Ask-A-Doctor, Lifestyle and Health Screenings for the City's Seniors
WESTWEGO, LA - Americans are living longer and Ochsner wants to help continue the trend; so if you're a senior and live in Jefferson Parish, this FREE event is for you! The Jefferson Parish Senior Citizen Expo will be held on Wednesday, October 22, from 9:30am-2:00pm at The Alario Center on the West Bank located at 2000 Segnette Blvd., Westwego, LA 70094. No reservations are required and lunch will be provided. This year's event will have an autumn theme and vendors will be dressed for the season.
With over 100 vendors, seniors can enjoy door prizes, entertainment and more. Ochsner Health System is a proud co-sponsor and will host 17 booths, including several interactive screenings and real-time appointment scheduling:
- Ask-a-Cardiologist interactive booth featuring Dr. Sammy Khatib (Cardiac Electrophysiologist)
- Ask-a-Internist interactive booth featuring Internal Medicine Specialist
- Pharmacy services; find out if your medications are interacting with one-another!
- Appointment desk; schedule an appointment today!
- Golden Opportunity (GO) - A 50+ club featuring lifestyle activities, health seminars and exciting social trips. Stay active and involved with people your own age through seminars; computer or dancing classes, day trips.
- Free total cholesterol screenings, including HDL (Good Cholesterol)
- Free glucose screenings and diabetes education
- The latest in eye care and treatments (glasses and surgical options)
- Physical Rehabilitation
- Home Health
- Audiology/Hearing Services
- Breast health information
Ochsner Health System (www.ochsner.org) is a non-profit, academic, multi-specialty, healthcare delivery system dedicated to patient care, research and education. The system includes seven hospitals and over 35 health centers located throughout Southeast Louisiana. Ochsner employs over 600 physicians in 80 medical specialties and subspecialties and over 300 clinical research trials annually. Ochsner was ranked one of the "Best Places to Work" by New Orleans CityBusiness in 2005, 2006 and 2007 and received the Consumer Choice for Healthcare in New Orleans for 13 consecutive years. Ochsner was ranked as "Best" Hospital by U.S. News and World Report in 2007. Ochsner has over 10,000 employees system-wide.
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