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Home sweet home
Recover with Grande Ronde Hospital
Home Health and Hospice
Given a choice, you’d probably rather be at
home to recuperate from a hospital stay or
to get ongoing medical care. And that’s not
an impossible dream. If your doctor agrees,
home health care can be an excellent
alternative to a skilled nursing facility or
rehabilitation center.
Depending on your needs, our home
health care can provide nurses, physical
Save the date
and some dollars!
Fifth Annual Community
Health Fair offers $25
one-stop lab screenings
Grande Ronde Hospital’s lab
screenings at the 2015 Community
Health Fair, Saturday, April 25, offer
you more diagnostics for less. Just
$25 covers all tests allowed by
Oregon state law without a physi-
cian’s order. New this year are the
hemoglobin and hematocrit red
blood cell screening for anemia (low
red blood cells) and polycythemia
(high red blood cells), along with
our traditional glucose and lipid
panel: cholesterol, HDL, LDL and
triglycerides.
No appointment or referral is
necessary for these important tests!
For optimum test results, fast nine
hours before the draw.
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MyHealth.grh.org:
Your personal health record online—register today!
GRH’s lab offers diagnostic reduced-fee screenings at the Community Health Fair on
Saturday, April 25, from 8 a.m. to noon at the Blue Mountain Conference Center.
No appointment or referral is needed. Fast for nine hours before the draw.
Tests worth taking
Don’t miss these three important
tests at the annual health fair
The American Heart Association and U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services
agree that screening for high blood pressure,
diabetes and high cholesterol is vital. Lucky
for you, all three of these are offered at the
Fifth Annual Community Health Fair—either
for free or for a minimal fee.
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High blood pressure.
Some of the
potentially deadly diseases triggered by
high blood pressure include heart attack,
kidney failure and stroke. You should have
your blood pressure checked by a medical
professional at least once every two years.
Community Health Fair coming soon
To learn about our services, call
541-963-CARE
or stop by our booth
at the Fifth Annual Community
Health Fair, Saturday, April 25, at the
BlueMountain Conference Center.
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Diabetes.
The list of potential health
problems associated with diabetes is a long
one and includes heart disease, stroke,
blindness and the loss of limbs. You should
be screened for diabetes if your blood pres-
sure is higher than 135/80 mm Hg or you
take medication for high blood pressure. A
simple blood test can detect if your blood
sugar level is too high.
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High cholesterol.
The trouble with
having too much cholesterol in your blood
is that it can clog blood vessels and lead to
a heart attack or stroke. You should have
a fasting cholesterol test every four to six
years, starting at age 20.
You may need to be tested more often if:
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Your total cholesterol is 200 mg/dL of
blood or more.
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Your HDL (good) cholesterol is less than
40 mg/dL for men or less than 50 mg/dL
for women.
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You’re over age 45 for men or 50 for
women.
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You have other risk factors for heart
disease and stroke, such as high blood
pressure.
and occupational therapists, and speech
pathologists. Sometimes home health
aides can help with daily activities, such as
bathing and dressing.
GRH Home Health and Hospice is an
approved Medicare provider. Medicare pays
for home health care under certain condi-
tions. Services must be deemed medically
reasonable and necessary, and the service
agency must be certified by Medicare.