Health Fair blood draws begin March 5

Blood draws for the annual Kiwanis Health Fair begin the first Saturday in March and continue through the next week at Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital.

Blood draws will be held at the hospital Saturday, March 5 as well as the following Monday through Saturday, March 7-12, from 7 to 10 a.m. Report to the desk in the hospital lobby. No specific appointments for blood draws will be made.

Several types of blood screenings will be available, including a basic chemistry panel; vitamin D, 25 hydroxy; PSA (for men); hemoglobin; C-reactive protein; blood type; ferritin; hemogram; colo kit and thyroid panel.

Doctors and physician’s assistants will be available to discuss blood draw results at the Kiwanis Health Fair on Saturday, March 19 at Thermopolis Middle School. This year’s theme is “Get lean and mean in 2016.”