Third Tuesday Testing provides an opportunity for East Texans to take part in preventive health screenings that can help identify particular health care concerns. Screenings range from cholesterol screens to bone density checks and some of the screenings are offered to the community free of charge. Third Tuesday Testing is held at The Surgery Center of Nacogdoches (corner of NE Stallings & North St.) from 8 a.m. - 12 p.m., 4948 NE Stallings Drive Nacogdoches, TX .
Jan 15:
Fall Prevention/Balance Check
Bone Density BMI (Laurie Hurst)
Blood Pressure (Surgery Center or PCT)
5-minute chair massage (Laurie Hurst)
Feb 19:
Cholesterol with HDL, LDL & triglycerides $10
Blood Pressure
Glucose
Pulse Oximetry
Body Mass Index
Mar 18:
Cholesterol with HDL, LDL & triglycerides $10
Colon Cancer Kits
Blood Pressure
Hepatitis C - $5
Adult immunizations: tetanus $20, pneumonia $25*
Apr 15:
Cholesterol with HDL, LDL & triglycerides $10
Foot health check (Laurie Hurst)
Cholesterol with HDL, LDL & triglycerides for $10
Blood Pressure
Spinal Stenosis
Fall Prevention/Balance Check
May 20:
Cholesterol with HDL, LDL & triglycerides $10
Bone Density
Asthma/PFT
Blood Pressure
Stroke information
5-minute chair massage
Osteoporosis Prevention Month
Jun 17:
Cholesterol with HDL, LDL & triglycerides for $10
Spinal Stenosis
Blood Pressure
Pulse Oximetry
Jul 15:
Cholesterol with HDL, LDL & triglycerides $10
Skin Cancer
Glucose
Blood Pressure
5-minute chair massage
Aug 19:
Cholesterol with HDL, LDL & triglycerides $10
Bone Density
Blood Pressure
Pulse Oximetry
Pulmonary Function Screening
Sept 16:
Cholesterol with HDL, LDL & triglycerides $10
Legs for Life
Glucose
Breast self-exam model and scheduler for mammograms
Blood Pressure
Oct 21:
Cholesterol with HDL, LDL & triglycerides $10
Asthma/PFT
PT Month Fall Prevention/Balance Check
Blood Pressure
Flu Shots $15
Spinal Stenosis
CROM
Hand Grip Strength
BMI
Breast Cancer Literature
Nov 18:
Cholesterol with HDL, LDL & triglycerides $10
Glucose
Foot sensory checks
Blood pressure
BMI
Dec: No screenings due to the holiday season