Freeman schedules support groups
Freeman Health Systems will offer support groups for strokes and heart disease.
Today: Stroke Support Group, 3 to 4 p.m., College View Manor, 3828 College View Drive. Contact: 417-347-1234.
Tuesday: Heart Support Group, 6 to 7 p.m., Freeman Heart and Vascular Institute, Conference Rooms A and B, 1102 West 32nd St. Contact: 417-347-3533.
St. John’s to offer screenings
Officials with St. John’s Regional Medical Center will offer mammographies and screenings.
Today: Mobile Mammography, 1 to 5 p.m., St. John’s Maude Norton Memorial Hospital, 220 N. Penn., Columbus, Kan. Walk-ins welcome.
Friday: Home Town Heroes, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Baxter Springs High School, Baxter Springs, Kan. Walk-ins welcome.
Saturday: Mobile Mammography, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Columbus 4-H Christmas Open House, 4-H Building, Columbus, Kan. Walk-ins OK.
Monday: Blood-pressure screening, 9:30 to 11 a.m., hospital lobby. Free.
Tuesday: Free blood glucose and blood pressure screenings, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Webb City Senior Center, 210 N. Pennsylvania, 417-625-2000.
McCune-Brooks sets support groups
Support groups for grief and Alzheimer’s disease have been scheduled at McCune-Brooks Hospital in Carthage.
Today: Grief support group, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., chapel. Details: Galen Snodgrass, chaplain, 417-359-2636.
Alzheimer’s support group, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Home Health Conference Room, 417-359-1832.
Tuesday: Free glucose screening, 8 to 10 a.m. Outpatient lab. Water only for 8 to 12 hours prior to testing. Call: 417-359-1351.
