Adventist Bolingbrook Offers Heart Screenings at Reduced Rates This Month

is offering heart screenings for reduced rates during February to celebrate National Heart Month.

Details on the program are as follows:

Knowing your risk factors, such as high cholesterol or blocked arteries, is crucial in preventing heart disease. Early detection and treatment, as well as a healthy diet and regular exercise, can significantly reduce your risk of heart disease and heart attacks. The hospital is also presenting a free program on women’s heart health co-sponsored by Macy’s.

Adventist Bolingbrook Hospital is offering the following valuable heart screenings for reduced rates at the hospital, 500 Remington Blvd. in Bolingbrook:

• A heart smart screening measures total cholesterol, HDL and LDL cholesterol levels, triglycerides level and cholesterol ratio for $35.
• A sweet heart package includes a lipid profile, screening for diabetes and blood typing for $40.
• A diabetes check which measures sugar level is $30.
• A vitamin D assessment screens for vitamin D deficiency or toxicity for $40.
• A heart score, a complete cardiac risk assessment valued at $400, is offered for only $50.

Registration is required for all screenings. To register, call (630) 856-7525.

Residents can receive a heart scan for only $75 at the Adventist Plainfield Imaging and Outpatient Center, 15720 S. Route 59 in Plainfield. The heart scan checks for calcium buildup in arteries. A physician’s order is required. To register for a heart scan, call (630) 856-7070.

Women are invited to attend Women at Heart, a free program that features a panel discussion on heart health for women at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, at Macy’s at the Promenade, 631 E. Boughton Road, Suite 220, Bolingbrook. The evening is co-sponsored by Macy’s and includes makeovers by Macy’s cosmetic department. Each guest will receive a Macy’s swag bag.

Cardiologist Dr. James McMahon will present Women and Heart Disease: Ten Things Every Woman Should Know; pulmonologist Dr. Nikki Hansra-Godfrey will present A Good Night’s Sleep: Your Heart Will Thank You; and registered dietician Sonal Choudhary will discuss Designing a Heart-Healthy Diet.

Registration is required. To register, call (630) 856-7525.

Editor's Note: The above article was a release from the Adventist Bolingbrook Hospital.