Published on April 03, 2023
Owensboro Health Walk-in Wellness Screenings to Provide Health Assessments
Owensboro Health Family Medicine Residency Clinic will be offering three Walk-in Wellness Screenings in April, May and June. The clinic will provide little-to-no-cost skin-cancer screenings, school physicals and diabetes assessments for walk-in patients.
Skin Cancer Screenings: Saturday, April 15
Skin Cancer Screenings: Saturday, April 15
On Saturday, April 15, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Family Medicine Residency physicians will provide free, head-to-toe skin-cancer screenings. Same-day biopsies will be offered for those with lesions identified as areas of concern. Biopsy procedures will be billed to insurance, and standard co-pays will apply.
School Physical Exams: Saturday, May 13
School Physical Exams: Saturday, May 13
On Saturday, May 13, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., the resident physicians will provide free school physical exams. The assessments include height and weight measurement, pulse and blood pressure readings, vision and hearing tests, as well as a medical check of the lungs, heart, skin, abdomen, nose, teeth, mouth and throat to ensure there aren't any abnormalities. Students will receive documentation of the screening as they leave the clinic.
Diabetes Assessments: Saturday, June 17
On Saturday, June 17, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., the resident physicians will be performing diabetes assessments for a $25 fee. The assessments include urinalysis and on-site tests to determine glucose and A1C. Same-day results will be available and diabetes educators from the Owensboro Health Healthpark will be available for counseling.
Location
All three events will be held at the Owensboro Health Family Medicine Residency Clinic on the first floor of the Parrish Medical Building, 811 E. Parrish Ave. in Owensboro, and no appointments are necessary.
Learn More
To learn more about the screening events and the Owensboro Health Family Medicine Residency Clinic, please visit OwensboroHealth.org/FMRClinic or call 270-688-2077.
About Owensboro Health
Owensboro Health is a nonprofit health system with a mission to heal the sick and to improve the health of the communities it serves in Kentucky and Indiana. The system includes Owensboro Health Regional Hospital, nationally recognized for design, architecture and engineering; Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital; Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center; the Owensboro Health Medical Group comprised of over 350 providers at more than 30 locations; three outpatient Healthplex facilities, a certified medical fitness facility, the Healthpark; a surgical weight loss center and program, and the Mitchell Memorial Cancer Center.
On average each year, we have more than 19,000 inpatient admissions, deliver 2,000 babies and provide the region’s only Level III NICU. Owensboro Health physicians perform nearly 33,000 surgical procedures, including nearly 150 open-heart surgeries. Our physicians and staff have 90,000 Emergency Department visits and more than 1.25 million outpatient visits annually. Visit our home page for more information.