Elizabethtown, NY – The University of Vermont Health Network - Elizabethtown Community Hospital will host free health screenings this month for hunters at its Elizabethtown and Ticonderoga campuses. Appointments are available between 3:00 and 7:00 pm on September 21 in Elizabethtown and September 23 in Ticonderoga.

“We provide a range of screening services that help hunters ensure they are ready for the season,” said Elizabethtown Community Hospital Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer Julie Tromblee, “and help them reduce the risk of injury and heart attack.”

During the screening, hospital staff will check blood pressure, glucose, cholesterol and oxygen levels; and vision, height and weight. EKG readings will be available to assess heart health, and results will be mailed to participants within two weeks. Physical therapists will also be available to guide hunters on proper lifting techniques.

Educational material on local health care services and hunter safety will also be available. For more information or to make an appointment at either campus, please call (518) 873-3125.

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About Elizabethtown Community Hospital

The University of Vermont Health Network - Elizabethtown Community Hospital is a designated critical access hospital and the primary health care provider serving residents in Essex County and northern Warren and Washington Counties in New York.

Elizabethtown Community Hospital is transforming rural health care at its main campus in Elizabethtown, NY, at a new emergency department and outpatient center in Ticonderoga, NY, and at six community-based primary health care centers located throughout the region. The hospital is one of the community’s largest employers with 350 employees.

Across the Elizabethtown and Ticonderoga campuses, the hospital maintains two 24-hour emergency rooms, a 25-bed inpatient unit, physical therapy, laboratory, and digital radiology departments; and a variety of specialty physician clinics on a weekly and monthly basis.  

Elizabethtown Community Hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission and is licensed and certified by the New York State Department of Health and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

About The University of Vermont Health Network
The University of Vermont Health Network is an academic health system that is comprised of six affiliate hospitals, a multi-specialty medical group, and a home health agency. We serve the residents of Vermont and northern New York with a shared mission: working together, we improve people’s lives.  Our partners include:

• The University of Vermont Medical Center  
• The University of Vermont Health Network Medical Group
• The University of Vermont Health Network – Alice Hyde Medical Center
• The University of Vermont Health Network – Central Vermont Medical Center
• The University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital
• The University of Vermont Health Network – Elizabethtown Community Hospital
• The University of Vermont Health Network – Porter Medical Center
• The University of Vermont Health Network – Home Health and Hospice

Our 4,000 health care professionals are driven to provide high quality, cost-efficient care as close to home as possible. Strengthened by our academic connection to the University of Vermont, each of our hospitals remains committed to its local community by providing compassionate, personal care shaped by the latest medical advances and delivered by highly skilled experts.