Shore Medical Center’s Wellness program includes a number of health and wellness initiatives each month. Here is a complete listing of activities taking place in November of 2016.
HEALTH AND WELLNESS OBSERVANCES
Safe Toys and Gifts Month
1 World AIDS Day
4 – 12 National Influenza Vaccination Week
4 – 10 National Handwashing Awareness Week
SPEAKERS BUREAU
The Shore Medical Center Speakers Bureau is available to promote healthcare awareness and quality of life for all members of the community. Speakers are available to discuss a variety of topics, including neurosciences, diabetes, cardiovascular health, sleeping disorders and more. For more information, please call 609-653-3670.
PREVENTATIVE SCREENINGS
Free Blood Pressure Screenings – Nearly one-third of American adults have high blood pressure, and many don’t even know it. Make sure your blood pressure is right where it’s supposed to be with these free screenings held on the second Wednesday of each month at the Shore Medical Center Thrift Shop, Somers Point Shopping Center, Route 9.
Date: Wednesday, December 14
Time: 11 am to 1 pm
Fee: Free
Cancer Screenings – NJ Cancer Education and Early Detection Program: Free screenings for breast, cervical, colon and prostate cancer. To qualify for these screenings, you must be age appropriate, uninsured or underinsured and have a limited income. For more information, call the NJ Cancer Education and Early Detection Program for Atlantic County at the Shore Cancer Center at 609-653-3484.
COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Basic Life Support Training – Become trained and certified in life support techniques. Courses are offered throughout the month. For a complete schedule of courses and fees, visit www.shoremedicalcenter.org/trainingcenter. For more information, call 609-653-3962.
No Place Like Home Heart Failure Support Group – Join with other heart failure patients and an interdisciplinary team of providers to evaluate your plan of care and receive support to transcend barriers to best maintain your health at home. For more information on date, time and location, call 609-653-4677.
Shore Senior Social – Seniors are invited to attend a FREE monthly social and educational event hosted by Shore Medical Center’s senior volunteers, featuring free “Bingo” for prizes, complimentary refreshments, and an educational session hosted by a Shore health expert:
December 14, 2016, 3pm-4pm Speaker: TBA “Eye Health” DiOrio Hall, 2nd Floor
Living at the Shore with Lymphedema – Join Jennifer Brooks, PT, for educational sessions on lymphedema management, in the 2nd floor conference room at Shore Cancer Center. For more information or to register, email jbrooks@shoremedicalcenter.org or call 609-653-3512.
Date: December 8
Time: 7 pm to 8:30 pm
Fee: Free
Medical Explorers – For high school students interested in medical careers. Must be 14 years old and at least a freshman. The program is held on the first Wednesday of each month, October through June. Call 609-653-3722 for more information and to register.
Date: December 7
Time: 5:30 pm – 7 pm
Fee: Free
SURGICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Joint Replacement and Spine Surgery education programs provide comprehensive educational opportunities to learn more about what will be involved in your care at Shore. Meet with nurses, physical therapists, social workers and discharge planners. Sessions are designed to educate you about each phase of your surgery and recovery. Sessions are held in the 2nd floor surgical conference room in the Surgical Tower.
Neck and Spine Surgery Education Program
Second Thursday of every month. To register for the class, call 609-653-4600.
Date: Thursday, December 8
Time: 4 pm – 5pm
Fee: Free
Joint Replacement Education Program
First and third Monday and second and fourth Wednesday of every month (except for major holidays). To register, call 609-653-4600.
Date: Monday December 5 & 19; Wednesdays, December 14 & 28
Time: Mondays at 10 am or Wednesday at 5 pm
Fee: Free
TOBACCO PREVENTION & TREATMENT PROGRAM
Shore’s Tobacco Prevention & Treatment Program offers counseling with trained tobacco dependence treatment specialists. You will receive individualized planning sessions focused on tips, strategies and relapse prevention, plus updated information on nicotine replacement therapies. For an information packet, call 609-653-3440.
CANCER RECOVERY AND SUPPORTIVE CARE SERVICES
The Shore Cancer Center offers a full range of supportive and continuing care services. Please call the Cancer Center at 609-653-3585 for information on supportive care, education for patients and their families, survivorship programs and services in our community.
***NEW***
The Center for Family Caregivers Open House
Sunday, November 20, 2016, 2pm – 4pm
Lower Level, West Zone
Join Shore Medical Center at an Open House for its new Center for Family Caregivers, a free, public resource dedicated to the support and well-being of the family caregiver. Guests will meet the Caregiver Coaches, enjoy light refreshments and see what the center has to offer. The center will be open Monday – Friday from 9:30am to 3:30pm and is located on the Lower Level, West Zone. For more information, call 609-653-3969 or email thecenterforfamilycaregivers@shoremedicalcenter.org.
PHYSICIAN REFERRAL SERVICE
Need a doctor? Finding the right physician who fits the needs of you and your family is essential. Shore’s Physician Referral Service is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. ShoreDoctors.com is an online physician finder that lets you search our staff of more than 350 skilled physicians by specialty, location, language and more, with information including insurances accepted, office locations, hours and educational background.
ABOUT SHORE MEDICAL CENTER At Shore Medical Center, located in Somers Point, NJ, kindness complements an extraordinary level of clinical sophistication. People are the foundation of this modern medical center where advanced technology harmonizes with compassionate care. Shore Medical Center attracts the area’s best physicians, nurses and clinicians, and is the first and only hospital in New Jersey and one of 80 healthcare organizations worldwide to earn Designation as a Planetree Patient-Centered Care Hospital®. Recognized for its dedication to patient safety, Shore has received five consecutive “A” grades in The Leapfrog Group’s Hospital Safety Score since Fall 2014. Shore Medical Center is home to six Centers of Excellence for Cancer, Cardiovascular, Neurosciences, Spine and Orthopedic, Emergency and Maternity and Pediatric care. Shore’s affiliations include Penn Medicine, Onsite Neonatal Partners, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Advanced ICU Care, Mayo Medical Laboratories, and Advanced Radiology Solutions. In addition, Shore is a member of the Jefferson Neuroscience Network and has physicians on staff from the Rothman Institute. In 2011, Shore opened its Pediatric Care Center, the first of its kind in New Jersey, and its state-of-the-art Surgical Pavilion and Campus Expansion. The Shore Medical Center Planned Giving & Development team (www.GivetoShore.org) creates and implements dynamic philanthropic programs that support the mission of Shore Medical Center.
