Gless Ranch delivers free health screenings

Grower teams with Altais Medical Group to bring variety of tests to people

Those in need of free health screenings received them Saturday during a health fair at Gless Ranch in Riverside.

The grower partnered with the Altais Medical Group, a group of physicians in Riverside, to offer sports physicals for youth athletes as well as eye exams, blood sugar tests, body mass index checks and diabetes screenings for the public.

“Having been a part of the Riverside community for many years, we understand the serious physician shortage in this area and the problems that many have accessing health care in a timely manner,” said Dr. Sarah Chae of Altais Medical Group.

Free COVID-19 test kits also were handed out.

Gless Ranch, which grows citrus, dates and avocados, is on Van Buren Boulevard in Riverside.

PHOTOS BY TERRY PIERSON — STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Animal House Fitness owner Andrew Wright, left, competes in a game of eye-hand coordination with Sarah Walkner during the Altais Medical Group and Gless Ranch health fair in Riverside on Saturday. A number of screenings were provided to visitors.

Altais Medical Group Dr. Willam Suh gives an EKG test to Maria Medrano as part of the Altais Medical Group and Gless Ranch health fair.

Altais Medical Group Dr. Colin Christensen gives a sports physical to Miranda Salas under orange popups during Saturday’s fair.