Community Education
2010 Childbirth / Breast Feeding Classes
To register for Childbirth and/or Breast Feeding classes, please contact:
Mary Rutan Hospital Family Birth Center
592-4015 Ext. 4335
2010 Childbirth Class Schedule
April
Saturdays - April 3rd & April 10th - 12:00p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Wednesdays - April 7th, April 14th & April 21st - 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
July
Saturdays - July 3rd & July 10th - 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Wednesdays - July 7th, July 14th & July 21st - 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
October
Saturdays - Oct. 2nd & Oct. 9th - 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Wednesdays - Oct. 6th, Oct. 13th, & Oct. 20th - 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
2010 Breast Feeding Class Schedule
Tuesday, March 30th - 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Tuesday, May 25th - 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Tuesday, July 27th - 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Tuesday, September 28th - 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Tuesday, November 30th - 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Celiac Disease Support Group
Beginning May 10, 2010, Mary Rutan Hospital will offer a support group for those with Celiac disease. The meetings will be held the 2nd Monday of every month beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the Mary Rutan Hospital North/South Conference Room (next to cafeteria).
Led by Amy Jones, M.S., R.D., L.D., chief clinical dietitian for Mary Rutan Hospital, this group hopes to provide awareness, support and resources to those living with Celiac and their families. For more information about this new support group, please call Amy Jones at 592-4015 ext. 4030.
For more information about Celiac disease, please visit www.celiac.org.
Diabetic Self-Management Education
Assuring high-quality education for patient self-care is one of our primary goals at Mary Rutan Hospital. Since 2000, Mary Rutan Hospital’s Diabetes Self-Management Education Program holds the distinction of being recognized by the American Diabetes Association to provide current, up-to-date self-management skills for the diabetic patients of our community. The participant in this program will have an individualized program designed for them to promote self-care skills that will assist in the improved management of his/her diabetes treatment plan. For more information, contact Holly J. Burch, RN,CDE at (937)592-4015 extension 5698 or hburch@maryrutan.org.
Diabetes Support Group
The diabetes support group is a free community service activity where the individuals with diabetes and /or family members of diabetics can gather to discuss various issues that can affect diabetics. An educational topic is presented to help you continue to self-manage the disease. For a schedule of events, contact Holly J Burch at (937)592-4015 extension 5698 of hburch@maryrutan.org
Community CPR
Help save a life by taking CPR. All of our instructors are certified through the American Heart Association to provide hands-on classes. CPR classes are offered at Mary Rutan Hospital on a regular basis and can be scheduled individually for groups of 6 or more.
Description of CPR classes offered:
Healthcare Provider (HCP) class is recommended for nurses, physicians
and other health professionals or healthcare students
Heartsaver (HS) class is recommended for lay rescuers who have a duty to respond. Examples include daycare workers, teachers, coaches, and first responders.
Family and Friends classes are for anyone who wants to learn CPR, but does not have to have a course completion (certification) card. This class is especially good for new parents, grandparents and babysitters.
Heartsaver First Aid class is a separate class for adult and pediatric first aid. All first aid classes include CPR when participants do not have a current CPR card.
Family and Friends First Aid for Children are classes for anyone interested in learning about first aid especially grandparents, new parents and baby sitters.
Professional Education
Continuing Education Seminars
ACLS( Advanced Cardiac Life Support) classes are offered regularly throughout the year and provide hands on training in the recognition and management of newborn resuscitation. Based on the American Academy of Pediatrics and American Heart Association’s Guidelines this class focuses on the unique aspects of newborns and the difference in resuscitations of newborns versus older children and adults.
PALS( Pediatric Advanced Life Support) classes are offered regularly throughout the year in conjunction with Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus Ohio. Taught by AHA instructors these classes provide hands on training in the recognition and management of life threatening pediatric emergencies.
Cardiac Classes
Basic EKG Classes prepare participants to interpret various cardiac rhythms, assess the effect on patients and management of the rhythm.
Cardiac Assessment Classes provide an in-depth review of the patient’s cardiovascular system.
ACS (Acute Coronary Syndrome) classes provide participants with an in-depth review in the recognition, diagnosis and management of acute coronary syndromes-Angina, non-STEMI and STEMI.
CHF (Congestive Heart Failure) classes provide information on the recognition, diagnosis and management of CHF.
Mary Rutan Hospital (OH-131, 04/01/2011) is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Ohio Nurses Association (OBN-001-91), an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on accreditation.
Mary Rutan Hospital (#1199) is a provider of EMS Credits through the Ohio Department of Public Safety’s Division of Emergency Medical Services. Approval expires 01/30/2011
Mary Rutan Hospital is approved as a provider of continuing education of Social Workers. Approved provider #RSX099804
For additional information on professional education, contact Ronda Hunter RN, MSN at (937)592-4015 extension 5697 or rondah@maryrutan.org.