A Heartsaver CPR/AED class will be held at Bates County Memorial Hospital on January 24 from 5:30 – 9:30 p.m. This class is certified by the American Heart Association.
The class will be held in the BCMH training center, located in the basement level beneath the Emergency Department. Cost for this class is $25. Class size is limited.
For reservations or for more information, call: 660-200-7007.
There is a lost dog in the Foster area. He is a black lab with the name of Doug. He is chipped and has a shock collar as well as an orange collar.
He was last seen 2 miles east of Foster, MO on January 3rd. If you have seen this dog, please call 660-832-4218 or 660-424-1521. There is a $300 reward for his return.
Cass Regional
Medical Center will host QuitSmart®, a free smoking cessation program, starting
January 29, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., in Conference Rooms 1 and 2, located
directly inside the main entrance of Cass Regional at 2800 E. Rock Haven Road
in Harrisonville.
The QuitSmart
program combines powerful treatments to help you break free from tobacco.
QuitSmart consists of five sessions over a six-week period. The dates are as
follows: January 29; February 5; February 19; February 21 and February 26.
QuitSmart was
created by Dr. Robert Shipley, director of the Duke University Quit Smoking
Clinic, and is taught by certified QuitSmart leader. In a study of five U.S.
Air Force bases, 66% of QuitSmart participants were still smoke-free six months
after quitting, compared to 16-30% of those in four other stop smoking
programs.
The QuitSmart kit
includes a guidebook, a hypnosis CD, and a patented cigarette substitute.
The QuitSmart
program is free to the public. You must register to attend this program, the
deadline to register is Tuesday, January 22. To register, please call (816)
380-5888. ext. 3200. To learn more about QuitSmart, please contact Terry Johns,
RN, at (816) 887-0320, or email tjohns@cassregional.org.
