Free community event · Charlottesville / Albemarle County
Know Your Numbers
Save your spot for a free blood pressure check by a registered nurse. It takes about 20 minutes.
What you'll get
- A careful blood pressure check. You rest for five minutes, then a registered nurse checks your blood pressure by hand.
- A results card to keep and share with your doctor.
- Clear next steps if your numbers are high.
- A first look at Caretaker Medical's finger-sensor blood pressure monitor, if you'd like. It's optional.
- Snacks and a raffle to win a home blood pressure monitor or a health smartwatch.
You're on the list.
Before you come
- Wear short or loose sleeves.
- Skip coffee, exercise and smoking for 30 minutes before your check.
- Bring a list of your medicines, or the bottles.
- Bring a friend. Everyone gets checked.
A nurse looks at your readings from home, and your own neurologist builds your care plan and adjusts it by video.
Learn about Syntrillo →High blood pressure is common, quiet and very treatable.
U.S. adults have high blood pressure.
adults 60 and older have it.
people who have it don't know.
Source: CDC/NCHS Data Brief 511 (2024), adults 18 and older, August 2021 to August 2023. Blood pressure categories follow the 2025 AHA/ACC Blood Pressure Guideline.
Good questions
Is it really free?
Yes. The check, the results card, the snacks and the raffle are all free. Caretaker Medical covers the cost of the event. You don't need insurance.
Where is it?
In Charlottesville. We're finalizing the venue and time now. Sign up and we'll text you the address as soon as it's set.
Do I have to sign up?
No. Walk-ins are welcome. Signing up helps us have enough nurses on hand, and we'll send you a reminder.
What happens at the check?
You sign in, sit quietly for five minutes, and a registered nurse checks your blood pressure by hand with a cuff and stethoscope. You leave with a results card. The whole visit takes about 20 minutes.
What happens if my reading is high?
Your results card is addressed to your doctor, and the nurse will suggest clear next steps. If you don't have a doctor, or your reading is very high, you can ask about care with Syntrillo. There's no pressure either way.
Do I have to try the finger-sensor monitor?
No. Trying Caretaker Medical's new monitor is optional. Your check with the nurse happens either way.
Who is hosting?
Syntrillo, a Charlottesville clinic whose stroke doctors and nurses help people manage blood pressure from home, and Caretaker Medical, a Charlottesville company that makes finger-sensor monitors.