When you see your doctor for an annual wellness or preventive health exam, you may also need screenings based on your age, gender, and personal and family medical history. Often, that means a lab visit for blood tests. From routine health screenings to diagnostic tests and patient monitoring, the Grundy County Memorial Hospital (GCMH) Laboratory provides access to the medical lab tests you need. Staying current on screenings can help catch health issues in their early, most treatable stages, before you even notice symptoms. Request that your provider send orders for lab testing to GCMH, where you’ll enjoy convenience, easy access and improved privacy in our brand-new Lab! Wellness screenings available The hospital makes it convenient for you to stay on top of your key numbers for good health by offering 10 basic blood tests without a doctor’s order. You can visit the lab for routine blood work, pay the wellness screening price for the tests you need and have your results mailed to you. No insurance claim will be filed. Prices range from $15 to $35 per test. Blood tests available without a provider’s order: ● Comprehensive profile, including HDL and LDL cholesterol and triglycerides (8–10 hours of fasting is needed for accurate test results). healthNEWS 2 Don’t let medical conditions sneak up on you WALK IN TODAY! No appointment is necessary for most lab services, including those for which no provider’s order is needed. Use Entrance #1 on the hospital’s south side. Lab hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday; 7 to 11 a.m. Saturday. Your trusted health partner Many products and services you trust for your family come with a guarantee—or perhaps an expert endorsement. At Grundy County Memorial Hospital (GCMH), we rely on our advanced accrediting agency, DNV, to validate our hospital performance with annual reviews to ensure that we’re meeting high standards. The results of our patients’ after-visit surveys are evaluated weekly to identify opportunities for improvement and to celebrate what’s going well. We’re currently celebrating another endorsement of the hospital’s performance. For the fourth consecutive year, GCMH has been named a 2024 Top 100 Critical Access Hospital among more than 1,300 critical access hospitals nationwide by the Chartis Center for Rural Health. The Chartis Center annually honors outstanding performance among U.S. rural hospitals based on quality and safe care, solid finances, patient experience, market share, and more. It’s rewarding for our health care team to be recognized for their efforts to deliver trusted care. This issue of Live Well focuses on the hospital departments that have recently expanded to serve the growing number of patients who trust GCMH with their health care needs. Our building expansion project is slated to be complete in midsummer. We’ve scheduled a public open house for Sunday, Sept. 15, to celebrate our new chapter in health care. Watch for more information to come! Adam Scherling, MHA GCMH Administrator ● Hemoglobin A1C. ● Hemogram. ● TSH. ● Free T4. ● PSA. ● Vitamin D. ● Blood typing. ● Vitamin B12. ● Folate. ● Urine micro- albumin.
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