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10B | BRENTWOODPRESS.COM HEALTH & BEAUTY OCTOBER 3, 2008
Flu shots available in
Brentwood, Antioch
Contra Costa Public Health has
scheduled two fl u clinics in East County
this month. Flu vaccine is free, although a
$15 donation is greatly appreciated. Medicare
will not be accepted at these clinics.
Flu vaccine will be available to highrisk
people and the general public age 9
and over. The vaccine is recommended for
pregnant women, people over 50, people
with chronic diseases of the lung, heart
and liver, and all children 6 months and
older.
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more comprehensive care than was previously
available in East County; it aligns
our community with a level of care that
is higher than that available in most major
metropolitan areas.”
The lab provides live, high-defi nition
images of the entire vascular system that
help doctors evaluate and treat heart failure
and blockages. Under construction
for the last year, the lab was recently unveiled
in an open house at the hospital on
Lone Tree Way.
Dr. Alejandro Prieto explained that
the patient lies on the lab table sandwiched
between the imaging devices while
a dye is injected into the arteries to better
see them on the screen. Then a long, thin
tube is inserted through the groin to the
These clinics will not offer fl u vaccine
to people with current fevers, allergies to
eggs, or children less than 9 years of age.
For information about fl u clinic locations
for children under 9, call 800-246-2494.
For general fl u clinic information, visit
www.cchealth.org or call 925-313-6469.
The East County fl u clinics will be
held Oct. 15 from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Antioch
Senior Center, 415 W. Second St., and
Oct. 16 from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Brentwood
Community Center, 730 Third St.
imaged area, acting as a monorail for a
balloon to clean out the clogged area.
The lab is made possible in part by
a $300,000 contribution from the Delta
Memorial Hospital Foundation, money
that was raised largely through numerous
golf tournaments over the years.
“It’s a very large gift, and we are really
grateful to the donors,” said Rudeen
Monte, director of the foundation. “With
so many people 55 and over and retirement
communities (in East County), we
really wanted to make sure we had cardiac-care
facilities.”
In addition to hiring Prieto, a leading
interventional cardiologist, to staff
the new lab, the hospital also hired one
of the most highly trained surgeons in
the Bay Area, Dr. Tanveer Khan.