Altoona Regional Health System offers the following support group meetings and patient clinics in October as a public service to the community. They are listed alphabetically according to the campus on which they are conducted.
Support groups meeting on the Altoona Hospital Campus use the Allegheny and Bedford rooms and the Rotunda on the 6th floor of the Outpatient Center, 620 Howard Ave., Altoona; Dining Room B adjacent to the main cafeteria, and the 4F Conference Room in the Behavioral Health Center, 5th Street and Willow Avenue.
The Bariatric Support Group meets at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 6, in the Allegheny Room. Please call 943-7040 for information.
Breastfeeding classes are offered to expectant parents Wednesdays, Oct. 6 and 13, from 6-8 p.m. in the Rotunda. For more information, call 889-2557.
The Breastfeeding Support Group meets at 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 27, in the Allegheny Room. Please call 889-2557.
The Caregivers Corner Support Group meets at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 7, at Hoss's in Duncansville. For information, call 889-3123.
Central Pennsylvania Ostomy Society meets at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 17, in the Rotunda, Outpatient Center. Call 944-2766 for information.
The Depression and Bipolar Support Group meets at 7 p.m. Wednesdays in Dining Room B, Fourth Floor, Tower. Call 889-2141 for information.
Diabetes Outpatient Education is available by individual appointment and group sessions. A referral by a physician is required. Call 889-2487 for information.
Look Good ... Feel Better workshop facilitated by trained cosmetologists who teach women with cancer how to understand and care for changes in skin and hair that may occur during treatment. This program is offered Oct. 27 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. in the Allegheny Room. It is presented in partnership with the American Cancer Society, Personal Care Products Council Foundation and the Professional Beauty Association/National Cosmetology Association. For information, call 1-800-227-2345 or visit www.cancer.org.
The Parkinson's Support Group meets at 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 26, at Hoss's Restaurant, Altoona. Call 889-2141 for information.
The Support Group for Those Who Have Lost a Loved One to Suicide meets at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 20, in the 4F Conference Room. Call 889-2141 for information.
The following support groups and clinics meet at the Bon Secours Hospital Campus Education Center, 2500 7th Ave. The Trzeciak Conference Suite is in the Education Center at 2621 8th Ave. For Kaufman Dining Room and fourth floor waiting room, please use the 7th Avenue entrance.
Alcoholics Anonymous meets at 8 p.m. every Monday in the Kaufman Dining Room. For information, call 946-9002.
The Breast Cancer Support Group meets at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 7, in the Trzeciak Conference Suite. For information, call 886-6458.
The Faith-based Bereavement/Grief Support Group meets at 6 p.m. Wednesdays, Oct. 6 and 20, in the fourth floor waiting room. For information, call 889-3323.
Look Good ... Feel Better workshop facilitated by trained cosmetologists who teach women with cancer how to understand and care for changes in skin and hair that may occur during treatment. This program is offered Oct. 7 from 6-8 p.m. in the Trzeciak Conference Suite. It is presented in partnership with the American Cancer Society, Personal Care Products Council Foundation and the Professional Beauty Association/National Cosmetology Association. For information, call 1-800-227-2345 or visit www.cancer.org.
The Stroke Support Group meets at noon Tuesday, Oct. 12, in the Kaufman Dining Room. For information, call 889-4463.
A Wheelchair Clinic will be held at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 12, in the second floor Physical Medicine gym. Physician referral required. Call for information and appointment, 889-4463.
