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July 2010

RELEASE UPON RECEIPT July 22, 2010

For more information, contact:     Blair K. Sartory, Communications Specialist Hospital/Community Relations 618-257-5932

KidneyMobile® Coming to Belleville for Screenings, Education

(Belleville, Illinois) The National Kidney Foundation of Illinois (NKFI) and Memorial Hospital are partnering to bring free kidney disease prevention and educational programs to local residents. On Monday, August 9 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the KidneyMobile® will be offering free blood pressure, body mass index and urinalysis screenings at the PSOP-SWIC building located at 201 N. Church Street in Belleville.

Memorial is proud to partner with NKFI to make these screenings available to the public, free of charge. No appointments are needed. The KidneyMobile® is the nation’s first mobile classroom and screening lab that detects kidney disease.

For more information, contact the National Kidney Foundation of Illinois at 312-321-1500 or visit www.kidneymobile.org.

         

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