Health briefs: Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014
Health programs and screenings in the Pensacola area.
Health briefs: Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014 Health programs and screenings in the Pensacola area. Check out this story on pnj.com: http://on.pnj.com/1ow4UTI
PNJ Published 11:00 p.m. CT Aug. 13, 2014 | Updated 11:10 p.m. CT Aug. 13, 2014
Health programs and screenings in the Pensacola area. (Photo: stock art )
Councils advise on care enhancement
Sacred Heart Health System has added a fourth Patient & Family Advisory Council with the addition of an Advisory Council at Sacred Heart Children's Hospital in Pensacola. The council helps advise the hospital on ways it can enhance patient care.
The Patient & Family Advisory Councils provide input at Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola, with Geri Savage as chair; Sacred Heart Children's Hospital in Pensacola, with Theresa Chmiel as chair; Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast in Miramar Beach, with George Hendrix as chair; and Sacred Heart Hospital on the Gulf in Port St. Joe, with Martha Sandford as chair.
For more information about any of Sacred Heart's Patient & Family Advisory Councils, call Ann Erickson, 416-7000.
Bloodmobile locations
The OneBlood bloodmobile will be at the following locations:
• 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at Ascend Materials LLC, 300 Old Chemstrand Road, Gonzalez.
• 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at Blackwater River Correctional Facility, 5914 Jeff Ates Road, Milton.
• 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. today at the Division of Forestry, 11650 Munson Highway, Milton.
• 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. today at UniHealth Post Acute Care, 5530 Northrop Road, Milton.
• 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday at Delta Barracks, 230 Chevalier.
• Noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at Fantastic Sams, 3755 Gulf Breeze Parkway, Gulf Breeze. Free haircut and beach towel.
• Noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at Fantastic Sams, 4918 U.S. 90, Milton. Free haircut and beach towel.
• Noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at Fantastic Sams, 8950 Pensacola Blvd. Free haircut and beach towel.
• 9 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Sunday at St. Luke UMC, 1394 E. Nine Mile Road.
• 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday at Pensacola Beach Elks Lodge, 6348 U.S. 90, Milton.
• 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday at Pensacola State College, 1000 College Parkway.
• 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday at Santa Rosa Medical Center, 6002 Berryhill Road, Milton.
• 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at Pensacola State College, 5988 U.S. 90, Milton.
• 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Air Traffic Control, 281 Farrar Road, Building 3220.
• 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday at Navy Federal Credit Union, 3300 N. Pace Blvd.
Donors must be at least 16 years of age with parental consent, weigh at least 110 pounds, be in good health and have a picture ID. Each donor will receive a wellness checkup of blood pressure, pulse, temperature, iron count, a cholesterol screening and special T-shirt.
In addition, Outback Steakhouse has teamed up with OneBlood this summer to thank blood donors by giving them a free lunch. Donors who donate blood or platelets at least two times between today and Aug. 31 will receive a free lunch offer courtesy of Outback Steakhouse. Donors will also be entered into a drawing to win "Outback for a Year"!
For more information, contact Betty Roberts, 572-4136, 473-3853 or betty.roberts@oneblood.org; visit a Pensacola Blood Drive Center, 2209 N. Ninth Ave., or 1999 E. Nine Mile Road; or visit www.oneblood.org.
Mammography unit locations
West Florida Hospital's Mobile Mammography Unit will be at the following locations to offer convenient, high-quality mammography services for women 35 and older.
• 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1 to 3:30 p.m. today at West Florida Medical Group, 1190 E. Nine Mile Road.
• 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. Monday at Navy Federal Credit Union, 5550 Heritage Oaks Drive.
• 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1 to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at West Florida Medical Group, 6431 North W St.
• 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at West Florida Medical Group, 321 S. Fairfield Drive.
West Florida Hospital files most insurances, including Medicare.
Call 494-3497 for details.
Sacred Heart offers health screenings
During August, Sacred Heart Health System will provide free heart-health screenings for adults who are poor, elderly or uninsured from 9 to 11:30 a.m. today at St. Mary Catholic Church, 401 Van Pelt Lane.
Heart-health screenings will measure blood pressure, blood sugar and total cholesterol, and can detect anemia. The screenings are helpful in diagnosing conditions that put people at high risk for heart attack, stroke, diabetes and other health problems.
For more information about Sacred Heart's "Mission in Motion" community-health screenings, call 416-7826.
Compiled by Marketta A. Davis, health@pnj.com
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