Bothwell to offer Safe Sitter class April 20

Bothwell Regional Health Center will offer a childcare education course for pre-teens on Saturday, April 20. Bothwell’s Safe Sitter class is for students in grades 6 through 8 to be safe when they’re home alone, watching younger siblings or babysitting. Students will learn indoor, outdoor, online and personal safety skills; child development and childcare routines,…

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Bothwell Regional Health Center to offer community Stop the Bleed class

Bothwell Regional Health Center will offer a Stop the Bleed class free to the community on Friday, April 19. According to the National Trauma Institute, hemorrhaging is responsible for almost 35% of pre-hospital deaths and 40% of deaths in the first 24 hours after a traumatic event. The national Stop the Bleed initiative, launched in…

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“Reading to Your Baby” session set for April 2 at Baby Café

Rachelle Simon, United Way of Pettis County executive director, will give a “Reading to Your Baby” presentation at Pettis County Baby Café on April 2. Baby Café is a free breastfeeding support group that meets each Tuesday from 4-6 pm inside Women’s Health and Newborn Care on the first floor of Bothwell Hospital. The group…

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Bothwell Regional Health Center to host blood drive March 8

Bothwell Regional Health Center will host a blood drive from 10:30 am to 3 pm Friday, March 8 in the Bothwell Education Center at 600 E. 14th St. in conjunction with Community Blood Center. Appointments are preferred, and walk-ins will be accepted as capacity allows. To make an appointment, visit https://donate.savealifenow.org/donor/schedules/sponsor_code and enter Group Code…

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Learn life-saving skills in a day; next CPR/AED class March 16

Bothwell Regional Health Center will offer Community CPR/AED and First Aid courses on Saturday, March 16 in the Bothwell Education Center at 600 E. 14th St. The CPR/AED class is from 8 am to 12:30 pm. The course teaches participants how to provide CPR to an adult, child or infant and how to use an…

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Talk with a Doc session set for March 5 at Baby Café

Dr. Jennifer Dickinson, a physical therapist and pelvic health specialist at Mid-Missouri Pelvic Health, will speak at Pettis County Baby Café on March 5 for a “Talk with the Doc” session. Dickinson will speak and answer questions from 4 to 6 pm on pelvic floor health and physical therapy, highlighting how therapy can help improve…

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Experienced nurse practitioner joins Bothwell Eldenburg Family Practice

Peggy Van Dyke

Peggy Van Dyke, a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner, has joined Bothwell Eldenburg Family Practice. She will provide care for women’s health patients on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. As a nurse practitioner, Van Dyke will perform wellness checks, provide family planning and sexual health education, menopause counseling and hormone therapy, osteoporosis screening and treatment, diet counseling and…

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Nurse practitioner joins Bothwell Employee Wellness Clinic

Mindy Vesperman NP

Mindy Vesperman, a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner, has joined Bothwell Regional Health Center’s Employee Wellness Clinic. The clinic assists Bothwell’s business partner employees with pre-employment screenings and treats those who have disease or injury that has been caused or aggravated by workplace factors. As a nurse practitioner, Vesperman can see patients and evaluate and treat…

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Stretching Your Health Care Dollars seminar March 7

The Bothwell Foundation’s Community Relations committee will host a free Stretching Your Health Care Dollars seminar for Medicare recipients at 11:30 am March 7 at Bothwell Education Center. Medicare is the federal health insurance program for people 65 and older as well as disabled enrollees who meet specific criteria. The seminar is for those receiving…

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Talk with a Doc session set for Feb. 6 at Baby Café

Dr. Misty Todd, women’s health and family medicine physician at Bothwell Cole Camp Clinic, will speak at Pettis County Baby Café on Feb. 6 for a “Talk with the Doc” session. Baby Café is a free breastfeeding support group that meets each Tuesday from 4-6 pm inside Women’s Health and Newborn Care on the first…

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