Press Releases: Georgia
March 1, 2006
Free Diabetes Screenings Offered at 12 Kaiser Permanente Medical Centers
ATLANTA (March 1, 2006) - More than 250,000 Georgians have diabetes and don’t know it. Many could be at risk of developing blindness, kidney disease, nerve disease and amputations, heart disease and stroke.
In conjunction with the American Diabetes Association, Kaiser Permanente will offer free diabetes blood screenings for all adults on Diabetes Alert Day, Tuesday, March 28, at all Kaiser Permanente medical centers in metro Atlanta. The free screenings will be held from
9 a.m. – 4 p.m. and are open to the public on a first]come, first-served basis.
"Diabetes is on the rise in Georgia because of an increase in the number of people who are overweight. In the last 10 years, the number of people with diabetes has increased by 50 percent," said Willie Rainey, MD, Chief of Internal Medicine for Kaiser Permanente. "We are committed to getting the entire community – not just Kaiser Permanente members – out to get screened for diabetes."
The screenings will be offered at the following medical centers:
- 1735 Peachtree Road, Atlanta, GA 30308
- 3550 Preston Ridge Road, Alpharetta, GA 30005
- 1175 Cascade Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30011
- 200 Crescent Centre Parkway, Tucker, GA 30084
- 2525 Cumberland Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30339
- 1400 Northside Forsyth Drive, Suite 350, Cumming, GA 30041
- 20 Glenlake Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30328
- 1125 Towne Centre Village Drive, McDonough, GA 30253
- 3650 Steve Reynolds Boulevard, Duluth, GA 30096
- 5440 Hillandale Drive, Lithonia, GA 30253
- 2400 Mt. Zion Parkway, Jonesboro, GA 30263
- 750 TownPark Lane, Kennesaw, GA 30114
If you would like to speak with Dr. Rainey or a patient with diabetes for your story on diabetes, contact Billy Auer at Kaiser Permanente at (404) 869-5952.
Kaiser Permanente is the state of Georgia's largest nonprofit health plan, serving the health care needs of Atlanta metro area residents for 22 years. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Georgia, Inc. currently provides comprehensive health care services to approximately 275,000 members through 15 medical facilities in a 28-county service, and a network of affiliated hospitals and physicians. The Health Plan provided more than $5 million in community benefit programs and services.