The Medi-Star awards, presented by Medical News and Medical News for You, celebrate the “Best of the Best” in health care and will be presented on Tuesday, May 22 from 4:30 – 7 pm at the Hyatt Regency inLouisville.

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 Street in New Albany.  The class will help new mothers and their newborn have a successful breastfeeding experience.  The discussion will include helpful hints and practical guidelines, as well as common misconceptions and barriers.

Sibling class will take place Saturday, May 19 from 10:30 am – 12 pm in the Paris Health Education Center.  The free class is for soon-to-be new brothers and sisters ages 3 to 11 and their parents.  Children will be shown how to diaper and hold a baby doll, and tour the Birthing Center where they will get to listen to the baby’s heartbeat.

Our Babysavers class is offered on Thursday, May 17 from 6:30 – 8 pm in the Paris Health Education Center.  The class is taught by certified CPR instructors and designed to teach infant CPR to new parents and caregivers.  The cost is $10 per couple for materials. 

Registration is required for all classes by calling 1-800-4-SOURCE (1-800-476-8723) or visiting www.floydmemorial.com/events.

And for patients with a positive diagnosis, the Floyd Memorial Cancer Center of Indiana offers Southern Indiana’s only Breast Cancer Nurse Navigator program, to ensure that our patients are guided through their cancer journey by caring hands.  

In addition to mammography, Floyd Memorial Diagnostic Imaging-Corydon also offers: x-ray, CT scanning, including contrasted studies, diagnostic and vascular ultrasound, DXA bone density scanning, echocardiogram and stress echocardiogram. 

For more information or an appointment, call 812-734-3920.  All mammography patients receive a free pink tote bag with each visit.

Nurse of the Year 2012; Linda Guyton, RN (Intensive Care Unit / Cardiovascular Care Unit / Emergency Department / Cardiovascular Services / Medical Care Management)

Manager of the Year 2012; Kathy King, RN

Surgical Inpatient Unit; Sarah King, RN

Women’s Services; Mary Jean Manderville, RN

Progressive Care Unit / Cardiac Telemetry Unit; Wallace Fox, RN

Medical Inpatient Services; Fernanda Tripure, RN

 Surgery; Lethia Collins, Nurse Practitioner, RNFA

Outpatient Surgery / Pain Management / Recovery; Lisa Kiesler, RN

Floyd Memorial is proud of all their nursing staff.  In honor of them, a Nurses’ Day Celebration Reception is planned for Monday, May 7 from 2 to 4 p.m.

 This new alignment with Floyd Memorial will offer patients increased continuity of care between the highly skilled clinical teams at Floyd Memorial and easier access to their state-of-the-art services.

 Dr. Azad is currently accepting new patients ages 18 and above.  He is a graduate ofGovernmentMedicalSchoolinIndiaand completed his Master’s Degree in Public Health fromNew YorkMedicalCollegein 1989.  In 1995 Dr. Azad completed his Internal Medicine residency from theUniversityofLouisvilleand in 1997 completed a second residency in Occupational Medicine at theUniversityofCincinnati.

 Dr. Azad is an active member of the Indiana State Medical Association, American Medical Association andAmericanCollegeof Physicians.  He is also a member of the Kentucky Medical Association and Greater Louisville Medical Society.  Additionally, Dr. Azad proudly served in the Kentucky Air National Guard Medical Squadron for two years.

 If you have any questions or would like to schedule an appointment please call the office. The phone number for the office will remain the same, (812) 752-0165.

Surgical options include the Realize™ Personalized Gastric Banding Solution with weight loss occurring at a natural and healthy rate-ranging from 1-2 pounds per week on average.  There will be a free Bariatric Surgery Informational Seminar on Thursday, April 26 at 6 pm at the Floyd Memorial Paris Health Education Center located at 1850 State Street in New Albany.

Non-surgical options focus on the HMR (Health Resource Management) diet plans which include:

• Decision-Free™ Diet (Medically Supervised Low- or Very Low-Calorie Diet)
  Ideal for those who need to lose 30 pounds or more. This option promotes fast weight loss under medical supervision and includes a structured, easy-to-follow diet using HMR Shakes and Entrees. Additional meal replacements may be used as well. Participants attend weekly classes and receive individual support from a health educator.
• Healthy Solutions® Diet
  Promotes slower, more moderate weight loss offered with or without medical supervision. This plan includes a structured, easy-to-follow diet including HMR Shakes, Puddings, Soup, Entrees, Bars, Multigrain Hot Cereal, and fruits and vegetables of your choice, plus weekly classes and support.
• HMR at Home® Diet Kits
  Offers two do-it-yourself weight-loss kits, each with a complete collection of HMR diet foods, weight-loss tools and tips.

 For more information call 812-949-7151 or click www.floydmemorial.com/weightloss or www.floydweightloss.com.

The benefits of pregnancy massage are numerous, including:

• Relief from muscle pain associated with pregnancy
• Increase in blood and lymph circulation, which can reduce swelling
• Reduces stress on weight-bearing joints
• Improves skin pliability
• Provides physical and emotional support for the expectant mother

Pregnancy massage is offered during all trimesters of pregnancy, at the same rate as Floyd Memorial’s other massage services, $60 for one hour, or $35 for 30 minutes. Please mention that pregnancy massage is required when scheduling so that they may be properly prepared for you. A $5 discount on pregnancy massage will be offered during the months of May and June, 2012. Massage therapists are also certified in infant massage.  To schedule an appointment, call 812-948-7416.

Prenatal massage table and side-lying positioning system were funded by the Floyd Memorial Foundation.

Funding for the SimMan® 3G was provided by the Floyd Memorial Foundation, the Community Foundation of Southern Indiana and the Floyd Memorial Auxiliary.

New Albany, IN – On Wednesday, April 18, 2012 Floyd Memorial Hospital and Health Services will recognize the significant contributions of the hospital’s many selfless volunteers who so freely give of their time and resources.

In 2011, 220 adult and teen volunteers gave 36,021 volunteer hours to various departments throughout the hospital.  This has a dollar equivalence of $680,368 that was donated to the hospital for the community these volunteers proudly serve.

In addition to the numerous donated hours, the Auxiliary, the fundraising arm of the program, hosts several events annually, enabling them to give even more.  Through monies raised in 2011, the Auxiliary donated more than $120,000 worth of equipment, scholarships and grants used to support programs aimed at improving the health and well-being of the community. The Auxiliary also provides funding for cab fare for those who can not afford it, Care Pillows for cardiac surgery patients, coloring books and teddy bears for pediatric patients and more.

“Everyone at Floyd Memorial is very grateful for the hard work and dedication of our volunteers.  We sincerely thank each of them for their kindness and compassion, which helps to ensure the excellent health care and service to our patient’s, their families and visitors,” said Mark Shugarman, President and CEO of Floyd Memorial Hospital and Health Services.  He went on to say, “They so generously give of their time and talents and we are honored to celebrate them.”