Health Fair set for Oct. 18 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Buckhannon

My Buckhannon

October 8, 2025

St. Joseph’s Hospital will host a community Health Fair on Saturday, Oct. 18, from 7 to 10:30 a.m. at the hospital, 1 Amalia Drive in Buckhannon. Attendees should enter through the main entrance.

The fair will run alongside the Buckhannon-Upshur Rotary blood screening. Appointments for the screening are available at https://RotaryBloodScreening.as.me/.

Tables in attendance are expected to include:

STJ Emergency Department/Trauma Program
Peak Health
STJ Center for Women’s Health
STJ Imaging offering free DEXA Achilles bone density scans
STJ Primary Care providing free glucose stick tests and blood pressure readings
STJ Breast Cancer Support
STJ Cardiology
Feed My Sheep Food Outreach

Donations will be collected for Feed My Sheep Food Outreach. Requested items include:

Feminine hygiene products
Deodorant and toothbrushes
Diapers (sizes 3–6) and pull-ups (any size)
Baby wipes
Canned vegetables and ravioli
Jelly, peanut butter and cereal

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