February 2012

• Aqua-cise for Arthritis
  Winneshiek Medical Center Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine offers this fun and effective program, which utilizes water to help maximize exercises that ease the pain of arthritis. Classes are held Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 12 noon. Call the Rehab Department at 563-387-3031 to register.

• Aqua-cise Water Aerobics
  Water aerobics offer a fun and low-impact workout. Classes are held Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12 noon to 1 p.m. Call the Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine Department at 563-387-3031 to register.

Get your hearing tested during this free screening at Winneshiek Medical Center - Decorah Clinic. 
Make an appointment by calling 563.382.9671.

Winneshiek County EMS meets in conference room B3 (lower level of WMC).  Contact Steve Vanden Brink at 563.387.3049 for more information.

Group does not meet in July and December.

Winneshiek Medical Center, HAWC & Culver's are sponsoring free car seat checks on the 2nd Thursday of each month from 4:00-6:00 pm at the WMC East Entrance. Trained car seat technicians will be available to make sure your children's car seats are installed properly in your vehicle.

Receive a free small ice cream cone from Culver's for each seat inspected!  For information, call 563-387-3030 or to schedule an appointment that is more convenient for you, call 563-419-3065.

Winneshiek Medical Center is offering a support group for patients and their caregivers facing type 2 diabetes and pre-diabetes the second Tuesday of every month from 5:15 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. in conference room B located on the lower level of the medical center.  There is no charge to participate in this group; however, a brown bag meal will be available for $5 with prior request.

For more information or to reserve a brown bag meal, please call the WMC Nutrition Department at 563.387.3016.

Winneshiek Medical Center and the Gundersen Lutheran - Decorah Clinic are co-sponsoring this free Cancer Support Group which meets the fourth Tuesday of every month in the lower level conference rooms at WMC from 6-7:30 pm.  For more information contact Karen Nielsen at 563-387-3046.

Winneshiek Medical Center Board of Trustees will conduct their monthly board meeting in Conference Room A on the lower level of the medical center.  The public is invited to attend.

Winneshiek Medical Center is offering a weight management course beginning with an informational/registration session on Wednesday, January 18 from 5 - 6 pm on the lower level of the medical center.  This 10-week course will meet every Wednesday thereafter in the same location from 5 -6 pm. The course fee is $180 per person and will include a registration to the 100-Day Wellness Challenge in Winneshiek County and a one-on-one consultation with a dietitian.

For information on weight management and the 2012 course, call the Winneshiek Medical Center Nutrition Department at 563-387-3016. 

A free blood pressure screening will be held from 9:00 - 11:00 am at the Decorah Senior Dining Center.