Community Education

2010 Childbirth / Breast Feeding Classes

To register for Childbirth and/or Breast Feeding classes, please contact:
Mary Rutan Hospital Family Birth Center
(937) 592-9943

2010 Childbirth Class Schedule
April
Saturdays - April 3rd & April 10th - 12:00p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Wednesdays - April 7th, April 14th & April 21st - 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

July
Saturdays - July 3rd & July 10th - 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Wednesdays - July 7th, July 14th & July 21st - 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

October
Saturdays - Oct. 2nd & Oct. 9th - 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Wednesdays - Oct. 6th, Oct. 13th, & Oct. 20th - 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

2010 Breastfeeding Class Schedule
Tuesday, March 30th - 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Tuesday, May 25th - 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Tuesday, July 27th - 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Tuesday, September 28th - 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Tuesday, November 30th - 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Breastfeeding Support Program
The goal of the Breast Feeding Support Group is to promote healthy growth of infants through supporting mothers in breastfeeding.

The objectives are to:

Provide breastfeeding classes during the prenatal period.
Teach, encourage and support breastfeeding during hospitalization.
Offer support and education after discharge by offering open clinic times and scheduled individual appointments.
Provide free weight checks for all newborns.
Provide educational materials and assistance to physicians' offices.
Follow-up with patients to monitor success and offer supprot and encouragement.
Provide education and support to FBC staff for continuity in supporting and encouraging breastfeeding.

Clinic times are:
     Mondays from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
     Thursdays from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Appointments can be scheduled by calling the Family Birth Center at 937-592-9943.

Celiac Disease Support Group

The Logan County Celiac Support Group will meet Monday, June 14, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Mary Rutan Hospital Crossroads Business Center located at 21 Hunter Place; Bellefontaine, OH.

For additional information about this support group, including directions to the meeting, please RSVP to Amy Jones, M.S., R.D., L.D. at (937) 651-6428, or visit the Logan County Celiac website by clicking here.

Meetings are scheduled to be held the 2nd Monday of every month.

Led by Amy Jones, M.S., R.D., L.D., chief clinical dietitian for Mary Rutan Hospital, this group hopes to provide awareness, support and resources to those living with Celiac and their families.  For more information about this new support group, please call Amy Jones at (937) 651-6428.

For more information about Celiac disease, please visit www.celiac.org.

Diabetic Self-Management Education

Assuring high-quality education for patient self-care is one of our primary goals at Mary Rutan Hospital. Since 2000, Mary Rutan Hospital’s Diabetes Self-Management Education Program holds the distinction of being recognized by the American Diabetes Association to provide current, up-to-date self-management skills for the diabetic patients of our community. The participant in this program will have an individualized program designed for them to promote self-care skills that will assist in the improved management of his/her diabetes treatment plan. For more information, contact Holly J. Burch, RN,CDE at (937) 651-6355 or hburch@maryrutan.org.

Diabetes Support Group

The diabetes support group is a free community service activity where the individuals with diabetes and /or family members of diabetics can gather to discuss various issues that can affect diabetics. An educational topic is presented to help you continue to self-manage the disease. For a schedule of events, contact Holly J Burch at (937) 651-6355 or hburch@maryrutan.org

Community CPR

Help save a life by taking CPR. All of our instructors are certified through the American Heart Association to provide hands-on classes. CPR classes are offered at Mary Rutan Hospital on a regular basis and can be scheduled individually for groups of 6 or more.

Description of CPR classes offered:

Healthcare Provider (HCP) class is recommended for nurses, physicians
and other health professionals or healthcare students

Heartsaver (HS) class is recommended for lay rescuers who have a duty to respond. Examples include daycare workers, teachers, coaches, and first responders.

Family and Friends classes are for anyone who wants to learn CPR, but does not have to have a course completion (certification) card. This class is especially good for new parents, grandparents and babysitters.

Heartsaver First Aid class is a separate class for adult and pediatric first aid. All first aid classes include CPR when participants do not have a current CPR card.

Family and Friends First Aid for Children are classes for anyone interested in learning about first aid especially grandparents, new parents and baby sitters.

Professional Education

Continuing Education Seminars

ACLS( Advanced Cardiac Life Support) classes are offered regularly throughout the year and provide hands on training in the recognition and management of newborn resuscitation. Based on the American Academy of Pediatrics and American Heart Association’s Guidelines this class focuses on the unique aspects of newborns and the difference in resuscitations of newborns versus older children and adults.

PALS( Pediatric Advanced Life Support) classes are offered regularly throughout the year in conjunction with Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus Ohio. Taught by AHA instructors these classes provide hands on training in the recognition and management of life threatening pediatric emergencies.

Cardiac Classes

Basic EKG Classes prepare participants to interpret various cardiac rhythms, assess the effect on patients and management of the rhythm.

Cardiac Assessment Classes provide an in-depth review of the patient’s cardiovascular system.

ACS (Acute Coronary Syndrome) classes provide participants with an in-depth review in the recognition, diagnosis and management of acute coronary syndromes-Angina, non-STEMI and STEMI.

CHF (Congestive Heart Failure) classes provide information on the recognition, diagnosis and management of CHF.

Mary Rutan Hospital (OH-131, 04/01/2011) is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Ohio Nurses Association (OBN-001-91), an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on accreditation.

Mary Rutan Hospital (#1199) is a provider of EMS Credits through the Ohio Department of Public Safety’s Division of Emergency Medical Services. Approval expires 01/30/2011

Mary Rutan Hospital is approved as a provider of continuing education of Social Workers. Approved provider #RSX099804

For additional information on professional education, contact Ronda Hunter RN, MSN at (937) 651-6354 or rondah@maryrutan.org.