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St. John’s Hosts Diabetes Open House
11/6/2008
Joplin, Mo. – St. John’s Nutrition, Wellness and Diabetes Center will host a Diabetes Open House in observance of American Diabetes Month. The open house will be held on Monday, November 10 from 9 a.m. to noon in the Main Lobby.
More than 20 million people in the United States have diabetes, yet nearly one third of those people are unaware that they have this serious and chronic disease. According to the American Diabetes Association, diabetes is the leading cause of heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, blindness and amputation.
St. John’s Diabetes Open House will feature information and resources to learn more about diabetes. Diabetes Aware™, an online risk assessment test, will also be available for participants to use. Diabetes Aware™ is a fast, free and confidential way to assess your risk of developing diabetes.
For more information, call St. John’s Nutrition, Wellness and Diabetes Center at 417.659.6488, or to take the Diabetes Aware™ test, visit www.stj.com.
St. John’s Regional Medical Center has been leading the way in healthcare throughout the four-state area for more than 100 years. We are a 367-bed facility, serving 19 counties in Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Arkansas. We provide state-of-the-art healthcare services, specializing in cardiology, orthopedics, neurosciences, and oncology. St. John’s has earned the Gold Seal of Approval from the Joint Commission. Additionally, we have been recognized by Thomson Healthcare with three 100 Top Hospital Awards (2006) and rated in the top 5% nationally by HealthGrades for patient safety (2008) and top 10% for critical care (2009).