FREE AAA Screening - 10,000 lives saved every year by AAA Screening…
March 26, 2005
Are you at risk??
Fayetteville, GA (March 28, 2005) – Piedmont Fayette Hospital will host a FREE Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) screening for those at high-risk for AAA on Friday, April 29, beginning at 9 a.m. The screenings will be offered at 1279 Highway 54 West (next to Piedmont Fayette Hospital) on the 3rd floor in Conference Room C. This free screening is open to the public and is being offered to the Fayette community by the Fuqua Heart Center of Atlanta at Piedmont Hospital and LifeLine Screening. AAA, considered a silent killer because most people do not have symptoms upon diagnosis, is a bulge or “ballooning” that forms in the wall of the abdominal aorta. This bulge weakens the wall and can lead to a serious complication referred to as “rupture.” Risk factors for AAA include smoking, high blood pressure, a family history of AAA and cardiovascular or pulmonary disease. It is especially critical for men over 60 and women over 65 to get screened. Appointments are required and scheduled on a first come, first serve basis. Call 1-877-792-8489 to schedule an appointment.
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About Piedmont Fayette Hospital
Named one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals® in 2004 and 2005, Piedmont Fayette Hospital (PFH), a 100-bed acute care community hospital located on Highway 54 in Fayetteville, Ga., offers 24-hour emergency services, medical and surgical services, as well as diagnostic and rehabilitation services. With over 800 employees and a medical staff of over 350 physicians, PFH is a private, not-for-profit organization and a member of Piedmont Healthcare – which includes Piedmont Hospital, a 500-bed acute tertiary care facility in the north Atlanta community of Buckhead; Piedmont Mountainside Hospital, a 35-bed community hospital in Jasper, Ga.; the Piedmont Hospital Foundation; the Piedmont Physicians Group, a 72-member primary care physician group with 20 offices throughout metro Atlanta; and the Piedmont Clinic, a 460-member physician network.