PeaceHealth Discusses Medicare Wellness

Wednesday, April 29 at 5:30 in Friday Harbor

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You’ve reached age 65 and are eligible for Medicare, or you’re approaching this milestone. What you may have come to expect from a visit with your primary care provider could look different now.

Cheryl Kubisty, MD, will discuss your Medicare Wellness Visit on Wednesday, April 29 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in a free, public community education program hosted by PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center, 1117 Spring St., Friday Harbor. The talk is one in a series of Fireside Chats the medical center is offering as part of PeaceHealth’s “Healthy You” program.

Dr. Kubisty’s talk will cover:

• What to expect from your annual Medicare Wellness Visit,
• The importance of developing a Personalized Prevention Plan with your health care provider, and
• What screenings and tests may or may not be covered by Medicare.

Dr. Kubisty is an Internal Medicine physician who has special interests in cardiology and geriatrics. She graduated from the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine and completed both a residency at the University of Pittsburgh Health Center Hospitals and fellowship there in clinical pharmacology and hypertension. She is board certified in Internal Medicine.

The next Fireside Chat is on May 20 and is a repeat of the popular talk offered earlier this year on Advance Directives for end-of-life care.

Healthy You is a program that provides resources, tools and information to support individuals in their health and wellness journey. For more information, please email lpolevoi@peacehealth.org or visit https://www.peacehealth.org/healthy-you/Pages/default.aspx.

PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center comprises a 10-bed critical access hospital, primary care and specialty clinics, a cancer center, expanded diagnostic and treatment services, an operating suite for outpatient procedures and a 24-hour emergency department. PeaceHealth Peace Island operates as part of PeaceHealth’s Northwest Network, which includes PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham, PeaceHealth United General Medical Center in Sedro-Woolley, several PeaceHealth Medical Group primary care and specialty clinics, cardiovascular and cancer centers, diagnostic laboratory and imaging services. PeaceHealth, with medical centers in Alaska, Washington and Oregon, is a not-for-profit health care system founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace in 1891.