BUCKHANNON — St. Joseph’s Hospital is now offering a free online varicose veins assessment.

The assessment is provided by the St. Joseph’s Hospital Vein Care Clinic staffed by David Faber, M.D. and Kay Carpenter, NP-C. It provides a fast, free no-obligation assessment of your symptoms. Nearly half of all Americans over the age of 50 are affected by varicose veins.

Dr. Faber provides patients with safe, effective treatments to eliminate unsightly spider veins and painful varicose veins. To access the free varicose veins assessment, go to wvumedicine.org/vein. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 304-460-7959.