Park Ridge health care center holds grand opening Sunday

Presence Center for Health — a new outpatient health care facility with some of the most advanced technology in all of Chicago’s suburbs — is holding an afternoon of free activities and health screenings 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, June 24, 205 S. Northwest Hwy., in Park Ridge.

It’s the first neighborhood center opened ing since Provena and Resurrection Health Care joined in November 2011 to create Presence Health.

During the grand-opening event, families can “Ask a Doctor” about any medical-related concerns they have and receive a free body mass index health screening. There will be a healthy snack station and an interactive germ-glow station to help kids understand the importance of hand washing.

Activities sponsored by the Park Ridge Park District will include face painting, Zumba dance lessons and balloon animals. Brickton Arts Center will offer two art projects and the Park Ridge Public Library will host a health-trivia game with prizes.

“In addition to wanting the community to know we’re here for them, we want to inspire good health. We want to help families become more health conscious by learning more about their condition, or preventing illness, while having fun doing it,” said John Evans, Family Physician, Resurrection Medical Group. “In short, we want them to know we’re invested in their good health, that they are at the center of everything we do.”

The new 30,000-square-foot facility features a broad range of services under one roof, including a low dose radiation Advanced Imaging Center, Immediate Care Center, Occupational health services, and extended hours for internal and family medicine.