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Prepared Childbirth
Series
Prepared Childbirth Series
covers labor and birth,
options for pain control,
cesarean birth, postpartum,
the normal newborn and
breathing/relaxation
techniques.
A four-week Monday series
begins June 20, 7 to 9 p.m.,
Latrobe Area Hospital.
Five-week Tuesday series
begins June 28, 7 to 9:30
p.m., Westmoreland Regional
Hospital with a five-week
Wednesday series starting
June 29, 7 to 9:30 p.m. Room
locations vary by date.
Please inquire when
scheduling.
A weekend series is offered
10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., June 4
and 5, Westmoreland Regional
Hospital or 6 to 9 p.m.,
June 10 and 9 a.m. to 3
p.m., June 11, Latrobe Area
Hospital.
Advanced CPR and First
Aid
Those seeking to learn or
refresh life-support skills
may attend the “Basic Life
Support for Health Care
Provider” course 8 a.m. to
12:30 p.m., June 18. The
course teaches participants
how to administer CPR to
victims of all ages,
explains the use of an
automated external
defibrillator (AED), and
provides information about
the relief of foreign body
airway obstructions.
This program is available to
health care employees and to
those whom are required to
take a health care provider
course for their employment.
Upon the completion of a
written exam and skills
demonstration, a
course-completion card will
be issued.
Heartsaver Infant & Child is
scheduled for 6 to 9:30
p.m., June 15. This program
is designed to teach CPR and
relief of foreign body
airway obstruction for
infants and children to all
lay rescuers such as older
school children or family
members of patients at high
risk for sudden cardiac
death. A course completion
card will be issued.
A “Heartsaver First Aid”
class will occur 12:30-4:30
p.m., June 18. This American
Heart Association Course
provides students with basic
first aid knowledge in an
event on an emergency. This
course also reviews how to
recognize medical injuries.
A written and skills exam
will be given prior to
course completion.
Fees vary and
pre-registration is required
for all of the classes. To
attend any of these classes,
call 724-537-1755.
Excela Health Healthy
Lifestyles
Excela Health offers healthy
lifestyle programs at
Latrobe Area Hospital, and
through The Well Being
Center for Mind/Body Health
at Frick and Westmoreland
Regional hospitals. The Well
Being Center has partnered
with Highmark Blue
Cross/Blue Shield to offer
real life solutions to
wellness challenges through
informative, hands-on
programs designed to help
achieve lifestyle goals and
enjoy a healthier, happier
life.
Additionally, The Well Being
Center provides a host of
medically based lifestyle
management programs designed
to enhance the mind, body
and spirit.
Discover Relaxation Within
is a four-week lifestyle
improvement program that
helps individuals identify
everyday stressors and learn
specific relaxation
techniques to reduce and
manage stress. The class is
facilitated by Helen Keegan-Geroux,
LPC, and begins 3 to 4:30
p.m., June 22, at The Well
Being Center, Medical
Commons One, Westmoreland
Regional Hospital.
Take the first steps toward
better health by joining a
yoga class where
participants learn
stretching exercise, basic
postures, breathing
techniques and the
philosophy of Hatha Yoga.
Yoga is offered every
Wednesday, 5:15 to 6:30
p.m., Latrobe Area Hospital
Education Center and as a
four-week series starting 6
to 7 p.m., June 23, at The
Well Being Center, Medical
Commons One, Westmoreland
Regional Hospital.
For information and
registration for groups and
programs held at Frick and
Westmoreland Regional
hospitals, call toll free,
1-877-771-1234. For
information and registration
for groups and programs held
at Latrobe Area Hospital,
call 724-537-1755.
A Taste of Ornish
Excela Health offers “A
Taste of Ornish,” 6 to 8
p.m., June 27 in the
Memorial Conference Center,
ground floor, Westmoreland
Regional Hospital.
The evening’s keynote
speaker is Tom Ljungman, MD,
Medical Director, The Well
Being Center for Mind/Body
Health, who will present New
Hope …New Choices.
Participants also will hear
from The Well Being team
regarding Four Components …
Countless Health Benefits –
nutrition, stress
management, exercise and
group support. Testimonials
from individuals who have
experienced success through
the Ornish program also will
be featured.
Following the formal
presentation, guests may
sample recipes from The
Ornish Program, and talk
one-on-one with The Well
Being Center professionals
and Ornish participants.
The Dr. Dean Ornish Program
for Reversing Heart Disease®
is a comprehensive lifestyle
modification program
designed to assist
participants in the
management of heart disease
and address key risk factors
associated with its onset
and progression. Through
healthy lifestyle
modification, The Ornish
Program teaches participants
how to improve their health
and well being to live
longer and healthier lives. |
