The document provides information about classes, support groups, and health services offered by Beloit Health System during the month of March. Key details include: - The health system will launch a new Electronic Medical Records system on March 18 to provide greater convenience, safety, and confidence for patients. - Various support groups are listed, such as for Alzheimer's caregivers, breast cancer, cancer, and stroke. - Educational classes and seminars will be offered on topics like birth preparation, breastfeeding, and controlling high blood pressure. - Health services like counseling, massage therapy, foot care clinics, and dialysis are also advertised.

1. March
Calendar of Classes, Events, and Support Groups
Mon., March 18
Electronic Medical
Records
www.BeloitHealthSystem.org for news and physicians. Monday, March 18 we go live with our new
1969 W. Hart Rd., Beloit, WI 53511
Electronic Medical Records (EMR) System
providing our patients with greater con-
venience, patient safety and confidence.
Counseling Care Center Family Care Center AlertLine
Emergency Personal Response System.
Give your loved one who lives alone help at
Alcohol/Drug Abuse Big Brother/Big Sister Class the touch of a button. Call 364-5480. Support Groups
Assessments Meets Sat., March 2. Class for sibling prep
By appointment. Call Kathleen at 364-5686. is $5/child ($10 family). Hospital Auditorium. Foot Care Clinics
Call to register 364-5237. For a current schedule call 363-5885. All support groups are free.
Cancer Patient/Family
Therapy Birth Preparation Classes Hemo/Peritoneal Dialysis Alzheimer’s Support Group
Individual/family therapy designed specifi- Four sessions beginning Tuesday, March Services Available for Caregivers
cally for cancer patients and their families. 19 from 6:30–8:30 p.m. or Friday, March For more information call 364-5580. Call 314-8500 for more information.
Call Sally at 364-5686 for more information. 15 from 9–11 a.m. Spanish classes begin
March 7 from 6:30–8:30 p.m. These class- Bosom Buddies
Dialectical Behavior es cost $25 for those delivering at Beloit
Is Sleep a Problem? Breast cancer support group that meets the
Suffering from a sleep related disorder that can 3rd Monday of the month at 5:30 p.m. For
Therapy (DBT) Group Hospital and $50 for those delivering else- be corrected? Call our sleep lab at 364-5481.
where. Call 364-5237 to register. more information call 364-5253.
Develop skills to help you think, control
negative emotions, relate better to others, Blood Pressure Checks Cancer Support Group
and learn ways to cope under heavy stress.
Breastfeeding Classes
Meets March 6 from 6–8:30 p.m. Prepare Thursdays 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., Beloit Clinic. Meets 2nd Friday of each month from 2–3
Call Sally at 364-5686 for more information. p.m. Next meeting March 15. For those with
the way for a successful breastfeeding
experience by attending this class before Mammogram Mondays cancer, or their loved ones. For more info.
Freedom From Emotional you have your baby, or attend after the birth call 364-5686.
Eating Group for Women with your baby. Call 364-5237 to register. NorthPointe Health & Wellness Campus
Learn the connection between eating and Walk-in screening mammogram clinic held The Courageous Survivors
emotions and identify how emotions trigger every 2nd and 4th Monday of each month Support Group
unhealthy eating patterns. Develop healthier
ways to meet emotional needs. Call Karen at
Health and Fitness from 5–8 p.m. Physician referral is not need-
ed—just walk in! Most insurance accepted.
For those with a physical or cognitive disabil-
ity. For information call 364-5203.
364-5686 for more information. Call 364-5249 for more information.
Diabetes Support Group
Choosing Your Best Road Medicare Questions For more information call 364-5137.
Youth (Ages 13–16) FREE Education Seminar
For teens who may be struggling with anxiety Controlling High about your care at Lymphedema Support Group
and making wise choices regarding alcohol, Blood Pressure Beloit Health System? For more information call 364-5173.
drugs, sex and other life changing decisions.
Also for those who have struggled grow-
and Why It's So Important I’m Here to Help. Ostomy Support Group
ing up in homes where parents have also by Paula Plote-Krause, Tami Schindler, Medicare Advisor Meets second Monday of each month (except
struggled with their choices. Teens will learn June, July and Aug.) at 1 p.m. at the hospital.
Nurse Practitioner Call 364-5583 for more information or to
the skills to make their own decisions with For more information call 363-5705.
make an appointment.
their best future in mind. Call Kathleen at Mon., March 11th • 6:30–7:30 p.m.
364-5686 to register. Stroke Support Group
NorthPointe Health and Wellness Campus Massage Therapy Meets on a quarterly basis in March, June,
The Integrity Commitment Community Education Room Make an appointment with our licensed mas- Sept. and Dec. For more information call
Group designed for individuals struggling 5605 E. Rockton Rd., Roscoe, IL sage therapists at 364-5173. Cost $15/15 Larry at 364-5471.
with anxiety/addiction as a way of masking minutes, $35/half hour and $55/hour.
Paula Krause is a Nurse Practitioner with
symptoms. The group can help people over- over 25 years of experience in Cardiology
come social barriers, dangerous and risky
behaviors, and thinking and belief patterns
caring for and treating patients with hyper- Mammograms at Beloit Hospital
Now offering evening appointments on
Young Adult/Children
tension. This update on hypertension will
they normally encounter that sabotage recov- focus on what high blood pressure is, how it Thursdays until 8 p.m. for mammograms at
ery. Group meets third Wednesday of each damages the body if not treated and how we the hospital. Call 364-5249 to schedule. Operation Timothy
month. Call Kathleen at 364-5686 to register. can work together so that you understand Hospital orientation and tour for first graders.
why it is a very important vital sign to monitor Thursdays Oct.–May, 9:30 a.m. and 1:30
and control. p.m. To register, call 364-5237.