| Breastfeeding Café opens at Rome Memorial Hospital |
| The Mohawk Valley Breastfeeding Network in partnership with Rome Memorial Hospital is opening a new “Breastfeeding Café to provide pregnant and breastfeeding moms and their families a place to support one another, socialize and get breastfeeding clinical support if needed. Beginning Friday, April 12, the group will meet the second and fourth Fridays of the month from noon to 2 p.m. at Rome Memorial Hospital, fourth floor, 1500 N. James St. There is no cost to participate and mothers can bring their babies to be weighed at the hospital’s “Weigh-to-Go” station. Snacks will be provided. Dads and grandparents are welcome. |
| Faced with a serious illness? Learn how A.I.M. can help. |
| When a serious illness such as congestive heart failure or cancer is affecting your quality of life and causing you significant discomfort, find the support you need from the A.I.M. Palliative Care team. Learn how the A.I.M. (Advanced Illness Management) program improves the lives of patients and families facing serious illness at Health Night, Thursday, April 18, 5:30 p.m. The free program will be held at Rome Memorial Hospital in the second floor classroom. |
| Hospital hosts summer Health Care Academy for students |
| Applications will be accepted until Friday, May 24 for Rome Memorial Hospital’s Health Care Academy, an interactive summer camp for adolescents interested in a career in healthcare. Students entering eighth or ninth grade in Fall 2019 are invited to apply. The program, proudly funded by M&T Bank and Rome Hospital Foundation, will be held at the hospital July 31, Aug. 1 and 2. |
| Camden Family Care welcomes new provider Jessica Donaldson |
| Jessica Donaldson, RN, BSN, MS-FNP-C, has joined the staff of Camden Family Care to provide personalized care to patients in Camden, announced Rome Memorial Hospital’s Director of Article 28 Clinics Kristen Hutchins. |
| Find Support Every Monday in March |
Life’s challenges such as quitting smoking for good, overcoming illness or treatment, or facing life changes, can sometimes be overwhelming. When that happens, discovering a network of support, friendship and hope helps people learn how to cope. It can be helpful to meet and talk with people who know exactly what you are going through, because they have been there, too.
The free drop-in support group, “Give it a Whirl for Wellness,” is a creative way to socialize, help and be helped by others with similar conditions or circumstances.
The free meetings, centered around a creative activity led by the Center for Family Life and Recovery, are held Mondays at Rome Memorial Hospital Radiation Medicine, 107 E. Chestnut St., Rome. |
| March Childbirth and New-Parent Classes |
| When it comes to preparing for a new baby, there is always something new to learn. Rome Memorial Hospital nurses offer a variety of classes covering new-born care, breastfeeding and childbirth. |