Iroquois Memorial Hospital will offer its Know Your Numbers Lab Fair Monday through Saturday, Jan. 14-19. The screenings are offered from 7-10 a.m. each day in the lobby of the hospital. No appointments are necessary and you do not have to be affiliated with IMH, any of its clinics or doctors.

The service may be considered very important for those involved in that battle between being self-employed and making too much for assistance !

For a very nominal fee a blood panel with health screenings can be done. The screenings are for: Lipid panel (cholesterol, triglyceride, HDL), complete blood count with automated differential, and comprehensive chemistry panel including: ALT, AST, albumin, alkaline phosphate, bilirubin, calcium, chloride, creatinine, glucose (blood sugar), sodium potassium, total protein, and urea nitrogen (BUN). Other screenings will also be offered.

A 10-12 hour fasting is recommended for accurate results (blood panel only). Registration can be done at outpatient registration in the IMH lobby. No physician order is needed, no insurance claims are filed, and payment of cash, check or most major credit cards are to be made at time of registration. All test results will be mailed directly to the patient and can be faxed to the registered health care provider.

For more information, check the Facebook page (Iroquois Memorial Hospital); call Mary Kay Lavicka, Outreach Director, at 815-432-7960; or send an email to marykay.lavicka.imhrh.org.

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