and will be asked asked several screening questions before their appointment. Any individual who is feeling unwell or experiencing any symptoms of illness is asked to contact the Excela Health Call Center for assistance with rescheduling.
The event, which includes a Multiphasic Blood Analysis, offer 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. The $55 standard package allows for the detection of many potential health problems including anemia, bleeding disorders, electrolyte imbalance, diabetes, heart, kidney, liver, neuromuscular and parathyroid diseases. Included in the package is a comprehensive chemistry profile, lipid testing and complete blood count.
Participants can request additional blood screenings for thyroid disease (TSH), diabetes (Hemoglobin A1c), Vitamin D deficiency or prostate cancer (PSA).
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 eight 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 with results sent to the participant’s designated physician as well as the consumer.
Following the blood draw, light refreshments will be served.