“It’s important to us to offer easy access to free health screenings and information about the services available in our community,” said Charlotte Floravit, the Director of Public Relations at Elk Regional. “The Business Expo is the perfect place to do it. We had a great turn out last year and we’re looking forward to another great event this year.”
At Patient Appreciation Day, Elk Regional will offer a variety of free health screenings, including blood sugar, blood pressure, pulse ox, and heel bone density scans.
Shanti Raju, M.D., Elk Regional’s Pain Management Specialist, will be available between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. to answer questions about the Health Center’s Pain Management Clinic and the services she provides.
Paulette Schreiber, a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner, will be available throughout the day to answer questions about women’s health and services offered by Elk Regional Health Center.
Free information about a variety of programs and services will also be available. Participants can learn about Elk Regional’s Auxiliary and how they can get involved in supporting the Health Center and its mission. Representatives will be available to teach nutrition, healthy eating tips, and diabetic education.
Tracy Wildnauer, Elk Regional’s Physician Referral Specialist and Preventive Medicine Coordinator, will be available to answer questions. Ms. Wildnauer can help patients find a family physician or specialist and can also schedule patients for physician-ordered preventive health exams such as mammograms and colonoscopies.
Attendees will also have the opportunity to learn about:
- home health nursing, hospice, support services, adult day care and Lifeline services offered by Community Nurses, Inc., the region’s premier home health agency and an affiliate of the Elk Regional Health System;
- the Generations Unit at Elk Regional Health Center, an inpatient behavioral health unit for patients age 55 and older;
- Pinecrest Manor, the long-term care facility at Elk Regional Health Center, will be available to answer questions;
- Rehabilitation services provided by Elk Regional, which are offered on an outpatient basis in five locations throughout the region and on an inpatient basis at Pinecrest Manor and at the Health Center; and
- the Sleep Lab, where Elk Regional conducts overnight sleep tests designed to assist in the diagnosis of sleeping disorders.
