It’s the Right Thing

You purposely avoid listening to health statistics which make you  squirm in your chair and even perspire a little especially during these tropical weather conditions. Every 30 seconds an American suffers a heart attack. Every 45 seconds an American has a stroke. Every hour there are 100 deaths from vascular disease. These aren’t pleasant thoughts but they are real and must be faced by adults with medical tendencies to such conditions. There is a simple test to determine whether or not you may be at risk for a heart attack or stroke. This is a fool-proof means to once and for all learn if you may be a candidate for such dangerous medical problems.

Learn about the risk factors by taking the Peninsula Hospital Center’s no cost AngioScreen examination. AngioScreen is a non-invasive and painless screening process which takes less than ten minutes and usually costs an out of pocket expense of up to $150. The scan studies carotid arteries in the neck, arteries in the legs, checks cardiac rhythm, calculates body mass index and provides measures of cardiovascular fitness. Participants will receive color pictures of their arteries at the time of screening and a copy of the results will also be forwarded to their primary care physician.

Peninsula Hospital Center [(718) 734-3119] is conveniently located at 51-15 Beach Channel Drive in Far Rockaway. Make an appointment today to take the AngioScreen examination. You’ll be glad you did.

Miracle Workers

There’s no two ways about it: hospital emergency workers are often seen by the general public as miracle workers. When a life is hanging in the balance, they often are the difference in losing or saving a patient.

At Long Beach Medical Center, 455 East Bay Drive, speed and medical excellence is what separates this facility’s emergency room services from many others. The immediate and superior care offered at LBMC is on a fast track for diagnosis, treatment and release for most minor injuries which allows the use of ER beds for serious cases involving life-threatening cases.

Emergency personnel include physicians who are board certified in Emergency Medicine as well as an extensive team of outstanding specialists available around the clock for both consultation and care.

Long Beach Medical Center believes you should never have to wait when an emergency condition surfaces to a member of your family. Speed, quality of care and getting you home at the earliest time for most minor injuries are the goals LBMC seeks to attain. Contact Long Beach Medical Center’s Emergency Medicine Services at 897-1100 for additional information.

Country Living

The Lawrence Village Country Club is offering golf memberships and now may be the very best time to join.

Lawrence is a championship 18 hole golf course with a state of the art heated driving range, teaching facility and restaurant. Golf memberships begin at $4,500, there are discounted family memberships which include husband, wife and children under the age of eighteen, there are no assessments, no initiation fees, no dining room minimums, there’s a full service restaurant and special events and there is an active Men’s and Ladies Golf Club with a complete tournament and social calendar.  A golf member has the option to join the tennis facility for half price. Contact Joanne Mileo or Frank Argento at 239-1685 for more details.

Best for Last

If you need a caterer for an impending event and you have to put details together in a hurray, why not call the original Jem Caterers of Nassau at The Sands.

Even though it may be late, you need wedding experts who will produce a gorgeous affair and one your guests will adore you for. Let the expert planners show you they are miracle workers, even with so little time remaining. They are magic makers and you’ll know why only moments after sitting down with them. Call them at 431-3200 or 371-4000.