July Events and Happenings at Spartanburg Regional Healthcare
Staff Report From Spartanburg CEO
Tuesday, July 12th, 2016
Don’t miss Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System’s events in July. Learn how to fight fatigue, lose weight and safely install your child's car seat.
Weight Loss Surgery Information Seminar
Wednesday, July 13, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Wednesday, July 20, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Regional Outpatient Center fifth floor, Family Medicine conference room
This free class covers detailed information about gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy and Lap-Band weight loss surgery. Since the beginning of our program in 2003, we have performed more than 2,250 weight loss surgeries. Register online at SpartanburgRegional.com/Events or call 864-560-7070 for more information.
Surviving Stroke Support Group
Monday, July 18, 20, 6 – 7 p.m.
Thomas E. Hanna YMCA, Spartanburg
This support group is intended for stroke survivors and their families and is facilitated by two speech language pathologists. Time is spent sharing educational information about stroke and stroke recovery. The group provides an opportunity for attendees to receive emotional and practical support from other stroke survivors. Each meeting includes a 15-20 minute speaker or activity and light snacks. For more information, call 864-560-2132 or email klundis@srhs.com.
Pelham Carb Counters
Tuesday, July 19, 5 – 6 p.m.
Pelham Medical Center, Medical Office Building Community Room
This free support group is intended for people currently living with diabetes or who are at high risk of developing the disease. Certified diabetes educators lead the discussion and answer questions. The group meets the third Tuesday of every month. For more information, visit SpartanburgRegional.com/Pelham-Events or call 864-849-9339.
Keeping Mind Body Connections: Compassion Fatigue
Tuesday, July 19, 5:30 – 7 p.m.
Gibbs Cancer Center Auditorium
Join Reverend Carson Rogerson, MDIV, BCC, ACPE, as we explore compassion fatigue – the cost of caring. Unattended compassion fatigue can lead to burnout. Learn how awareness and mental, physical and spiritual self-care practices can help combat compassion fatigue. Register for this free event online at SpartanburgRegional.com/Events or call 864-560-6022 for more information.
Diabetes Self-Management Education
Wednesday, July 20, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Pelham Medical Center, Medical Office Building Community Room
Diabetes affects every organ in the body, and Medical Group of the Carolinas – Diabetes Education can help you learn to manage it. Participants in this program receive a free blood glucose meter and diabetes reference book. You must have a physician’s referral to participate, and insurance will be filed for the program’s cost. Visit SpartanburgRegional.com/Pelham-Events or call 864-560-6465 for more information.
Gibbs Wellness Café: Life Beyond Cancer
Wednesday, July 20, 12 – 1 p.m.
Gibbs Cancer Center Auditorium
Held the third Wednesday of each month, Gibbs Wellness Café is a monthly conversation focusing on various topics related to cancer and the community. This month Stacey Kindall, survivorship coordinator, will discuss how to live with and survive cancer. Lunch will be provided at this free event, but registration is required. Register online at SpartanburgRegional.com/Events or call 864-560-6508 for more information.
Better Breathers Club
Thursday, July 21, 2 – 3 p.m.
Pelham Medical Center, Medical Office Building Community Room
Part of the American Lung Association’s Better Breather's Club, this support group is for anyone living with a chronic lung disease and their families or caregivers. The group is led by a healthcare professional who helps attendees learn how to meet the challenges chronic lung disease brings to daily life. For more information, visit SpartanburgRegional.com/Pelham-Events or contact Betty Ann Riggins at
864-361-4102.
Nutritional Navigation: A Grocery Store Tour
Monday, July 25, 7 p.m.
BI-LO Union
Join dietitian Kerri Lindberg, RD, LD, for a tour of your local grocery store. She’ll share what to look for on a food label, healthy cooking tips, recipes and general advice for navigating any grocery store. Reservations should be made in advance, as space is limited to six participants per tour. Register online at SpartanburgRegional.com/Events or call 864-560-4472 for more information.
Fight Fatigue: Menopause and Sleep Disturbances
Tuesday, July 26, 6 – 7:30 p.m.
Gibbs Cancer Center Auditorium
Sleep is critical to good health, and not getting enough quality sleep can be dangerous, increasing your risk of having an accident and impairing your ability to think clearly. Menopause is a natural part of aging and marks the end of a woman’s childbearing years. Unfortunately, hot flashes, night sweats and the change in hormone levels that trigger menopause can also disrupt women’s sleep. Join us to learn some simple bedtime routines that can go a long way toward ensuring a good night’s sleep. Register for this free event online at SpartanburgRegional.com/Events or call 864-560-2229.
Car Seat Inspection
Thursday, July 28, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Spartanburg Medical Center
Four out of five car seats are installed incorrectly. It is very important to have your child safety seat inspected by a certified child passenger safety technician. Call Safe Kids Spartanburg at 864-560-6845 for an appointment.