Ready for this year's Health Fair, sponsored by
Boundary Community Hospital?
Health advocates will fill over sixty booths at
this year's Health Fair sponsored by
Boundary Community Hospital on Saturday, May 10,
2014. "The Health Fair is an event that we
always look forward to," said hospital
administrator, Craig A. Johnson. "People
who make it their career to know the answers to
health questions will be here to address health
topics. It is an informative, learning, and fun
atmosphere for people of all ages."
The Health Fair starts at 9 am and lasts until
noon. Pick up a plastic bag at the
Outpatient Clinic door to hold all the goodies
you will receive as you travel from
booth to booth.
At this year's Health Fair, LifeFlight Network
will be landing their helicopter on
the helipad for up-close viewing of the inside
of a medical helicopter transport
system. A fire truck from the Bonners Ferry Fire
Department and several volunteers from the fire
department will be at the fair, as well as the
Boundary Volunteer Ambulance service.
Representatives knowledgeable about medical
equipment, aging issues, dementia
issues, hearing, plants and nutrition, diabetes,
childbirth, hospice, mental health,
substance abuse, hand washing, cancer support,
safe sleep for babies, food
preparation, Medicare, and more will be present.
Boundary Community Hospital's booths feature
several departments: cardiopulmonary,
rehabilitation, radiology, nutritional, and
outpatient surgery. Medical Staff will provide
the community a glimpse into some of the
services that the hospital offers here in
Bonners Ferry. A booth from Boundary Community
Hospital?s Extended Care Facility will also be
present.
The hospital laboratory is giving a free coupon
for one free Lipid Panel that identifies
cholesterol in the body, High Density
Lipoprotein (HDL),
Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL), along with a
calculation of Cholesterol/HDL ratio, which
evaluates cardiac risk. The free Lipid Panel
test coupons--a $66.00 value--are available
foreveryone.
For diabetics, there is a coupon valued at
$73.00 for a Hemoglobin A1C
test. This is not a screening test, but a test
that monitors long-term diabetic
control, and for that reason, is only for
diabetics. Both coupons will be good for
two weeks.
A free test you may take the day of the fair is
a blood-sugar test. For accuracy, do
not eat or drink 12 hours prior to the test. In
addition, the hospital will
administer free blood pressure checks and the
rehabilitation department has several
interesting checks planned.
A popular feature of the fair is the plant sale
by Eden Landscape where starter
plants are available for purchase.
In conjunction with the Health Fair are the Bike
Rodeo and the Fun Run.
The Bike Rodeo teaches bicycling safety tips for
kids and includes a bicycle tune-up by Far North
Outfitters, and a free helmet provided by the
hospital. A parent must be present with the
child, and, sorry, but helmets are only for
children who are present at the bike rodeo.
There will be fifty helmets given away. The Bike
Rodeo begins at 9 a.m. and lasts until all the
helmets are given away or noon, whichever is
soonest.
Holding with tradition, The Fun Run is free.
Pick your run, a 3K, 5K, and 10K runs arae
available. Walking is permitted! The first 70
registrants will receive a free t-shirt. All the
races start at the same time in front of
Boundary Community Clinics, across from the
front door of the hospital. Registration is at 7
am.; the races start at 8 a.m. Early
registration is encouraged. Email a request for
the pre-registration form to
marcia.m@bcch.org. If you pre-register,
you can go to the pre-registered
line the day of the race, but, as a word of
caution, still come early enough to
leave time to pick up your packet. For
information about the races, be sure to check
out the FAQs online at
http://www.boundaryhospital.org/news.cfm?fuse=showone&id=90
.
For more information, call (208) 267-6912. |
