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Fire-department foundation offers free cardiac CT screenings to city employees
Summary
A fire-department-linked foundation is offering voluntary coronary calcium CT screenings to Madison Heights employees covered by city insurance (others may pay $200); organizers said the five-minute screening can reveal hidden risk and that a recent participant’s test led to urgent treatment.
A foundation formed after the on-duty death of a firefighter is offering voluntary coronary calcium CT screenings to Madison Heights employees, organizers told staff at an employee meeting. The program is free for employees covered by the city insurance for four weeks of sign-ups, will then open to covered dependents, and costs $200 for people who are not covered, organizers said.
Paul Bleddy, identified at the meeting as the city’s fire marshal and president of the foundation, said the program grew out of a colleague’s sudden cardiac death and is intended to spot calcium buildup in coronary arteries before a major event. “Our goal is to get every firefighter and every police officer in the state of Michigan one of these tests done for free,” Bleddy said, describing the…
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