CMBA Returns: Make Your Appointment Today!

TIOGA & POTTER COUNTIES, PA—Your blood says a lot about your health. Blood analysis can establish a normal, healthy baseline for your body and can detect many potential health problems early by monitoring changes to the baseline that resulted in something outside normal reference ranges. 

Laurel Health System’s Community Multidiagnostic Blood Analysis (CMBA) is a physician-approved, community screening program featuring 38 blood tests—all from one blood draw and for one low cost of $52. An optional take home colorectal screening kit is available for $7. Men aged 50+ and men under 50 with a family history of prostate cancer can opt to add the prostate specific antigen (PSA) test to the CMBA panel for an additional $18 or as a standalone test for $22. 

Anyone participating in the CMBA testing is required to fast for 12 hours prior to the test; 14 hours is recommended. During this time, participants may drink as much water as they like and should continue to take all medications. 

CMBA is offered in nine locations throughout the month of September. Participation by appointment only. Scheduling an appointment ensures that your information and specimen labels are available upon your arrival, streamlining the screening process. 

Call now to arrange an appointment at any one of the following nine sites in Tioga and Potter counties:

Thursday September 6
Tioga Fire Hall
6 a.m. to 9 a.m.

Thursday September 13
Elkland Fire Hall
6 a.m. to 9 a.m.

Saturday September 15
Blossburg Fire Hall
6 a.m. to 9 a.m.

Tuesday September 18
St. Bibiana’s Parish, Galeton
6 a.m. to 9 a.m.

Thursday September 20
Westfield Senior Center
6 a.m. to 9 a.m.

Saturday September 22
Wellsboro Area High School
6 a.m. to 9 a.m.

Tuesday September 25
Morris Social Hall
6 a.m. to 9 a.m.

Thursday September 27
Middlebury Fire Hall
6 a.m. to 9 a.m.

Saturday September 29
Mansfield Fire Hall
6 a.m. to 9 a.m.

The blood specimens drawn from each participant are sent to Soldiers + Sailors Memorial Hospital’s clinical laboratory to screen for diabetes, anemia, prostate cancer, and diseases of the heart, liver, thyroid, or kidney. CMBA can establish normal blood levels to monitor from year to year or help detect changes or help lead to the diagnosis of a disease, making the test an important preventive and diagnostic tool. Results are sent to the participant’s healthcare provider for interpretation. Participants will also receive a copy of their results and an explanation of the tests performed. 

Participating in the CMBA screening is not intended to replace ongoing medical care. All test results should be discussed with the participant’s health care provider. 

For more information or to schedule an appointment, register online or call (570) 723-8449 or 1-800-808-LAUREL (5287) Monday through Friday anytime from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. If you call after hours, please leave a recorded message; a CMBA representative will return your call as soon as possible.