Dedicated to providing easy access to early prevention and detection services
for the community, Kingsbrook's
Best Health School will offer free hypertension screenings and education to visiting patients
and guests on Feb. 15th, 2018. Screenings will be conducted from 11:00am-
1:00pm in the Briger Lobby of the medical center located on Winthrop Street
between Schenectady Avenue & 49th Street. Kingsbrook’s free
screenings provide access to detection efforts for the under and uninsured
of the community.
"Hypertension is linked to myriad of other chronic health conditions
such as stroke, heart attack, kidney & liver disease to name a few,"
sayd Enid Dillard, Director of Marketing & Public Affairs at Kingsbrook.
"Regional data shows that 26% of the Flatbush Brooklyn communities
suffer from hypertension, so these screenings are critical to prevention
and treatment."
No appointment is needed for screenigns. For information please call Kingsbrook's
Community Information Line at 718-604-5062.