Category Archives: Health Education
Floyd Memorial Offers Wound Healing Seminar
Floyd Memorial is offering a free “Wondering about Wound Care” seminar on Tuesday, May 22 from 6 – 8 pm in the Paris Health Education Center. Attendees will learn options for treating all types of wounds and injuries from diabetes-related complications to circulatory issues to pressure ulcers. A tour of the Wound Healing Center will [...]
Floyd Memorial Birthing Center Celebrates Mother’s Day with Special Classes for New Mothers and Families.
The Floyd Memorial Birthing Center is offering special classes to educate new mothers and their families. Breastfeeding, Sibling and Babysavers classes will help families adjust to their new addition. The free Breastfeeding class will be held Thursday, May 10 from 6:30 – 9 pm in the Paris Health Education Center located inside the hospital at1850 State [...]
Floyd Memorial Weight Management Center Moves to Nearby Location
The Floyd Memorial Weight Management Center, home of surgical and non-surgical medically managed weight loss options, recently moved locations to better accommodate patients. The center is now located at 2019 State Street in New Albany, in the same space as the new Floyd Memorial Joslin Diabetes Center Affiliate. The move provides patients with more streamlined [...]
Pregnancy Massage Now Available at Floyd Memorial Outpatient Rehabilitation
Floyd Memorial Rehabilitation Services is proud to announce that pregnancy massage provided by certified pregnancy massage therapists utilizing a special prenatal massage table is now available at the Outpatient Rehabilitation facility at 1700 State Street in New Albany. The benefits of pregnancy massage are numerous, including: Relief from muscle pain associated with pregnancy Increase in [...]
Floyd Memorial Demonstrates New SimMan 3G Patient Simulator
Floyd Memorial will host a demonstration of the SimMan® 3G patient simulator, a manikin that is used for advanced emergency medicine training, on Monday, April 23 from 7 – 9 am and 1 – 4 pm in the Floyd Memorial Heart and Vascular Center. The SimMan® 3G is not the simple CPR manikin of the [...]
Free Bone and Joint Pain Seminar on April 5
Floyd Memorial Hospital is offering a free Bone and Joint Pain Seminar on Thursday, April 5 from 6 – 7 pm in the Paris Health Education Center. This is a perfect opportunity for those who are having trouble with activities like walking, playing golf and gardening due to pain in the knees or hips, to [...]
Floyd Memorial Offering Free Blood Sugar & Body Composition Screenings to the Community
Screenings Offered in Honor of National Diabetes Alert Day on Tuesday, March 27 What: Free Blood Sugar & Body Composition Screenings in Honor of National Diabetes Alert Day When: Tuesday, March 27, 8-10 a.m. Where: Floyd Memorial Hospital Main Lobby, 1850 State Street, New Albany New Albany, Ind. (March 9, 2012) – According to the American [...]
Free Floyd Memorial Heart Healthy Dining Out Event Set for February 28
Floyd Memorial Celebrates Heart Health Month with a Free Heart Healthy Dining Out Event In honor of heart health awareness month, join board certified Interventional Cardiologist Surender Sandella, MD, and registered Dietitian Amy Brown, RD, CES, CDE, for an informative presentation on how to dine out with heart health in mind on Tuesday, February 28 [...]
Local Diet Program Shares Top Dieting Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Millions of dieters have resolved to lose weight in the New Year and many are finding their motivation starting to dwindle. A common misconception that can be making your diet harder than it should be could be to blame. According to Sri Mokshagundam, MD, board certified endocrinologist and Medical Director of the Floyd Memorial Weight [...]
Floyd Memorial Plans Free Sports Medicine Injury Prevention and Training Program
Floyd Memorial Hospital and Health Services’ Healthier Community Initiative will offer a free sports medicine injury prevention and training program for anyone who is interested in youth sports such as coaches, parents, training staff and volunteers. Registration is required for the Saturday, February 25, 2012 program. The times are from 8 to 10 a.m. and [...]
