Heart Lung Scan and Physical Fitness Assessment Programs

    Union Memorial has revived the previous (1987) Physical Assessment program through the Local at no charge to the membership. We have chosen to conduct this program on your time instead of involving the Department as in the past. Assessments will be by appointment on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 1200 – 1300 hours at the Fitness/Rehab Center and will include some of the same types of screening and testing. We have combined the Heart / Lung Scan Program with the Physical Assessment program to be conducted in one appointment. These programs (Assessments and heart/lung scans) at Union Memorial are now offered to ALL interested members, active and retired of both Locals along with wives and widows. The results will be available only to you or a Doctor you designate. That is why we are promoting this program to you on your time, unlike in 1987, when we did it as a company unit on shift work time.

            The stress test part is now done on a stationary bike and takes only about 10 minutes for a six mile ride. The improved technology since 1987 makes this program easier and quicker to attain the same results for the assessment phase. We are also making the heart/lung scans available at the same time as the assessment. There will still be a fee of approximately $150 for the scans.  The entire program including the heart/lung scan will take about 1 hour of your time and will be done on the same designated days (Tuesday and Thursday) assigned to us.  It will be worth it just to get all the rest of our members through the heart/lung scans. We have had much success and participation due to the confidentiality of the heart/lung scans and we intend to continue in that mode with this venture to ensure that trust level. Please take advantage of it. You are never too young or too old to monitor your health.  Again, these are open to active and retired members of both Locals along with wives and widows.

 Please take advantage of these appointments while they last. We need to keep the schedule full until all active and retired members and the wives and widows avail themselves of this unique opportunity. Union Memorial will only staff these programs if we use them.

            Below are the directions, instructions and contact information to schedule appointments for the Assessment and heart/lung scans. You will have to contact the heart/lung phone # to coordinate your appointments for the same Tuesday or Thursday that you do the assessment.

FITNESS ASSESSMENT

PRETEST INSTRUCTIONS

Guidelines recommended for the most accurate test results:

• Wear comfortable, loose-fitting clothing.  Sneakers preferred.
• Avoid food, tobacco, and caffeine for at least 3-4 hours before testing.
• Abstain from alcohol consumption within 48 hours of the assessment.
• Avoid moderate or vigorous physical activity within 12 hours of the assessment.
• Ingest no diuretic agents, including caffeine, prior to the assessment.
• Get an adequate amount of sleep (6 to 8 hours) the night before the test.
• Drink plenty of fluids over the 24-hour period preceding the test to ensure normal hydration prior to the testing.

                                                     Directions to Fitness Center

Park in garage A (1^st garage on your left) and take elevator to main lobby.  Walk across bridge to security desk.  Sign-in at desk.  Go to 33^rd Street Building which is straight ahead down the hallway past the pharmacy and to your left.  Walk down the ramp past the Conference Center.  Elevators will be on your left.  Take elevator to 2^nd Floor and turn left and proceed down the hallway to the Fitness Center. You will receive a voucher to cover the parking fee.

 For questions regarding the assessment test and scheduling, contact:

 Rebecca Winch at 410-554-2167

 She will refer you to 1-877-744-3278 to set up the coordinated heart/lung scan.

     As always, I will mention again about the Community Outreach Program (for parents//siblings/friends etc.) conducted by Union Memorial Hospital offering the heart/lung scans to the general public only on Saturdays at the rate of $75 each.  The phone # is 1-877-744-3278. Getting both for a combined $150 is a great bargain. There was a mailing that I received from Upper Chesapeake Hospital that offered a heart scan only for a $799 fee. The Union Memorial program is much more reasonable and should not be ignored.   The wait is not as bad as it had been due to the opening of another scan program at Franklin Square taking some of the crush off the schedule at Union. If Union Memorial is not convenient for you, contact Franklin Square Hospital (sister to Union Memorial in the same Health group). They have a scan machine and are doing heart scans  through its own Community Outreach Program. Check with them on pricing, but it should be similar. The number for Franklin Square is 443-777-7900. These are also open to the general public.