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LEWISBURG — Evangelical Community Hospital is offering an exciting ten-week weight management program designed to help you lose ten pounds of your body weight in ten weeks through a progressive program of optimal nutrition, regular exercise and meaningful behavioral change. The course will be held on Thursdays, September 2-November 4 from 6-7:30 p.m. more»

Harrisburg -- Pennsylvania motorcyclists, their friends and family members tell their own stories in PennDOT's new motorcycle safety campaign documentary, which debuted online today at www.LiveFreeRideAlive.com. more»

LEWISBURG- Community Health Education at Evangelical Community Hospital has planned a Highmark Blue Shield four-week prevention and awareness class on diabetes on Mondays, August 2-23 from 6-7 p.m. at the Community Health Education Center. more»

LEWISBURG- Evangelical Community Hospital has set its schedule for support groups in August. They are as follows:

· Look Good…Feel Better- Monday, August 2 from 1-3 p.m. in the Community Health Education Center, located next to Staples on Route 15 in Lewisburg. more»

LEWISBURG -- Evangelical Community Hospital's Community Health Education department and The Thyra M. Humphreys Center for Breast Health will be offering mammograms for uninsured or underinsured women. The screenings will be held on Friday, August 13 and Friday, August 27 from 1-5 p.m., and appointments are required. more»

LEWISBURG — Evangelical Community Hospital is pleased to welcome Brendon R. Nolt, M.D., and Kathryn Sosnoski-Giorgini, D.O., to its Medical Staff. Drs. Nolt and Sosnoski-Giorgini will be practicing with the Evangelical Medical Services Organization Hospitalist group. Hospitalists care for patients while they are admitted to the Hospital following surgery or illness. more»

SELINSGROVE — Board certified vascular surgeon Todd Stefan, MD, FACS, of Central Susquehanna Surgical Specialists, PC, in Lewisburg, will be the next presenter in Evangelical Community Hospital’s “Talk with the Doc” lecture series. He will be presenting the seminar “Varicose Veins” on Wednesday August 18 at 6:30 pm in the Community Room of the Susquehanna Valley Mall. more»

LEWISBURG - Evangelical Community Hospital recently awarded the Mae F. Keefer Nursing Scholarship to six area graduates. more»

July 2010 Issue

Bellefonte Secrets is about things we should know about Bellefonte and Centre County but for some reason we keep them a secret.

BELLEFONTE’S EAGLE SILK MILL
by Rev. Keith G. Koch

Proverbs 31:22 “She makes herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.” more»

NORTHUMBERLAND -- Evangelical Medical Services Organization’s Northumberland practice, Strawbridge Family Medicine, will be holding an Open House on Sunday, July 18, from 2-4 p.m. at their office, located at 998 Strawbridge Road, Northumberland. The open house will welcome new and existing patients, and provide the opportunity to meet the practice’s new care team, J. Kyle Betz, M.D., and Julie I. more»

The Center---600 Campbell St.---Williamsport, PA 17701

Newsletter---July 2010--Vol. 1, Issue 6.

*Lights! Camera! Action! more»

LEWISBURG — As part of the Surgical and Cardiovascular Expansion project at Evangelical Community Hospital, preparations are being made for an additional 142 free parking spaces to be available on the campus. more»

LEWISBURG — Evangelical Community Hospital recently broke ground and began its largest expansion to date, the Surgical and Cardiovascular Expansion, building a 41,000 square-foot addition to the Hospital. But aside from the brick-and-mortar building Evangelical has embarked upon, the Hospital has also worked to build futures, specifically that of Janel Gardner of Mifflinburg. more»

LEWISBURG — Suzanna Greb, DO, of Lewisburg Family Practice, has completed continuing medical education requirements to retain membership in the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), the only medical specialty organization dedicated solely to primary care. more»

LEWISBURG- Evangelical Community Hospital has set its CPR class schedule for July.

· Healthcare Provider Renewal: Wednesday, July 21 from 6-10 pm at the Community Health Education Center, located next to Staples on Route 15 in Lewisburg. The fee for this course is $35. more»

LEWISBURG- Evangelical Community Hospital has set its schedule for support groups in July. They are as follows:

· AA Open Discussion Meetings- Every Wednesday at 7 pm in Wood-Mode Conference Room AB, located on the Hospital’s Lower Level. more»

LEWISBURG— Evangelical Community Hospital is hosting several high school students and recent graduates in its annual Hugh School Nursing Internship Program. This year, 11 students will experience 24 hours of classroom instruction and 40 hours of personal interaction with nurses and patients in a variety of healthcare settings. more»

SELINSGROVE- Evangelical Community Hospital’s walking club program, Heart and Soles, formerly called Soles in Motion,is holding a membership renewal and new member sign-up event on Tuesday, July 13 from 8-10 a.m. in the Boscov’s North Court, near the fountain, at the Susquehanna Valley Mall, Selinsgrove. more»

WINDHAM--Learn how to can or freeze fruits and vegetables at home. Come learn the latest on how to preserve food that is safe and high in quality. Two classes, “Home Canning Basics” and “Good Eating from the Freezer,” will take place on Saturday, July 10 at the Windham Township Community Hall. Cathy Guffey, food safety educator with Penn State Cooperative Extension will teach the classes. more»

WILLIAMSPORT--Barb and Ed Bornemann of Williamsport, former missionaries to Haiti, will be hosting missionary Sherrill Fausey, Director of Christian Light School, located in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, while she visits Williamsport next month. She will be in town from July 10-13. more»