Over 50 medical professionals were on hand as BAPS Charities hosted its annual Health Fair on October 9, 2016, in Robbinsville, NJ. With the increasing cost of health care in this economy, health professionals educated over 300 attendees on various health topics and provided their expert advice on regular health checkups and other health related issues.
Number of patients seen by specialty: Internal Medicine/Family Practice 300, Cardiology (60), Gastroenterology (30), Nephrology (10), Podiatry (45), Dentistry (180), Psychiatry (35), Physical/Occupational Therapy (43), Nutrition/Dietician (62), Pain Management (40)
Number of Lab tests conducted: CBC (295), Basic Metabolic Panel (295), Lipid Panel (295), Hemoglobin A1C (210)
Number of Screening Tests: Blood Pressure (300), Glucose (295), Eye exam (180), Dental exam (180)
Opinions:
There is a big problem in the community about diabetes, obesity, and hypertension. The services provided by BAPS Charities Health Fair are in the areas where the biggest problems exist.
-Dr. Francisco Villota, Occupational Health, RWJ Hospital
Awareness, education is key to prevention of diseases. If any disease is diagnosed and treated early we can have a completely different outcome. We have so many specialist doctors at the health faith who are helping to bring about health awareness. I am really impressed that BAPS Charities is doing very good to help the participants who do not have access to health care.
-Dr. Rekha Gohel, Internal Medicine and Geriatric
