Oswego Health Offers Multi-Organ Blood Analysis Event to Community Throughout MayPosted on April 3, 2024 |
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(Oswego, NY – April 3, 2024) Oswego Health’s annual Multi-Organ Blood Analysis will be offered throughout the entire month of May at select participating Oswego Health Lab Draw stations.
This full battery of tests can help prevent potential health problems. The cost of the analysis is $55. Typically, these tests can cost more than $760.
In addition, there are two optional tests that each cost an additional $20. They include the Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) test, which is recommended to men older than age 50, as well as a Vitamin D test.
Community members are encouraged to make their appointment online at www.oswegohealth.org/bloodanalysis. Questions about the event, please call 315-532-5813 weekdays, 8 a.m. -3:30 p.m.
The analysis screens individuals for various conditions such as anemia, diabetes, as well as for coronary, kidney, and liver diseases. The most popular screening at the event is the portion of the analysis that assesses LDL and HDL cholesterol along with triglycerides.
Results of the multi-organ blood analysis will be sent directly from the Oswego Hospital Lab to the participant’s physician for review and then to the patient in an easy-to-read format.
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About Oswego Health:
The mission of Oswego Health is to provide accessible, quality care and improve the health of residents throughout Oswego County. As a nonprofit healthcare system established in 1881, Oswego Health is proud to continue to be one of Oswego County’s largest employers. More than 1,200 employees spread throughout its 17 locations, work for the Oswego Health system, which includes the 132-bed community Oswego Hospital, a 32-bed psychiatric acute-care facility with multiple outpatient behavioral health service locations, The Manor at Seneca Hill, a 120-bed skilled nursing facility, and Springside at Seneca Hill, an independent retirement community. The health system also operates Oswego Health Home Care, the only hospital-based certified home healthcare agency in the County as well as two outpatient centers, including the Fulton Medical Center, offering urgent care, lab, medical imaging, physical therapy, and occupational health services, and the Central Square Medical Center, offering urgent care, lab, medical imaging, and physical therapy services. In addition, Oswego Health includes the Oswego Health captive professional corporation, Physician Care P.C., providing physician services in orthopedics, cardiology, ENT, gastroenterology, breast care, audiology, general surgery, bariatrics, urology, and primary care. For more information about Oswego Health visit www.oswegohealth.org.