The Joplin Globe, Joplin, MO

August 26, 2010

Health briefs


From staff reports

JOPLIN, Mo. — Freeman Health System

Today: Stroke support group, 3 to 4 p.m., College View Manor, 3828 College View Dr., Joplin. Details: 417-347-1234.

Tuesday: Ostomy support group, 7 to 8 p.m., Freeman East Conference Room 4E, 932 E. 34th St., Joplin. Details: 417-358-1852.

St. John’s Regional Medical Center

Today: Mobile mammography, 1 to 5 p.m., St. John’s Maude Norton Memorial Hospital, Columbus, Kan. Walk-ins welcome or call 620-429-2545 to schedule.

Friday: Mobile mammography, 8 a.m. to noon, Orthopaedic Specialists of the Four States, Galena. Walk-ins welcome or call 620-429-2545 to schedule.

Monday: Free blood pressure screening, 9:30 to 11 a.m., main lobby, St. John’s Regional Medical Center, Joplin.

Health Talk, 5:30 p.m., Weight Loss through Mini Gastric Bypass, Dr. Hargroder, Mercy Conference Center.

Tuesday: Mobile mammography, 2 to 6 p.m., City Point Beauty Academy, Webb City. Walk-ins welcome or call 620-429-2545 to schedule.

McCune-Brooks Regional Hospital

Today: Breastfeeding class, Large Conference Room, Spradling Family Birthing Center, Carthage. Details: 417-359-2616.

Tuesday: Grief support group, 1:30 to 3 p.m., McCune-Brooks Regional Hospital, Carthage. Details: 417-359-2636.

Wednesday: Diabetes support group, 4 to 5 p.m., Community Room, McCune-Brooks Regional Hospital, Carthage. Details: 417-359-2355.