Firelands Offers Diabetes Support and More

Diabetes Support Group Meeting
The next meeting of the Firelands Regional Medical Center Diabetes Support Group will be held at 4 p.m., Monday, Dec. 13 in the Cardiac Rehabilitation Education Room located at Firelands’ Main Campus, 1111 Hayes Ave., Sandusky. The Diabetes Support Group meeting is a monthly support and educational program for people and family members affected by diabetes. The Foundation for Firelands provides funding to make this program possible. For more information, call 419-557-6995.

Firelands Offering Free Parenting Class
Firelands will offer the next Happiest Baby on the Block parenting class from 10 a.m. to noon, Tuesday, Dec. 14 at Firelands’ South Campus, 1912 Hayes Ave., Sandusky.
The Happiest Baby on the Block is based on the techniques of world-renowned pediatrician, Dr. Harvey Karp.  Dr. Karp has been featured on Good Morning America, The Dr. Phil Show, ABC World News Tonight, CNN, and numerous national radio programs.
The program is a national curriculum and is taught by a certified instructor.  Among the essential information offered to participants, parents will be taught a step-by-step approach to quickly soothe the fussiest baby.  The methods are designed to increase sleep, parental confidence, and family harmony while decreasing stress, frustration, and exhaustion that many times are present when parents are adjusting to the changes a new baby brings.
Through the generous donation of Firelands Auxiliary, this program is free to participants. Pre-registration can be made by calling 419-557-7840, or 1-800-342-1177, Ext. 7840.  Parents will receive a take-home kit (DVD, VHS and CD) valued at $40.

Firelands to Host Pediatric Clinics
Firelands will host a Pediatric Neurology Clinic on Wednesday, Dec. 15, and a Pediatric Pulmonology Clinic on Monday, Dec. 27. 
Staffed by a board certified pediatric specialist from Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital, pediatric specialty clinics are held in the Firelands South Campus Outpatient Specialty Clinic, 1912 Hayes Ave., Sandusky. 
To schedule an appointment for the Pediatric Neurology Clinic, call 1-800-377-3117. To schedule an appointment for the Pediatric Pulmonology Clinic, call 1-800-377-3117.
Additional Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital Pediatric Specialty Clinics are also available at Firelands Regional Medical Center.  For a schedule of the Pediatric Specialty Clinics, please visit our Calendar of Events at www.firelands.com. For more information about the Pediatric Specialty Clinics, call 419-557-6767.