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6/18/2009
Louisville Metro Area residents are invited to receive a free diabetes screening at the Jewish Hospital Diabetes Center during Dare to Care’s free produce distribution day.
Who: Louisville Metro Area residents are invited to receive a free diabetes screening at the Jewish Hospital Diabetes Center during Dare to Care’s free produce distribution day. A. O’tayo Lalude, M.D, a primary care physician and nationally recognized expert in diabetes care, and manager Michelle Eckhart, R.N, will be providing the screenings. Jewish Hospital & St. Mary’s Foundation board members have volunteered to help with the distribution of fresh produce.
What: The primary goal of this event is to heighten awareness about the disease, as well as to discuss ways to prevent it. Eating healthy is one fundamental key to the prevention of diabetes.
Since July 1, 2008, the Jewish Hospital Diabetes Center has had nearly 6,500 patient visits, with nearly 2,900 of those diagnosing or treating diabetes.
Currently, the Diabetes Center is experiencing a four percent increase a month of individuals being diagnosed with the disease. The Diabetes Center partnered with Dare to Care in the fall of 2008, providing support to their Backpack Buddy program, food distributions and the Kid’s Café. Dare to Care has successfully helped over 100,000 needy individuals per year in and around the Greater Louisville area.
When: June 19, 2009
12 - 3 p.m.
Where:
Jewish Hospital Diabetes Center
2500 West Market Street
Louisville, KY 40212
About Jewish Hospital Diabetes Center:
Dr. A. O’tayo Lalude, a family practitioner with Westside Medical Center, is the medical director of the Jewish Hospital Diabetes Center (located within the Westside Medical Center). The Westside Medical Center and the Jewish Hospital Diabetes Center are under the leadership of The Physician Group at Jewish Hospital & St. Mary’s HealthCare. As a Family Medicine specialist, Dr. Lalude is driven by his passion for promoting diabetes education and prevention. He and his team offer comprehensive diabetes care which includes screening for complications associated with the disease, coordination of care with medical specialists, and diabetes education (including individual and group sessions on a variety of diabetes-related topics).
About Jewish Hospital & St. Mary’s Foundation:
Jewish Hospital & St. Mary’s HealthCare is vital to the health of Kentuckiana. The organization’s 8,100 health care “heroes” touch the lives of more than one million patients and provide charity care and community benefits in excess of $52 million each year. The organization funds lifesaving research and high-tech medical care, often pioneering services that are state and national firsts. JHSMH cares for people in their own neighborhoods through its community hospitals, outpatient centers, mobile occupational health clinics, and physician offices.
In turn, individuals, corporations and charitable foundations have stepped forward to sustain this medical mission through gifts to the Jewish Hospital & St. Mary’s Foundation. This support bridges the gap between the available resources and what is needed to achieve excellence in meeting patients’ needs. The Foundation focuses on these core areas: enhancing patient care, educating health caregivers, funding leading edge medical research, and improving access to quality health care
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