Health Notes
Hospice Buffalo will have a free open house at 6 p. m. today in the Hospice Education Center, 225 Como Park Blvd., Cheektowaga. Learn about Hospice Buffalo and its affiliates and how they can help patients and their families. For information, call 868-8070.
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The WCA Hospital Rehabilitation Team will offer a free seminar titled “How Assistive Devices Help You Achieve Greater Independence” from 5:30 to 7 p. m. Wednesday in the auditorium at Jones Memorial Health Center, 51 Glasgow Ave., Jamestown. It will include demonstrations on the latest available assistive equipment. A question and answer period will follow and light refreshments will be served. Attendees will have an opportunity to talk with Linda Randall, a supervising licensed occupational therapist at WCA Hospital. For information, call 664-8656.
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“Living with Diabetes,” a four-session series of self-management classes, will begin at 1 p. m. Wednesday in the Mary C. Dyster Community Education Room at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center. The series continues Aug. 21, 27 and 28. For required preregistration, call 278-4102.
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The National Kidney Foundation of Western New York is offering free Kidney Early Evaluation Programs Screenings (KEEPS) from 5 to 8 p. m. Thursday in the Doris Jones Family Resource Center, 3001 Ninth St., Niagara Falls. To schedule an appointment, call 835-1323.
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The McGuire Group’s Seneca Health Care Center, 2987 Seneca St., West Seneca, will present a CPR and AED (automated external defibrillator) training session for community members from 6 to 9 p. m. Thursday. The fee is $20. A one-year Red Cross certification will be granted after passing a test given at the end of the session. Space is limited. To register, call 828-0500.
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A breast-feeding class for expectant and nursing mothers will be offered from 10 a. m. to noon Saturday in the Mary C. Dyster Women’s Pavilion, Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, 621 10th St. Call 278-4623 for information.
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Support groups, and phone numbers to call for information include: grief, for adults coping with the pain of the sudden, traumatic death of a loved one, 6 p. m. today, S-6 Conference Room, Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, 433-3780; Alcoholics Anonymous First Step, 8 p. m Friday, auditorium, Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, 278-4569; depression and bipolar alliance, 6: 30 p. m. Saturday, S-6 Conference Room, Memorial Medical Center, 621 10th St., 278-4748 or 478-9551; Alcoholics Anonymous International Group, 6:30 p. m Saturday, Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, 278-4569; Narcotics Anonymous, 5 p. m., Sunday, Memorial Medical Center Auditorium, Niagara Falls, 278-4569; complex regional pain syndrome/reflex sympathetic dystrophy, 7 p. m. Monday, St. Paul Lutheran Church, 4007 Main St., Eggertsville, 896-0771.
