ATLANTIC GENERAL HOSPITAL PARTNERS WITH THE TOWN OF OCEAN CITY AND OCEAN CITY AARP CHAPTER #1917 TO HOLD COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIR

Berlin, Md. – Atlantic General Hospital, the Town of Ocean City, and AARP Ocean City Chapter #1917, are co-sponsoring a free health fair for the community. The event will be on May 8th from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Roland E. Powell Convention Center in Ocean City.

The health fair is free and open to the public. The health fair will include: free health screenings -including carotid, respiratory, bone density, hearing, blood pressure, skin cancer, clinical breast exams, Brown Bag review of meds by AGHRx RediScripts pharmacists, lab draws for cholesterol panel and glucose (a 12 hours fast is required), special appearance by Pets on Wheels of Delmarva, and More!

The Blood Bank of Delmarva will be holding a blood drive throughout the event as well. To make an appointment with the Blood Bank call, 888-8BLOOD (888-825-6638) or schedule online to donate blood at www.delmarvablood.org.

The opening ceremonies will begin at 7:55 a.m. with a presentation of the colors by the American Legion Post #166 followed by a ribbon cutting at the ballroom doors by the Ocean City, Atlantic General Hospital and AARP officials.

Details:

Ocean City Health Fair

Tuesday, May 8th from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Roland E. Powell Convention Center, 40^th Street and Coastal Highway, Ocean City

Free and open to the public

For more information, call the Atlantic General Hospital Population Health office at 410-629-6820 or email dnordstrom@atlanticgeneral.org or docmelvin121@gmail.com

About Atlantic General Hospital

Atlantic General Hospital has been providing quality health care to the residents of Worcester, Wicomico, Somerset (Md.) and Sussex (Del.) counties since May 1993. Built by the commitment and generosity of a dedicated community, the hospital’s state-of-the-art facility in Berlin, Md., combines old-fashioned personal attention with the latest in technology and services. It provides quality specialty care such as weight loss surgery, orthopedics, outpatient infusion for individuals with cancer or blood/autoimmune disorders, retina surgery and a comprehensive women’s diagnostic center. Atlantic General Health System, its network of more than 40 primary care providers and specialists, care for residents and visitors throughout the region. For more information about Atlantic General Hospital, visit www.atlanticgeneral.org.

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