UM Charles Regional Medical Center is thrilled to be bringing Dare to C.A.R.E., a national vascular screening  and disease management program, to Charles County on Saturday, February 4, 2023. 

This is the perfect opportunity to properly address your health. Free screenings for cardiovascular disease  will be conducted from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 8 Kent Avenue in La Plata, just behind the Port Tobacco Players  theater. 

Appointments are limited and are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Patients eligible for screenings include: 

• Anyone over 60 years old.  

• People over 50 years old with certain risk factors, such as obesity, smoking, and a family history of stroke. 

• People over 40 with diabetes should also be screened.