Public Relations / Marketing Officer

David Bruzzese
Office: 970.764.3910
Cell: 970.749.9517

For Immediate Release
May 20, 2009

Public Service Announcement

Mercy to Host Free Talk to Explain Results of 9Health Fair Blood Tests

Durango, Colo. — Mercy Regional Medical Center will host a free community presentation on interpretation of blood test results from 9Health Fair. Karen Zink, certified nurse practitioner who has been involved in the local 9Health Fair for 30 years, will present "Know Your Numbers: What the 9Health Fair Blood Tests Mean," on Thursday, May 28, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The presentation will be in the Eolus room at the Durango Community Rec Center. For more information please call 970-764-1113.

9Health Fairs, which offer free or low-cost health screens, are held every year in communities throughout Colorado. The 2009 Durango-area 9Health Fair took place on April 17 and 18.

About Catholic Health Initiatives: Catholic Health Initiatives is a national nonprofit health organization with headquarters in Denver. The faith-based system includes 77 hospitals; 40 long-term care, assisted- and residential-living facilities; and two community health-services organizations in 20 states. Catholic Health Initiatives ranks as the nation’s second-largest Catholic health care system. See www.catholichealthinitiatives.org

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