Health

The Veterans Memorial Hospital Diabetes Support Group will hold its next meeting Thursday, September 15 at 10 a.m. The meeting will be held at Veterans Memorial Hospital in the Large Conference Room, located on the lower level of the hospital.

This diabetes class is open to everyone who has diabetes or has a friend or loved one with diabetes. For more information on the Diabetes Support Group, call Teresa Myers, RN, C.D.E., Diabetes Educator, or Angie Mettille, RN, at Veterans Memorial Hospital at 563-568-3411.
 

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The Auxiliary of Veterans Memorial Hospital, together with Elliott Jewelers of Waukon, will be hosting its 12th annual Women’s Health Day wellness event and luncheon  Tuesday, September 27 at the Waukon Banquet Center. All ages are invited to attend any part of this educational event, beginning at 11 a.m. with a wellness fair offering a variety of free health tests and information, and a salad luncheon and program held from Noon to 1 p.m.

Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon sponsored its 23rd annual 5K Cardiac Classic Run/Walk Saturday, August 20 in conjunction with the Waukon Corn Days celebration. Despite the rainy weather, the event was considered a success with over 70 runners and walkers participating.

Due to the inclement weather that day, the hospital would like to invite the public to still complete the 5K run/walk anytime during the next few weeks. Just stop by the reception desk at the front entrance of the hospital any day between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. to pick up a 5K map and goodie bag, as well as a pair of complimentary reflective wristbands. Then follow the orange painted arrows on the streets marking this 5K, or 3.1 mile, course. The start and finish lines are located at the southeast corner of the hospital campus.

For more information, call Erin Berns, Public Relations Director at Veterans Memorial Hospital, at 563-568-3411.
 

The Auxiliary of Veterans Memorial Hospital will be holding its monthly Euchre Marathon for all individuals of the community interested Thursday, September 15.  Men and women are welcome to attend, even if not an Auxiliary member. The Euchre marathons are held the third Thursday of each month at the Senior Citizens Room at the Waukon Wellness Center.

The Auxiliary’s Euchre Marathons begin at 11:30 a.m. with dinner. Those who choose to eat dinner should call Northland Agency on Aging at 877-838-8077. Card playing will follow at 12:30 p.m. until approximately 2:30 p.m.  Anyone wishing to stay and play cards following the Senior Citizens meal is more than welcome to do so. The cost is $3.00 per person with all proceeds going towards the Auxiliary of Veterans Memorial Hospital.  Prizes will be awarded.

Veterans Memorial Hospital sponsored its 23rd annual 5K Cardiac Classic Run/Walk Saturday, August 20 in conjunction with the Waukon Corn Days celebration. Despite the rainy weather, over 70 runners and walkers participated.

Tyler O’Neill and Jeremy Peake, both of Waukon, were the first to cross the finish line, doing so simultaneously. Katie Brennan of Lansing was the first female to cross the line. All those participating in Saturday’s event received complimentary reflective wrist bands for safely walking and running early mornings and later evenings.  Free diabetes/blood sugar tests, hemoglobin tests and massages were also offered to all participants.

The next LifeServe Blood Center Blood Drive will be held Thursday, September 1, from 12:30-5 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in south Waukon. Blood drives are held the first Thursday of every month in Waukon, falling on the odd months, to allow for more donors to give.  The LifeServe Blood Center supplies Veterans Memorial Hospital with its blood and blood products.
The LifeServe Blood Center is seeking donors to ensure a safe and plentiful blood supply in Iowa. Because there is no substitute for human blood, the need for donors is continuous.

Over half of the United States population is eligible to donate blood, yet less than four percent donate on a regular basis. A single donation of blood can be used to save up to three lives and help in treatment of cancer patients, accident victims, hemophiliacs and surgery patients.  The LifeServe Blood Center is committed to serving the needs of Iowans by saving lives through volunteer blood donation.

Veterans Memorial Hospital will begin the next Prepared Childbirth Education classes (formerly called Lamaze) Monday, October 10, and that class will continue for two more consecutive Monday evenings beginning at 6 p.m. in the Large Conference Room at the hospital.

The Prepared Childbirth Education classes at Veterans Memorial Hospital are offered in three sessions that allow the expectant parents to choose which topics they wish to learn more about. They may choose to attend one, two or all three sessions.  Session 1 covers labor, delivery and the postpartum period following delivery; Session 2 includes relaxation, breathing and pain management; and Session 3 covers infant care. Tours of the OB Department are available with each session as well.

Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon will again be holding its regular Weekend Clinics over the Labor Day holiday weekend. The Labor Day Weekend Clinics will be held Saturday, Sunday and Monday, September 3, 4 and 5 from 1 to 5 p.m. each day for all non-emergencies.

Weekend Clinics are held every Saturday and Sunday at Veterans Memorial Hospital, all year round, from 1-5 p.m. each day for non-emergencies. Non-emergencies are considered ailments that could be seen by a physician in a clinic and do not require an emergency room visit, such as minor injuries, sore throats and/or earaches that cannot wait until regular clinic business hours. These Weekend Clinics save families the cost of regular emergency room fees on the weekends when the other local clinics are closed.

Christmas Fantasy decorators are needed to decorate trees, miniature trees, doors, gift baskets, centerpieces and tables at the 2016 Christmas Fantasy in Waukon. This year’s theme is “25 Years of Caring and Sharing” in honor of the 25th anniversary of this community event, which will be held Friday-Monday, November 11-14 at the Allamakee County Fairgrounds Pavilion in Waukon.

The event will be organized by the Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation members, including Kevin Hanson, President; Jackie Halverson, Vice President; Amy Cote’, Secretary; Nancy Schoh, Treasurer; Sue Blagsvedt, Dan Denk, Jane Dietrich, Ardie Kuhse, Craig Lensing, Dennis Lyons, Gail Prestemon, Ann Roed, Jeannette Ruegnitz, Nona Sawyer and Matt Teslow, with additional assistance from Pat Pettingill, Kim Sylvester, Julie Thompson and Karen Swenson.

Memorials were recently received by the Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation in memory of Sheryl Kamm by Fred and Geralyn Smith.