Kidney Screening Day is March 19th

Originally published at the Cook County Health & Hospitals website Date & Time: March 19, 2013 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Location: Stroger Hospital, Cafeteria, No appointment required. Kidney Screening Day, sponsored by the Stroger Hospital’s Department of Nephrology and the National Kidney Foundation of Illinois. All screenings are free and will include blood sugar, blood pressure and urinalysis. All participants will have the opportunity to meet privately with a qualified healthcare provider to review their results. More than 20 million Americans – one in nine adults – have chronic kidney disease and don’t even know it. Left untreated, chronic kidney disease may ultimately lead to kidney failure, requiring a transplant or dialysis for survival. Come to our Kidney Screening Day!