HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital will hold a free cardiac/stroke screening from 2 to 7 p.m. on June 7 in the hospital’s Monsignor Klimek Auditorium (lower level), at 900 W. Clairemont Ave.
The screening is free, but appointments are required. Registration will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 30 to June 3 by calling 1-888-297-1940. Space is limited.
The screening will include blood work for glucose, cholesterol, and high density lipoprotein (HDL); blood pressure measurement; and an assessment of heart rhythm. It will also provide information about body mass index, and results from carotid bruits assessment and a diabetes risk assessment.
Participants will also have an opportunity to discuss individual heart disease and stroke risk factors with a health care professional.
HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital is an affiliate of the Hospital Sisters Health System. Its history goes back to 1889 when it began meeting patient medical needs in western Wisconsin, utilizing a Franciscan whole-person healing tradition.