Residents wishing to have one or more of the five screenings offered as part of April’s Health Fair will be able to have their blood drawn at the Wrangell Medical Center lab early, starting on Feb. 23 and continuing through March 25.
The targeted screenings being offered include tests for one’s health profile, prostate specific antigen, thyroid stimulating hormone, HA1C, and Vitamin D.
Would-be subjects can visit during regular business hours Monday through Friday, though the lab will also open at 7 am on Tuesday and Thursday during these weeks and will have special Saturday-morning lab hours from 7 to 9 a.m. on Feb. 28 and March 14.
Blood draws are scheduled to end on March 25 so results will be available to pick up at the Nolan Center during the Health Fair on April 4.
Wrangell residents are encouraged to have their blood drawn sooner in the month to avoid a last-minute rush, and can further speed things by filling out a registration form available at the hospital’s front desk a day or two prior to the draw.
The lab reminds visitors to follow the normal fasting guidelines for these tests. To ask questions or make comments about the changes call 874-7000.
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