CGH Medical Center, along with on-site certified technicians from the Whiteside and Lee County Health Departments and the Sterling and Dixon Police Departments, will conduct a “National Seat Check Saturday” event on September 20, 2014, at the Rock Falls Fire Department, 1013 7th Avenue, Rock Falls, IL. Certified child passenger
The Morrison Meditation Center, located within the Morrison Family Health Clinic, 635 E. Lincolnway, Morrison, IL, is excited to have the opportunity to offer a new fall curriculum: “The Power of Mindfulness.” The series begins Monday, September 8, 2014. Lessons integrate foundations of mindfulness. They will provide building-blocks necessary to
Do you use a Miracle-Ear product to enhance your hearing ability? Current clients can have their apparatus serviced by a Miracle-Ear technician in the office of Dr. Bradley R. Yaklich, Vision Source, 626 E. Lincolnway, Morrison, IL. Schedule an appointment for servicing by calling 800-373-7104. In addition to servicing hearing
National Wound Care Awareness Week is Monday, June 2, through Friday, June 6, 2014. The CGH Wound Healing Center (CGH WHC), a member of the Healogics network, is participating in the first Healogics National Wound Care Awareness Week. One of nearly 600 Healogics managed centers, CGH WHC offers advanced therapies
Morrison Community Hospital, 303 N. Jackson Street, Morrison, IL, has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in mammography, as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology (ACR). Mammography is a specific type of imaging test that uses a low-dose x-ray system to examine breasts.
Christopher J. Morris, at left, Chief Instructor at Open Hand Self Defense, stated in his January 2014 wellness newsletter, “We at Open Hand Self Defense try to promote Wellness Martial Arts, along with Situational Science, in four different forms of the Martial Arts. Let’s all try to keep our kids
Due to a recent change in the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) policy, the Audiology Department of CGH Medical Center’s Main Clinic, 100 E. LeFevre Road, Sterling, IL, will unfortunately no longer be able to provide audiologic diagnostic services to area Veterans. Area Veterans will need to call
The Medicare Part D annual enrollment period begins Tuesday, October 15, and ends Saturday, December 7, 2013. This is the time to change your coverage, if you are not satisfied with your Medicare Part D drug plan or your Medicare Advantage plan. This is also the time when you can
NAMI Sauk Valley will meet at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, September 24, 2013, at the Sinnissippi Centers, 325 IL Route 2, Dixon, IL. This meeting provides education as well as support to families struggling with a diagnosis of mental illness in a relative or friend. Patrick Phelan, the new CEO of
Whiteside County Health Department’s “West Nile Virus Surveillance and Prevention” program staff has been collecting and testing mosquitoes for the presence of West Nile virus, since the middle of June 2013. They collect culex mosquitoes, which are the primary vector for transmission of the virus, from heavily populated areas of
Christopher J. Morris, at left, Chief Instructor at Open Hand Self Defense, stated in his July 2013, newsletter, “We at Open Hand Self Defense try to promote Wellness Martial Arts, along with Situational Science, in three different forms of the Martial Arts. Let’s all try to keep our kids and
Martina Maxfield is a Certified Hatha Yoga and Meditation Teacher. She celebrates ten years of teaching “Yoga with Martina” this year. She stated, “The application of yoga is quite universal for the well-being of the mind, body, and spirit.”