In effort to bring awareness and support to preventive health care in our community, the Lima Rotary Club holds an annual blood clinic.  This event gives the public an opportunity to have preventive testing done at a substantial discount. 

The tests consist of a coronary Risk Profile with 26 standard tests for blood chemistry.  The profile includes a complete blood count that checks for anemia and other blood disorders.  The chemistry profile includes tests to check liver, kidney, and muscular function.  It also measures blood sugar, cholesterol, triglyceride and HDL levels.  Additionally, a PSA test is available for men to detect potential evidence of prostate cancer.  Medicare and most insurance companies do not pay for screening tests.  The cost of these tests is normally around $250 for the blood profile and $100 for the PSA. 

Medi-Lab, Inc has partnered with the Lima Rotary Club to provide this service to the community at a cost of $30 for the Risk Profile and $35 for a PSA test.  And, as if that wasn’t good enough, Medi-Lab has traditionally donated a portion of their proceeds back to the Lima Rotary Club. 

The total procedure is completed in about five minutes.  Lab results are sent directly to your physician for review.  This is a Saturday morning event in the spring that usually lasts 3-4 hours.  It is held at the Senior Citizens Center, and it is open to the public without the need to pre-register.  This event has continued to grow every year; it began in 1992 with 28 participants.  Today, we average well over 600 participants.  It takes about 15 Rotary Club volunteers to run this event.