CTMC Opens 2019 Healthcheck Registration

SAN MARCOS, TEXAS — Registration is underway for Central Texas Medical Center’s (CTMC) 33^rd annual HealthCheck, Hays County’s largest health fair. The event will take place Tuesday, April 23 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Embassy Suites in San Marcos.

The 2019 HealthCheck allows participants to receive more than $500 worth of important tests for just $30.

The $30 comprehensive screening panel includes:

• Complete Metabolic Panel (screening for glucose, renal and liver disorders);
• Lipid Panel (cholesterol with HDL/LDL breakdown, triglycerides), and;
• Complete Blood Cell Count (white blood cell, hemoglobin, hematocrit and platelets).

Several additional screenings are available for a low fee, including Thyroid Stimulating Hormone, or TSH ($15), Hemoglobin A1C ($15), Vitamin D ($15) and Hepatitis C ($15). Qualifying criteria is required to receive the Carotid Artery Disease (CAD) and Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) screenings which cost $30 each.

While blood draws will be available at the HealthCheck event on April 23, participants are urged to register for a pre-event community blood draw, so they can review their results with a clinical provider at the event.

Community blood draw dates and location are as follows. Each community blood draw will take place from 7 to 10 a.m. Participants must fast for at least eight hours. Se habla Español.

San Marcos: CTMC Community Classroom, 1301 Wonder World Dr.

February 1, 8, 15, 22; March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; April 5

San Marcos: Centuro Cultural Hispano, 211 Lee St.

February 14; March 14

Wimberley: Wimberley Community Center, 14068 Ranch Rd 112

March 13

Kyle: Live Oak Health Partners, 177 Kirkham Circle

March 20

To register for a pre-event blood draw, please call CTMC at 512.753.3818. Registration will continue through April 19. For more information, please visit www.CTMCHealthCheck.com.