Kelsey-Seybold Clinic Screens Hundreds at Feb. 12 Heart Health Day
Hundreds of downtown workers flocked to the Feb. 12 Heart Health Day event, hosted by medical staff from Kelsey-Seybold Clinic - Houston Center, The Shops at Houston Center and FS Houston.
The Heart Health Day event offered visitors an opportunity to learn their heart risks through blood pressure, blood sugar, body mass index and weight screenings. Kelsey-Seybold physicians were on hand to review heart disease risk results and help guests understand the importance of health numbers like cholesterol and blood pressure. High blood pressure, considered the "silent killer," is the number one killer of women, which is why it's especially important for women to know what to expect when it comes to nutrition and exercise and ways to reduce their risks.
Downtown visitors and employees who missed the recent Heart Health Day event can still check up on their heart health by visiting the Know Your Number wellness stations on the Tunnel level under First City Tower, the City of Houston and the Houston Chronicle buildings. Visitors can check their blood pressure, body mass index, weight, heart rate and pulse-oxygen levels for free.
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic physicians and residents from the Kelsey-Seybold Clinic/Baylor College of Medicine family medicine residency program provided free health screenings and consultations to Heart Health Day visitors on Feb. 12 at The Shops at Houston Center, downtown. Second-year resident Dr. Kaustubh Mestry, right, checks Kathy Driscoll's blood sugar levels during a free screening.
Dr. Alfreda Bell, a Family Medicine physician at Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, checks Jeff Evans blood pressure during a Feb. 12 Heart Health Day, held at The Shops at Houston Center, downtown. In addition to blood pressure screenings, Dr. Bell was onsite to explain the results of heart risk assessments.
Photo Credit: Jerry Powers
About Kelsey-Seybold Clinic
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic is Houston's premier community-based physician group, founded in 1949 by Dr. Mavis Kelsey in Houston's famous Texas Medical Center. More than 350 Kelsey-Seybold physicians practice at 18 locations in the greater Houston area. Medical services offered by Kelsey-Seybold include outpatient medical care in more than 50 medical specialties, outpatient surgery centers, nationally accredited Breast Diagnostic Centers and Cancer Centers, advanced radiology services, onsite and online Kelsey Pharmacy services and secure communication portals for patients to communicate with their health care team. Kelsey-Seybold has proudly served the National Aeronautics and Space Administration since 1966 and today provides medical services onsite at the Johnson Space Center, the White Sands Test Facility in New Mexico, and in Moscow.
