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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,…
Read MoreBothwell 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…
Read More“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…
Read MoreBothwell 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…
Read MoreLearn 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…
Read MoreTalk 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…
Read MoreExperienced nurse practitioner joins Bothwell Eldenburg Family Practice
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…
Read MoreNurse practitioner joins Bothwell Employee Wellness Clinic
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…
Read MoreStretching 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…
Read MoreTalk 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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