{"id":11085,"date":"2019-04-26T17:02:58","date_gmt":"2019-04-26T17:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/?p=11085"},"modified":"2019-04-26T17:02:58","modified_gmt":"2019-04-26T17:02:58","slug":"please-join-us-as-we-celebrate-national-medical-laboratory-professionals-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/2019\/04\/26\/please-join-us-as-we-celebrate-national-medical-laboratory-professionals-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Please Join Us As We Celebrate National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><em><span class=\"s1\">By Hollie Bearce<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"s1\">St. Luke\u2019s Wood River ,<\/span><span class=\"s1\">Lab Supervisor<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-10691\" src=\"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/St-Lukes-WoodRiver2C-300x161.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"161\" \/>This year is particularly special for Idaho laboratory professionals as Idaho Governor Brad Little signed a proclamation declaring April 21\u201327, 2019, as Medical Laboratory Professionals Week for the State of Idaho.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Medical laboratory professionals work in a variety of environments unique to the patients they serve and the work they do. We are essential to your health; we provide critical information that helps guide medical decisions. We sort, prepare and analyze samples from virtually every part of your body\u2014from head to toe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">In the United States, laboratory results account for an estimated 70-80 percent of the diagnostic value used by providers to treat and monitor their patients; however, laboratory accounted for a mere 3 percent of the total healthcare cost in the United States for 2018. The clinical laboratory is an intrinsically valuable resource and crucial to patient care.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">We are not merely generators of data, to be tossed over the fence to our clinical colleagues. We are managers of information; we are creators of knowledge. We are gatekeepers and stewards. We are builders of processes and systems. We are guardians of quality. We are business people and executives. We are team leaders and team members. We are educators and consultants. We are patient advocates. \u2013 Dr. Steven H. Kroft, Senior Associate Medical Director Wisconsin Diagnostic Laboratories<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">St. Luke\u2019s Wood River offers year-round, reduced-cost screenings for HDL and LDL cholesterol, triglycerides, glucose levels, and A1c. You choose when to come for your once-a-year screening. Must be age 18 or older. Fasting for at least 8 hours and drinking plenty of water prior to blood draw is strongly encouraged.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u2022 Blood test for HDL and LDL cholesterol, triglycerides, and glucose levels, $10<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u2022 Optional A1c test for people with diabetes, additional $5<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u2022 Drop-in Monday through Friday, 8 \u2013 10 a.m., excluding holidays<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Choice of locations:<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u2022 St. Luke\u2019s Clinic, Family Medicine, 1450 Aviation Drive, Hailey<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u2022 St. Luke\u2019s Wood River, 100 Hospital Drive, Ketchum:<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u2022 Medical Center Outpatient Lab, hospital<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u2022 Physician Office Annex, register in Suite 100<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Payment due at time of service. Insurance will not be billed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><b>It\u2019s your life. <\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><b>We help you live it.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Hollie Bearce St. Luke\u2019s Wood River ,Lab Supervisor This year is particularly special for Idaho laboratory professionals as Idaho Governor Brad Little signed a proclamation declaring April 21\u201327, 2019, as Medical Laboratory Professionals Week for the State of Idaho. 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