Health Notes
Cape Coral
Blood pressure check
Cape Coral Hospital Auxiliary conducts blood pressure tests Thursdays from 1-3 p.m. in the hospital main lobby. For information, call 574-0206.
Beginners meditation
Meditation for beginners with Grand Master Desmond O’Rafferty will be held Wednesday, Feb. 11, 18 and 25 at 6:30 p.m. at Natural Family Physicians, 4704 Vincennes Blvd. Cost is a love offering. For reservations or information, call 540-1220.
Southwest Florida Society of Retired Registered Nurses
The Southwest Florida Society of Retired Registered Nurses will meet Feb. 10 at 12:30 p.m. at Wine & Roses, 1404 Cape Coral Parkway E. The program, chiropractic measures and treatments, features Dr. Joan Craft. For information, contact Mary Lou Yaufman at 567-7967 or Marcella Morrison at 482-0116.
Cell phones for Soldiers
Residents are asked to show support for servicemen and servicewomen by donating used cell phones to Cell Phones for Soldiers. Nationwide, the program hopes to collect more than 50,000 cell phones this year to help keep troops connected with their families. Drop off old cell phones at Community Self Storage, 3300 Chiquita Blvd. S. Cell phones in any shape or condition are accepted. For information, call 541-0051 or visit: www.communityselfstorage.net.
Fort Myers
Gulf Coast Medical Center to open
The Gulf Coast Medical Center will open March 8 at the same time the Southwest Florida Regional Medical Center and the old Gulf Coast Hospital will close. The Southwest Florida Regional Medical Center Emergency Department will relocate to the new location. For information, call 454-8766.
Senior Wheels USA Program
The Senior Wheels USA Program makes available power wheelchairs to senior citizens and the permanently disabled at no cost to the recipient.
The wheelchairs are provided to those who can no longer walk safely, nor self-propel a manual wheelchair, and who meet the additional guidelines of the program.
The Senior Wheels USA program’s main purpose and goal is to develop public awareness that there are assistance options that allow seniors as well as the permanently disabled to remain independent in their own homes.
Without this awareness and assistance, families may prematurely choose a nursing home or make an unnecessary retail purchase on power mobility equipment.
If the patient does not meet all the requirements of the program, he or she may still be able to get help through the donation program. This is made available when people call wanting to donate their wheelchairs that are no longer needed.
If the patient’s need is for use in the home, call 800-246-6010 for information to see if he or she qualifies.
Health Notes
Cape Coral
Blood pressure check
Cape Coral Hospital Auxiliary conducts blood pressure tests Thursdays from 1-3 p.m. in the hospital main lobby. For information, call 574-0206.
Beginners meditation
Meditation for beginners with Grand Master Desmond O’Rafferty will be held Wednesday, Feb. 11, 18 and 25 at 6:30 p.m. at Natural Family Physicians, 4704 Vincennes Blvd. Cost is a love offering. For reservations or information, call 540-1220.
Southwest Florida Society of Retired Registered Nurses
The Southwest Florida Society of Retired Registered Nurses will meet Feb. 10 at 12:30 p.m. at Wine & Roses, 1404 Cape Coral Parkway E. The program, chiropractic measures and treatments, features Dr. Joan Craft. For information, contact Mary Lou Yaufman at 567-7967 or Marcella Morrison at 482-0116.
Cell phones for Soldiers
Residents are asked to show support for servicemen and servicewomen by donating used cell phones to Cell Phones for Soldiers. Nationwide, the program hopes to collect more than 50,000 cell phones this year to help keep troops connected with their families. Drop off old cell phones at Community Self Storage, 3300 Chiquita Blvd. S. Cell phones in any shape or condition are accepted. For information, call 541-0051 or visit: www.communityselfstorage.net.
Fort Myers
Gulf Coast Medical Center to open
The Gulf Coast Medical Center will open March 8 at the same time the Southwest Florida Regional Medical Center and the old Gulf Coast Hospital will close. The Southwest Florida Regional Medical Center Emergency Department will relocate to the new location. For information, call 454-8766.
Senior Wheels USA Program
The Senior Wheels USA Program makes available power wheelchairs to senior citizens and the permanently disabled at no cost to the recipient.
The wheelchairs are provided to those who can no longer walk safely, nor self-propel a manual wheelchair, and who meet the additional guidelines of the program.
The Senior Wheels USA program’s main purpose and goal is to develop public awareness that there are assistance options that allow seniors as well as the permanently disabled to remain independent in their own homes.
Without this awareness and assistance, families may prematurely choose a nursing home or make an unnecessary retail purchase on power mobility equipment.
If the patient does not meet all the requirements of the program, he or she may still be able to get help through the donation program. This is made available when people call wanting to donate their wheelchairs that are no longer needed.
If the patient’s need is for use in the home, call 800-246-6010 for information to see if he or she qualifies.