COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
Lean on us. Poet Wallace Rice once said that, "Hope is Medicine." And there is no greater source of hope than the support of others. Friends and family can be a great comfort, but they're no substitute for sitting down and talking with others who are in your same situation - whatever that situation may be.
ADVANCE DIRECTIVES CLINIC
Galion Community Hospital Social Services staff will be available to answer questions and assist with completion of a Living Will Declaration and/or Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. in the small dining room at GCH. No pre-registration is necessary. Call 419-468-0694 or 419-468-0695 with any questions.
CLINIC Dates are:
- May 23
- June 27
- July 25
- August 22
- September 26
- October 24
DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP
Meets the 2nd Monday of every month from at 7:00 p.m. in the BACF dining room. This group is open to anyone who has Type I or Type II diabetes, or is interested in learning more about diabetes to assist a family member. For more information call 419-563-9323.
CANCER SUPPORT GROUP
Meets the 3rd Thursday of each month, April through November at 7:00 p.m. in the BCH's Conference Room A (across from the gift shop); December through March at 2:00 p.m., in the Ohio Mutual Room.
This group is open to anyone with cancer, anyone who has a family member suffering from cancer, and anyone who has suffered cancer in the past and still needs support or wants to help support others. For more information call the BCH Oncology Department at 419-562-4677, ext. 3234.
BASIC LIFE SUPPORT (BLS)/ACLS
For more information, call Lisa Leonhart at 419-562-4677, ext. 3316.
BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP
3rd Monday of each Month
6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Women's Center Conference Room, at the GCH Mammography Center
1200 St. Rt. 598, Galion
Meeting Dates:
- May 21
- June 18
- July 16
- August 20
- September 17
- October 15
- November 19
- December 17
For more information or to register, please contact Sarah Summit, Nurse Navigator, at 419-468-0845, 419-563-9831 or ssummit@avitahs.org
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AUXILIARY EVENTS
All BCH and GCH Auxiliary events are open to the public. Proceeds benefit the Avita Health Foundation.
BCH
- May 11th - Bake Sale - BCH Lobby
- August - Bratwurst Pie Sale - BCH Lobby
- September 6st - Robert’s Uniform Sale - BCH Lobby
- October 12th - Bake Sale - BCH Lobby
- October 24th and 25th - Books are Fun Sale - BCH Lobby (tentative)
- November 2nd - Gift Shop Sale
- December 6th - Snowflake Café at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Bucyrus
GCH
- May 11th - Uniform Sale - Lobby Atrium
- September 7th - Uniform Sale - Lobby Atrium
- September 7th - Mum Sale - Lobby Atrium
- November 8th - U-BE-DAZZLED - Lobby Atrium
- November 16th - Cookie Walk - Lobby Atrium
- December 7th - Book Fair - Lobby Atrium
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