Harvest for Health Senior Festival

Columbus Community Hospital is proud to host the Harvest for Health Senior Festival on Thursday, Sept. 1 from 8:00 a.m.–noon at the Ramada River's Edge Convention Center in Columbus, NE. This event provides seniors an opportunity to learn more about health care products, services and new offerings in the community from more than 40 area businesses. It is free and open to the public!

Featured Speakers:

9 a.m. – “How to keep your memory sharp at any age” - Jennifer Swantek, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC,PMHNP-BC, Columbus Psychiatry Clinic
10 a.m. – Stretches to keep you moving – Physical therapists from Rehab Services at the Wellness Center will demonstrate stretches you can do while standing or sitting, and they will show you how to stretch the neck, shoulders, hands, arms and legs to improve circulation.
11 a.m. - "Robotic-assisted joint replacement surgery" - Dr. Shawn Brandenburg, Columbus Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Clinic

Columbus Community Hospital will be offering (Medicare billing will not be offered.):

FREE bone mineral density screenings.
FREE blood pressure screenings.
Flu shots - $21.
Pneumonia vaccinations - $120.

Mobile screening services will be offered by Bryan Health:

Atrial fibrillation screening - $10.
Abdominal aortic ultrasound screening - $40.
Peripheral arterial disease screening - $40.
Carotid artery ultrasound screening - $40 (by appointment only. Please call 402-562-1533).

Nebraska Kidney Association will also be offering a free health screening.

Other informational booths include:

Cardiopulmonary rehabilitation.
Columbus Community Hospital Foundation.
Chaplain Mitch Shemek.
Complete Health Improvement Program.
Columbus Otolaryngology Clinic.
Columbus Cancer Care.
Columbus General Surgery
Columbus Psychiatry Clinic
Columbus Surgery Center
Columbus Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Clinic
Concussion Management Clinic
Diabetic educators
Emergency department
Humphrey and Lindsay medical clinics
Home Health and hospice
Human resources
Infusion services
Marketing department
North Central Radiology
Nurse navigators
Occupational Health Services
Physician relations
Platte County Lifestyle Coalition
Premier Physical Therapy
Rehab Services at the Wellness Center
Senior behavioral health department
Social work
Volunteer and guest services
Visiting Physicians Clinic
Wound, Ostomy and Continence Health Center
Women’s Health Physical Therapy

For more information about the event, please call 402-562-3359 or 402-562-4483.