All schools in Upshur County will close at 1 p.m. today. All B-UHS sporting events today are canceled.

St. Joseph’s Hospital and Rotary Club of B-U to hold blood screening on Saturday, Nov. 19

Blood Screening

BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — St. Joseph’s Hospital and the Rotary Club of Buckhannon-Upshur will hold a blood screening by appointment on Saturday, November 19. 

Basic blood profile tests will be offered at $35, with additional testing for thyroid for $5, hemoglobin A1C for $15, colon cancer screening for $5 and prostate testing for $20.  An additional test for the Hepatitis C antibody will be offered for $20.

To register for an appointment, go online to https://RotaryBloodScreening.as.me.  

In order to ensure everyone’s safety, please stay in your car until your appointment time.  You will be called into the hospital according to your appointment time, not your arrival time.  In order to ensure everyone’s safety, no walk-ins will be allowed and everyone must wear a mask.

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