Category Archives: Joslin Diabetes Center
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 Physician Becomes Finalist for Healthcare Advocacy Award
Floyd Memorial Hospital & Health Services would like to announce that Vasti Broadstone, MD, Medical Director of the Joslin Diabetes Center Affiliate at Floyd Memorial, is a finalist for the Medi-Star Seven Counties Services Healthcare Advocacy award. This award is given to an individual or organization that is an effective advocate at the local, 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 [...]
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 [...]
Joslin Diabetes Center Affiliate to Host “Diabetes Update” March 10
Diabetes is a disease that affects 25.8 million Americans, approximately 8.3 percent of the population, according to the American Diabetes Association. And the Joslin Diabetes Center Affiliate at Floyd Memorial Hospital and Health Services aims to combat the diabetes epidemic with a focus on education and behavior modification, while also providing top quality medical care [...]
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 Joslin Diabetes Center Affiliate to Host Open House
The Floyd Memorial Joslin Diabetes Center Affiliate has moved to a new, state-of-the-art facility and we want to show it off! We’re celebrating 15 years of excellence and education, and all community members are invited to come out and enjoy an evening of information, inspiration and fun! Joslin Diabetes Center Affiliate Open House Thursday, February [...]
The Floyd Memorial Joslin Diabetes Affiliate Sponsors the Making Strides Walking Club
The Floyd Memorial Joslin Diabetes Center Affiliate invites the public to join its “Making Strides Walking Club” on the first and third Thursday of each month. The next gathering will be Thursday, January 19 at 10 am at the Green Tree Mall Center Court. A diabetes educator will lead the group in a short diabetes-related [...]
Free Diabetes Fair & Foot Screening November 12
What: Free Diabetes Fair and Foot Screening (Including foot screenings, blood sugar, Hemoglobin A1C and blood pressure screenings valued at over $300) Where: Floyd Memorial Paris Health Education Center When: Saturday, November 12, 8-10:30 a.m. How: Registration via telephone is required. Call 1-800-4-SOURCE. Diabetes can be an overwhelming condition for many patients. From counting carbs and [...]
Floyd Memorial to Offer Free Screenings at the YMCA
Who: Floyd Memorial Hospital and Health Services’ Healthier Community Outreach What: FREE Community Health Screenings When: Monday, September 19, 2011 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Where: Salem YMCA, 1709 N. Shelby Street, Salem, IN Floyd Memorial Hospital and Health Services’ Healthier Community Outreach program is pleased to offer free health screenings on Monday, September 19, 2011 from 4:30 [...]
