2022 Community
Health & SAFETY Fair
Blood draws will be held Apr 26-28 & May 3-5, 10-12, 17-19.
To make an appointment for your blood draw, click
HERE.
If you are a member of the Petersburg Vessel Owners Association, and you cannot find an appointment time that works for you,
please email healthfair@pmcak.org or call 772-5580 or 772-5552.
To make an appointment for your blood draw, click
HERE.
If you are a member of the Petersburg Vessel Owners Association, and you cannot find an appointment time that works for you,
please email healthfair@pmcak.org or call 772-5580 or 772-5552.
PLEASE HELP US KEEP OUR BLOOD DRAW CLINICS SAFE FOR EVERYONE! Wear a mask when entering the blood draw clinic.
We are happy to reschedule your blood draw:
For more information about Isolation and Quarantine, click HERE.
We are happy to reschedule your blood draw:
- If you have symptoms
- If you tested positive for COVID and are isolating (Five days isolation after symptoms start)
For more information about Isolation and Quarantine, click HERE.
This year's test options, descriptions, and prices:
HEALTH FAIR PANEL (REQUIRED) - $45
Which includes:
ADDITIONAL TESTS (OPTIONAL):
HgbA1c - $50 - Hemoglobin A1c, used to monitor a person's diabetes, diagnose diabetes, and to help identify those at an increased risk of developing diabetes.
TSH - $30 - Thyroid Stimulating Hormone, a screening test for your thyroid function, important to a variety of metabolic activities in the body.
ONLY available to MALES 41 years and older:
PSA - $30 - Prostate specific antigen, one method of screening for prostate cancer.
ONLY available to patients 45 years and older:
iFOB - $15 - To screen for colon cancer. (STOOL TEST)
FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT:
http://www.testing.com
http://www.diabetes.org
HEALTH FAIR PANEL (REQUIRED) - $45
Which includes:
- Hemogram
- WBC: White blood cells help fight infection
- Hemoglobin & Hematocrit: indicators of anemia
- RBC (Red cell count)
- MCV, MCH, MCHC, RDW mathematical calculation of the volume of RBC’s and hemoglobin content
- Platelets: Tiny cells that aid in clot formation
- BUN/Creatinine and eGFR – Indicators of kidney function. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) is a test used to check how well the kidneys are working. Specifically, it estimates how much blood passes through the glomeruli each minute. Glomeruli are the tiny filters in the kidneys that filter waste from the blood.
- Sodium, Potassium, Chloride, Calcium – These electrolytes, in the form of ions, participate in most of the body’s functions. They are important in the function of nervous and muscle tissue (Potassium & Calcium), bone formation (Calcium) and in activation of various chemical reactions in the cell.
- Glucose – The blood sugar level. A screen for hyperglycemia (high) or hypoglycemia (low) blood sugar level.
- ALT, Total Bilirubin, Alk Phos, Total Protein, AST - Indicators of liver function.
- Total Protein – Found throughout the body, functions in many capacities, building block of all tissues.
- Albumin – A fraction of protein which contains the immune globulins (help fight disease), is critical in moving of some ions (Calcium & Magnesium). Low level can indicate malnutrition.
- Lipids – The blood’s “fats”, cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL- the “bad” cholesterol, and HDL-the “good” cholesterol. This data is used to calculate your cardiac risk factor, or cholesterol/HDL ratio.
ADDITIONAL TESTS (OPTIONAL):
HgbA1c - $50 - Hemoglobin A1c, used to monitor a person's diabetes, diagnose diabetes, and to help identify those at an increased risk of developing diabetes.
TSH - $30 - Thyroid Stimulating Hormone, a screening test for your thyroid function, important to a variety of metabolic activities in the body.
ONLY available to MALES 41 years and older:
PSA - $30 - Prostate specific antigen, one method of screening for prostate cancer.
ONLY available to patients 45 years and older:
iFOB - $15 - To screen for colon cancer. (STOOL TEST)
FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT:
http://www.testing.com
http://www.diabetes.org
In addition to the services we offer every day at the Joy Janssen Clinic and PMC hospital, we help host the Community Health & Safety Fair every other year (even years) and the Children's Fair every other year (odd years).
The Community Health & Safety Fair will be Saturday June 4, 2022
Over 300 people attend the fair to find out how to better manage their health. Dozens of local, regional, and statewide vendors host tables that provide a wide range of information on personal health and safety.
Booth Registration
If you are a vendor, participation is free! Please fill out the application and email it back to: Becky Turland, Community Wellness Specialist, at Petersburg Medical Center. Email address bturland@pmc-health.org, fax it to her attention at 907-772-3085, or mail it to PMC at Becky’s attention: PO Box 589, Petersburg, AK 99833