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Free Health Screenings

January 5, 2013

Free health screenings including A1C, diabetes finger sticks, blood pressure and foot checks, will be offered from 12 noon to 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 13, at Damiansville Elementary School by St. Joseph’s Hospital in Breese.

“Diabetes, also referred to as high blood sugar, is a growing epidemic,” said Barb Voss, Certified Diabetes Educator at the Breese hospital. “To assist with early detection, the hospital will offer A1C testing quarterly in 2013 beginning with this event at Damiansville School.”

A1C screenings will also be available for a fee at the spring and fall hospital health fairs and at no charge this summer at another event. Times, dates and locations will be announced when finalized.

The time of the screening, from 12 noon to 2 p.m. on a Sunday, was selected to be more convenient for anyone attending services at St. Damian’s Catholic Church in Damiansville or other churches in the area. (more…)

New Year’s Baby

January 3, 2013

An Irvington family has the honor of welcoming the 2013 New Year’s Baby at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Breese.

Boden Bradley Goewey, son of Brad and Mindy Goewey of Irvington, arrived at 8:02 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 2, weighing 9 pounds, 7 ounces and being 21 inches long. He will be welcomed home by big brother Archie, 3-1/2 years old.

Originally from the Pittsfield area, in Pike County between Springfield, Ill., and Hannibal, Mo., the Goeweys’ relocation to Irvington was job related. Brad is a football and basketball coach and teacher at Centralia High School where Mindy is a secretary.

Remaining in the Pittsfield area are the grandparents of the First Arrival, Garry and Chris Browning and Kevin and Bev Goewey. (more…)

Women and Infants Center Classes

December 26, 2012

New classes for a New Year!

The St. Joseph-Breese Women and Infants Center has announced the 2013 class schedule with a variety of childbirth classes, breastfeeding sessions, sibling, baby care and Happiest Baby/Toddler.

Leading off the month is a Breastfeeding class at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10, while the Breastfeeding Support Group, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30, closes out January. Sessions are in the Heritage Room; contact 526-5785 or shirley.spaeth@hshs.org for more information.

Those attending the support group will receive tips from trained volunteer counselors, registered nurses experienced in lactation consulting and Clinton County Health Department staff.

With Community Link’s First Step Program in Breese, WIC will offer Happiest Baby on Monday, Jan. 14, and Happiest Toddler on Monday, Feb. 11. Classes are from 1 to 3 p.m. at the hospital HealthPlex and are provided with funding from the United Way of Greater St. Louis.

Happiest Toddler is for those with children one to four years old; Happiest Baby is for new or expectant parents. Both are open to anyone caring for infants or toddlers including day care providers.

Class coordinators include Laurie Hemker and Janice McElroy, both with First Step.

An Early Head Start and Infant Mental Health Coordinator, Hemker holds a master’s degree in social work and is a licensed clinical social worker and Certified Happiest Baby Educator. McElroy, First Step’s Early Learning and Family Support director, holds a master’s degree in counseling and human development.

Also at the beginning of the New Year, WIC will offer a Sibling Class from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, and Know Your Newborn at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, in the Heritage Room. Sibling is for children three to 10 years old expecting a new brother or sister within the next two months; Know Your Newborn is for moms- and dads-to-be.

Three childbirth classes will be offered in January: a Childbirth Refresher class at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15; a three-week course at 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Jan. 15, Jan. 22 and Jan. 29; and a one-day Prepared Childbirth class from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19. Prepared Childbirth classes are in the hospital Heritage Room; this Childbirth Refresher session will be in the Board Room.

Sessions provide information to decrease anxiety and fears. Topics include relaxation, comfort measures, variations of normal labor and delivery, Caesarean births, risks and benefits of medication.

For more information on classes, to register (required) or a tour of the facility, contact 526-5464 or helen.essenpreis@hshs.org.

New Year’s Eve and Day Hours

December 20, 2012

A few departments at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Breese will have limited hours or be closed New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.

Priority Care

Priority Care, at 14505 State Route 127 North between Carlyle Wal-Mart and Dollar General, will be open regular hours, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., except New Year’s Day when hours will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The hospital-sponsored facility provides high quality, cost effective walk-in care for all ages, from pediatrics to geriatrics. Although prepared to offer a wide range of medical care, anyone with a severe medical condition should call 911 or visit the nearest Emergency Room.

The facility is staffed with physicians from the same group that provides care in the hospital’s Emergency Room, plus hospital Laboratory and Medical Imaging staff.

Many of the services are covered by insurance but anyone using the facility should be aware that urgent care centers such as Priority Care are in a different category than a physician’s office or Emergency Room and higher co-pays may be required.

To contact Priority Care, call 594-4949.

HealthPlex

For that last-minute exercise session, the St. Joseph-Breese HealthPlex will be open from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. New Year’s Eve and closed New Year’s Day. Regular hours, from 6 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 12 noon Saturday  and closed Sundays, will be in effect all other days

For last-minute giving, the HealthPlex has gift certificates available in increments of $30. Contact Marion at 526-5628 or marion.krebs@hshs.org.

Certificates can be used for the central exercise area and classes (Yoga, etc.) but not for medical services at the HealthPlex such as Senior Renewal, Cardiac Rehab or Physical Therapy.

Gift certificates for massage therapy are also available at the HealthPlex. For details, contact 526-5436 or tina.mickelson@hshs.org.

Senior Renewal will be open limited hours New Year’s Eve, closed New Year’s Day, and open regular hours, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. all other days. Contact 526-5699 or sandy.radford@hshs.org for more information.

Outpatient Registration

Outpatient Registration will be open from 6 a.m. to 12 noon New Year’s Eve and closed New Year’s Day. The regular schedule, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays, 6 a.m. to 12 noon Saturdays and closed Sunday, will be followed all other days.

After hours, patients may register in the Business Office in the hospital’s main lobby or, after 8 p.m., in the Emergency Room. For more information, contact the Business Office at 526-5329 or mary.scott@hshs.org.

 

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