Events in February 2019
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- Walk with a Doc! with Neil Schott, DPT - Exercise and Chronic Pain
Walk with a Doc! with Neil Schott, DPT - Exercise and Chronic Pain
Walk with a Doc! with Neil Schott, DPT - Exercise and Chronic Pain
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February 2, 2019
Join South Peninsula Hospital and SPH Physical Therapist Neil Schott, DPT at SPARC (600 Sterling Hwy next to Homer Middle School) for our next “Walk with a Doc”! All are welcome Saturday, February 2nd from 9:00 am-10:00 am for Neil's brief talk on exercise and chronic pain and spend the rest of the hour walking at your own pace, chatting & asking any questions. This is a free event, open to all ages and abilities! There is parking up at the SPARC and down below in the Homer Middle School Parking lot. Find out more on Facebook or our page on the Walk with a Doc National website!Walk with a Doc is a nationwide walking program for everyone interested in taking steps for a healthier lifestyle. What better way to start your weekend than on your feet making strides to help your heart and improving your general health to live longer! While you walk at your own pace, you’ll have the opportunity to have questions answered by local physicians.
There will be free blood pressure screenings, prizes, and refreshments!
Please bring clean indoor walking shoes.
Upcoming walk: February 16th with Walk with a Doc Homer Lead Physician, and Functional Medicine Clinic Director Rob Downey, MD, IFMCP on Anti-inflammatory Golden Milk!
Email wellness@sphosp.org, or call the SPH Health & Wellness Department at (907) 235-0970 with questions or for more information!
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- Free Childbirth & Newborn Care Classes with West Wing Midwives
Free Childbirth & Newborn Care Classes with West Wing Midwives
Free Childbirth & Newborn Care Classes with West Wing Midwives
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February 5, 2019Childbirth, Newborn Care, and Breastfeeding classes offered free of charge to Homer Medical Center clients. These classes are all held on Tuesday Evenings from 5:30pm - 7:30pm in the South Peninsula Hospital Conference Rooms 1 & 2 (park in the lower parking lot and enter through the double doors by the cafeteria).
You may bring a coach with you to class, you may bring food, and you may come to all, just a few or even one class!
For questions contact Dana Whittaker, CNM or Julie McCarron, CNM at (907) 435-3040
2019 Class Schedule:
Tuesday, January 15th with Dana Whittaker, CNM: 3rd Trimester, anatomy, labor and birth.
Tuesday, January 22nd with Dana Whittaker, CNM: Breathing & relaxation techniques, other pain relief options.
Tuesday, January 29th with Dana Whittaker, CNM: Complications of labor and birth, tour of the Birth Place at South Peninsula Hospital.
Tuesday, February 5th with Julie McCarron, CNM or Sonja Martin-Young, CNM: Newborn care.
Tuesday, February 12th with Julie McCarron, CNM: Breastfeeding.
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- Living Well Alaska: Self-Management Workshops for Ongoing Health Conditions
Living Well Alaska: Self-Management Workshops for Ongoing Health Conditions
Living Well Alaska: Self-Management Workshops for Ongoing Health Conditions
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February 6, 2019Wednesdays January 16 – February 20
Living Well Alaska is a six week group workshop for people dealing with ongoing health conditions or their family or caregivers. People with all kinds of long term conditions such as arthritis, asthma, diabetes, heart disease, and other illnesses can benefit. It offers fun with others while you practice skills to live life to the fullest and meet day-to-day challenges. At a Living Well Alaska workshop, you will learn the skills to set goals, problem solve understand and handle symptoms, eat well and be active, deal with difficult emotions and work with your health care team
The cost is only $10 for the entire six-week series. Registration is required. For more information and to register, please call the hospital’s education department at (907) 235-0258.
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- Free Childbirth & Newborn Care Classes with West Wing Midwives
Free Childbirth & Newborn Care Classes with West Wing Midwives
Free Childbirth & Newborn Care Classes with West Wing Midwives
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February 12, 2019Childbirth, Newborn Care, and Breastfeeding classes offered free of charge to Homer Medical Center clients. These classes are all held on Tuesday Evenings from 5:30pm - 7:30pm in the South Peninsula Hospital Conference Rooms 1 & 2 (park in the lower parking lot and enter through the double doors by the cafeteria).
You may bring a coach with you to class, you may bring food, and you may come to all, just a few or even one class!
For questions contact Dana Whittaker, CNM or Julie McCarron, CNM at (907) 435-3040
2019 Class Schedule:
Tuesday, January 15th with Dana Whittaker, CNM: 3rd Trimester, anatomy, labor and birth.
Tuesday, January 22nd with Dana Whittaker, CNM: Breathing & relaxation techniques, other pain relief options.
Tuesday, January 29th with Dana Whittaker, CNM: Complications of labor and birth, tour of the Birth Place at South Peninsula Hospital.
Tuesday, February 5th with Julie McCarron, CNM or Sonja Martin-Young, CNM: Newborn care.
Tuesday, February 12th with Julie McCarron, CNM: Breastfeeding.
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- Living Well Alaska: Self-Management Workshops for Ongoing Health Conditions
Living Well Alaska: Self-Management Workshops for Ongoing Health Conditions
Living Well Alaska: Self-Management Workshops for Ongoing Health Conditions
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February 13, 2019Wednesdays January 16 – February 20
Living Well Alaska is a six week group workshop for people dealing with ongoing health conditions or their family or caregivers. People with all kinds of long term conditions such as arthritis, asthma, diabetes, heart disease, and other illnesses can benefit. It offers fun with others while you practice skills to live life to the fullest and meet day-to-day challenges. At a Living Well Alaska workshop, you will learn the skills to set goals, problem solve understand and handle symptoms, eat well and be active, deal with difficult emotions and work with your health care team
The cost is only $10 for the entire six-week series. Registration is required. For more information and to register, please call the hospital’s education department at (907) 235-0258.
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- End of Life Care - Community Discussion at the Homer Public Library
End of Life Care - Community Discussion at the Homer Public Library
End of Life Care - Community Discussion at the Homer Public Library
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February 15, 2019As part of this year's Big Read Events, please join us for a community conversation about end of life care at the Homer Public Library on Friday, February 15th at 6:00pm.
The panel includes Dr. Giulia Tortora, Chief of Staff, South Peninsula Hospital; Ivy Stuart, RN, Director, South Peninsula Hospital Home Health; Rev. Lisa Talbott, Homer United Methodist Church; Cathy Stingley, family caregiver; Pam Hooker, MSW, Court Visitor for Adult Guardianships; Janice Downing, Alzheimer’s Resource of Alaska; and Kathy Carssow, MS, LPA and will be facilitated by Bonita Banks, RN, Health & Wellness Educator, South Peninsula Hospital and Jessica Golden, Executive Director, Hospice of Homer.
All are welcome to attend this free event.
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- Walk with a Doc! with Rob Downey, MD, IFMCP - Anti-inflammatory "Golden Milk"
Walk with a Doc! with Rob Downey, MD, IFMCP - Anti-inflammatory "Golden Milk"
Walk with a Doc! with Rob Downey, MD, IFMCP - Anti-inflammatory "Golden Milk"
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February 16, 2019
Join South Peninsula Hospital and Functional Medicine Clinic Director Rob Downey, MD, IFMCP at SPARC (600 Sterling Hwy next to Homer Middle School) for our next “Walk with a Doc”! All are welcome Saturday, February 16th from 9:00 am-10:00 am for Dr. Downey's brief talk on anti-inflammatory "Golden Milk" and spend the rest of the hour walking at your own pace, chatting & asking any questions. This is a free event, open to all ages and abilities! There is parking up at the SPARC and down below in the Homer Middle School Parking lot. Find out more on Facebook or our page on the Walk with a Doc National website!
Walk with a Doc is a nationwide walking program for everyone interested in taking steps for a healthier lifestyle. What better way to start your weekend than on your feet making strides to help your heart and improving your general health to live longer! While you walk at your own pace, you’ll have the opportunity to have questions answered by local physicians.
There will be free blood pressure screenings, prizes, and refreshments!
Please bring clean indoor walking shoes.
Upcoming walk: March 2nd with SPH General Surgeon Greg Hough, MD for Colon Cancer Awareness Month!
Email wellness@sphosp.org, or call the SPH Health & Wellness Department at (907) 235-0970 with questions or for more information!
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- Living Well Alaska: Self-Management Workshops for Ongoing Health Conditions
Living Well Alaska: Self-Management Workshops for Ongoing Health Conditions
Living Well Alaska: Self-Management Workshops for Ongoing Health Conditions
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February 20, 2019Wednesdays January 16 – February 20
Living Well Alaska is a six week group workshop for people dealing with ongoing health conditions or their family or caregivers. People with all kinds of long term conditions such as arthritis, asthma, diabetes, heart disease, and other illnesses can benefit. It offers fun with others while you practice skills to live life to the fullest and meet day-to-day challenges. At a Living Well Alaska workshop, you will learn the skills to set goals, problem solve understand and handle symptoms, eat well and be active, deal with difficult emotions and work with your health care team
The cost is only $10 for the entire six-week series. Registration is required. For more information and to register, please call the hospital’s education department at (907) 235-0258.
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- American Heart Association CPR/AED and First Aid Classes
American Heart Association CPR/AED and First Aid Classes
American Heart Association CPR/AED and First Aid Classes
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February 22, 2019South Peninsula Hospital offers American Heart Association CPR/AED and First Aid Classes to the public regularly - please contact the Education Department at (907) 235-0258 for more information and to register. Click here for more information.
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- South Peninsula Hospital Monthly Board of Directors Meeting
South Peninsula Hospital Monthly Board of Directors Meeting
South Peninsula Hospital Monthly Board of Directors Meeting
February 27, 2019Monthly Board meetings are generally held every fourth Wednesday of the month at 7:00pm in the hospital’s conference room. The public is welcome.
South Peninsula Hospital, Inc. is non-profit organization governed by a nine-member board of directors which ensures the hospital is fiscally sound while maintaining the quality of care and types of services desired by the residents in the Southern Kenai Peninsula Hospital Service Area.
The board is an all-volunteer board, with members appointed to three-year terms upon completing an interview process by the board’s Membership Committee.
The Board welcomes and encourages community input for the direction of your hospital. Please plan to attend a meeting (public comments are welcomed at the beginning and end of the meeting), or email a message to them at sphbod@sphosp.org.
South Peninsula Hospital Conference Rooms 1 & 24300 Bartlett StreetHomer,
