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Wednesday 15 January 2020

Urgent Care Aruba (UCA) introduces Preventive Health Check Up

Ultrasound-Echo, EKG, Gynecol-
ogy (for our female patients), and
Physician Evaluation (Consulta-
tion and Physical examination).
Urgent Care Aruba (UCA) facili-
tates and expands the possibility
of conducting your complete an-
nual preventive medical checkup
here on the island instead of go-
ing abroad. This will eliminate the
cost of airfare tickets, stay, trans-
portation, vacation days, etc.
The Executive Check Up is avail-
able with appointment between
Monday to Saturday from 8am till
10am.
Following clinical guidelines of
Urgent Care Aruba (UCA) NHG (Netherlands), AAFP (Ameri-
UCA, established in 2013, located can Academy Family Physicians)
ORANJESTAD — Urgent Care Aruba situated at the Noord Medical Cen- at the Noord Medical Center car- and AAUCM (American Acade-
ter continues to innovate its services in benefit of their patients and is ries one main objective by offer- my of Urgent Care Medicine)
now introducing health promotion and disease prevention programs ing medical attention to the com-
focused on keeping businesses, locals, and island visitors healthy. munity of Aruba, as well as the Contact
tourist industry. Services offered For more information, questions,
Let us introduce you to our Executive Check Up, this allows patients, at UCA are for patients suffering or price contact telephone num-
both males and female to have their current health situation in check. from medical conditions that do ber: +297 5860448 or email info@
This annual checkup is available to local companies wanting to es- not justified to visit the local Emer- urgentcare.aw. Visit www.ur-
tablish a preventive measure to their employee’s health as well as lo- gency Department or not want- gentcare.aw or like us on Face-
cals and island visitors wanting to take care of their own wellbeing. ing to wait for a next day consul- book for more relevant news and
This package includes; Laboratory Exams, Medical imaging: X-Ray/ tation or evaluation. information.q
Another Treasure of Aruba’s Beaches: Sea Glass!

NOORD - It is hard to imag- will be able to find your and clear glass which are
ine this happening today, own pieces of sea glass. the soft much loved “soft
but years ago people The sea glass that was cre- drink” bottles.
dumped all kinds of refuse ated is the product of a If you like to see the sea
straight into the ocean, very long and interesting glass for yourself, and be
including old cars, and process. It can take any- in awe of the power of na-
their household garbage, where from 10 to 30 years ture, rent a car or jeep and
which of course included to make sea glass. go explore our deserted
lots of glass. Over the next The name for any piece beaches on the north side
30 years the pounding of glass that finds its way of the island. Make it a fun
waves cleaned the beach, to the ocean and tumbles family day!
by breaking down every- around in the water long Even if we didn’t mean to
thing but glass and pot- enough is “Sea glass”. The pollute the beaches how
tery. The pounding waves colorful pieces of glass are we did, it is inspiring to see
washed the trash up and being used for decoration, just how the earth can cor-
down, back and forth. Tons handcrafts and jewelry! rect our mistakes. Funny,
of polished, broken glass Once glass makes its way how trash can change into
pieces were created by into the ocean, the glass is Glass, household applianc- ural processes, the ocean treasures! Everybody knows
the pounding surf. These broken up into shards and is es and even motor parts transformed the trash into that you are not allowed to
smoothened, colored glass tumbled around in the wa- were discarded on the the sea glass. Each colored take local shells home, but
particles then settled along ter, where sand and other beach. gem on the beach has its the people working at the
the sea shore in millions, rocks act like sandpaper to The waves and weather own story. airport have no problem
and that is why you can smooth out its rough edges. conditions wore down the The ruby red glass stones you taking sea glass home.
find these beautiful and Sometimes as the sea glass overwhelming amount of are typically from old car A few of those pieces make
colorful pieces on the north is passed through fire, it be- garbage in the water, cre- tail-lights. Then, the sap- great souvenirs. You can
shore beaches of Aruba. comes fire glass, the rarest ating millions of beautiful phire rocks are the rem- place them in a wine glass
of sea glass with certain smooth rocks. It’s hard to nants of broken apoth- or large bottle for decora-
Especially on the strip on inclusions, just like precious believe the short-sighted ecary bottles. The most tion and every time you
white sand between the fa- gems. mistakes we were making common and the easiest look at it a smile will light up
mous Natural Bridge” and For years, the water beat that could have poten- to find are the brown (Am- your face thinking back of
the huge red anchor close against the different kinds tially ruined these beautiful stel & Polar beer), green your unforgettable Aruba
to “Grapefield” beach you of trash being dumped. beaches. But thanks to nat- (Heineken & Balashi beer) vacation! q