MT. VERNON, IL — Crossroads Community Hospital in Mt. Vernon will host a specialty clinic to offer free hernia screening Wednesday, September 23rd. Participants will be screened by Board Certified General Surgeons, who are experts in hernia repair and complications caused by hernias.

CEO of Crossroads Hospital Amanda Basso says they use the latest treatment options for repairing hernias including, if necessary, minimally invasive robotic surgery.

Your physician may suggest lifestyle changes to ease the pain and other symptoms, but surgery is sometimes the only way to truly repair a hernia. For more information about the screening event that will run from 5-8pm, you can call the clinic at 618-241-9071.