Community Health Connection Announces Programs, Screenings For June

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FULTON, NY – Rebecca Bettinger, RN, patient-community educator at A.L. Lee Memorial Hospital, has announced the hospital’s schedule of community events and health screenings for the month of June.

The schedule is as follows:

Support Group meetings:

June 17: Caring-N-Sharing Breast Cancer Support Group annual family picnic, 6 p.m., Sheriff’s Silver Star Hall on Hannibal Street; bring dish to pass and beverage. Call Liz Schremp, 592-7468, for details.

Free Blood Pressure Screenings for Seniors:

June 10: 1:30 p.m. Fulton Mill Apartments, 265 W. First St., Fulton 593-2738.

June 12: 10 a.m. Fulton Housing Authority, 1000 Emery St., Fulton 592-2201.

Health Presentations & Screenings:

June 18: 11 a.m. “Heat Stroke and Dehydration” and Blood Pressure Screening, Hannibal Senior Nutrition Site, Mill Street 564-5659.

June 19: 10 a.m. “Healthy Aging” and Blood Pressure Screening, Fulton Senior Nutrition Site, 141 S. First St., 592-3408.

June 24: 11 a.m. “Heat Stroke and Dehydration” and Blood Pressure Screening, Oswego Senior Nutrition Site, Pontiac Terrace, W. First St.  343-0232.

1:30 p.m. “Comprehending Diabetes,” Fulton Mill Apts., 100 Rochester St., 593-2738.

Special Events:

June 11: 1 a.m. – 4 p.m. Red Cross Blood Drive onsite at Lee Memorial Hospital, Conference Room A. Make appointment by calling 591-9664 or walk in. Open to the public.

June 12: 4:30 – 7:30 p.m. “Healthy, Wealthy & Wise” third annual fundraising raffle prize drawings and chicken barbecue, in parking lot on South Fourth Street across from hospital E.R. Half-chicken dinners $8; quarter-chicken dinners $6. Music by Joe Whiting and Loren Barrigar. Door prizes, 50/50 drawing. Raffle prize drawings begin at 5:30 p.m., with $15,000 in cash prizes. Proceeds benefit purchase of hospital lab equipment. To purchase tickets, or for more information, call 598-5889.

June 21: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Men’s Health Fair at Lee Memorial Hospital, in partnership with Urologist Dr. Felix Oben’s office. Prostate screening tests offered. Education and information about prostate health. For more information, call 598-6946.

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