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Blood Supply Critically Low - Your Help is Needed 

CONTACT: Susan Hall
214.820.1817
susanh@baylorhealth.edu

 

Janeen Browning
469.814.2107
janeenbr@baylorhealth.edu

 

(PLANO, TEXAS Aug. 11, 2009) Across the nation, blood supplies are at critically low levels, especially blood type O-negative.  The only way to increase the supply is through generous donations.  Please consider taking 20 minutes to roll up your sleeve and donate blood on Monday, August 24 from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano in Conference Room A/B on the Garden Level. You can sign up for a donation appointment at www.givelife.org and enter sponsor code: baylorregional.

Baylor Plano will also offer the following events in the upcoming months. Unless otherwise noted, to register for a program, call 1.800.4BAYLOR (422.9567) or visit www.BaylorHealth.com/PlanoEvents.

 

Saturday Mammography Clinics
Saturdays, Aug. 22; Sep. 12 & 26
Appointments begin at 8:30 a.m.
Women’s Imaging Center
Medical Pavilion II, Suite 100

 

Us Too!
Prostate Cancer Support Group
Tuesdays, Aug. 25 & Sep.22
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Conference Room A/B, Garden Level
Dinner provided

 

Weight Loss Surgery Informational Seminar
Aug. 26; Sep. 2 & 29
6:30 p.m.
Education Center Room 1, Garden Level
Nick Nicholson, M.D., bariatric surgeon, presents three surgical weight loss options.

Support for People with Oral, Head and Neck Cancer

Tuesday, Sep. 1

6 to 8 p.m.
Conference Room A/B, Garden Level
To register call 214.820.2608.

 

Diabetes Support Group
Thursday, Sep. 10
5:30 to 7 p.m.
Conference Room A/B, Garden Level

 

Living Well With Cancer
Monday, Sep. 14
6 to 7:30 p.m.
Conference Room A/B, Garden Level
Dinner provided

 

Prostate Health A to Z
Friday, Sep. 18
12 to 1 p.m.
Conference Room A/B, Garden Level
Anh-Hong Tran, M.D., urologist on the Baylor Plano medical staff, discusses the patient’s journey from screenings, determining results and what they mean, to treatment options, prevention and what role genetics play in prostate cancer.
Complimentary lunch

 

Stay in the Game
Monday, Sep. 21
12 to 1 p.m.
Conference Room A/B, Garden Level
Don’t let sports injuries prevent you from staying fit, excelling in the game you love and having fun. Christopher Hanssen, M.D., orthopaedic surgeon, on the Baylor Plano medical staff, will discuss common sports injuries of both athletes and non-athletes and how they can be prevented.
Complimentary lunch

 

Your Health This Month
Friday, Sep. 25
7:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Conference Room A/B, Garden Level
Free sleep disorder assessments and education, breast cancer risk assessments and education, prostate cancer education, blood pressure screening and golf swing assessment and education will be provided.
Cholesterol and glucose testing available for $15.

 

Weight Loss Surgery Support Group
Meets the second Wednesday of each month.
6 to 8:30 p.m.
Conference Room A/B, Garden Level
Call 469.814.5677 for more information or to register.

 

Diabetes Self Management Program
Classes are offered at various times.
To register call 469.814.6896. 

 

Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano is a 112-bed acute care hospital committed to serving North Texas residents with personalized care and advanced technology on a beautiful campus with hotel-like amenities and all private rooms. Services at the not-for-profit, fully-accredited facility include treatment for advanced spine deformities at the Baylor Scoliosis Center, neurosciences, orthopaedics, medical and radiation oncology, surgical weight loss, women’s services, gynecology, urology, gastroenterology, pulmonary medicine, sleep disorders, pain management, diabetes management and more. Patients have access to digital imaging onsite at Baylor Plano and at the Baylor Diagnostic Imaging Center at Craig Ranch, an outpatient department of Baylor Plano. The hospital is the first in North Dallas and Collin County to offer minimally invasive robotic surgery for gynecology and prostate procedures through the FDA-approved da Vinci® S Surgical System.  The hospital has won several quality awards including the Texas Health Care Quality Improvement Award of Excellence and is designated a Nurse-Friendly™ hospital by Texas Nurses Association.  Jerri Garison is president of Baylor Plano. For fiscal year 2008, Baylor Health Care System reported $446 million in community benefit, which includes providing care for charity patients and patients enrolled in government programs such as Medicare and Medicaid, as well as the unreimbursed costs of medical education, research and community programs. For more information, visit www.baylorhealth.com.

*Represents preliminary information that will be reported to the Texas Department of State Health Services.