Virtual childbirth classes offer the convenience of rolling start dates and recorded lessons. Connect through virtual gatherings with certified childbirth educators and other expectant parents. Individual phone or video sessions available. Free
Contact: Amy Milne or Tess Haggerty for additional information
Jefferson Healthcare, CEO Mike Glenn and team will discuss the current services as a critical access hospital, anticipated hospital growth, and how we plan to get there over the next several years.
Please pre-register to protect capacity and public health guidelines.
Presented by Activities, Health & Fitness Committees of South Bay Community Association, and Jefferson Healthcare
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Join Physical Therapist Becky Steffens for an educational seminar to understand an individual’s risk of falling, and steps to be taken to get stronger and safer in all daily activities. Learn how to enhance your balance and decrease your risk of falling as well as gain information to improve personal safety from falling in the home.
Tuesday, November 15th, 3:00-4:00 pm at the Port Ludlow Bay Club at 120 Spinnaker Place, Port Ludlow. Please pre-register to protect capacity and public health guidelines.
Presented by Activities, Health & Fitness Committees of South Bay Community Association, and Jefferson Healthcare
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Advance care planning elements and documents include durable powers of attorney for health care, living wills, Physician Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST), and financial powers of attorney.
– Who do I want and trust to make medical and financial decisions for me if I am unable?
– Do I want to be kept comfortable at home or in a hospital at the end of my life?
– Do I want CPR, a breathing tube, feeding through a tube, dialysis, or antibiotics?
– How do I envision my last days? What would be ideal?
– How will my family/friends/loved ones know what I want?
UNDERSTAND WHAT IT ALL MEANS IN AN EDUCATIONAL OVERVIEW:
Tuesday, January 17th, 3:00-4:00 pm at the Port Ludlow Bay Club at 120 Spinnaker Place, Port Ludlow. Please pre-register to protect capacity and public health guidelines.
Presented by Activities, Health & Fitness Committees of South Bay Community Association, and Jefferson Healthcare
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Orthopedic Seminar
Jefferson Healthcare will host several free orthopedic health seminars focused on the lifecycle of degenerative joint pain and the role joint replacement can play as a safe and reliable option for restoring quality of life. Seminars in Port Ludlow and Port Townsend, hosted by Surgeon Edward Eissmann, MD, FACOS, FRCS and Mitzi Hazard DPT, Director of Cardiopulmonary and Physical Rehabilitation Services and Wellness, will provide an overview of the care supplied by the total joint replacement program at Jefferson Healthcare. Following the presentation, the audience will have the opportunity to ask questions and speak directly with both Eissmann and Hazard.
Tuesday, March 21st, 3:00-4:00 pm at the Cotton Building at 607 Water Street, Port Townsend. Please pre-register to protect capacity and public health guidelines.