Health department offers cancer test
San Juan Basin Health Department is participating in National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Women ages 40 to 64 are urged to talk with their health-care provider about breast cancer screening. Providers can help women decide when and how often to get mammograms.
San Juan Basin Health provides screenings for breast and cervical cancer in Archuleta and La Plata counties.
Through the Women’s Wellness Connection (www.womenswellnessconnection.org), low-income women between 40 and 64 may qualify for free breast exams, pap tests and pelvic exams. Referrals for free mammograms are available for women who qualify.
For more information, visit www.sjbhd.org or call 247-5702.
Farmington hospital to offer flu clinics
San Juan Regional Medical Center in Farmington will offer seven free flu clinics during October and November.
This year’s clinic locations will include a drive-thru option. Vaccines will be administered by nurses as cars arrive. Signs will be posted at the center’s north visitor parking lot at the corner of Maple Street and Schwartz Avenue.
All flu clinic vaccines will be provided to adults 18 and older on a first-come, first-served basis. No appointment is necessary.
For a clinic schedule and more information, visit www.sanjuanregional.com or www.cdc.gov.
Yoga to be held Mondays, Thursdays
A gentle yoga class with Jennifer Kiel, certified yoga instructor, will be held from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Mondays and Thursdays at St. Mark’s Church, 910 East Third Ave.
This class is ideally suited for senior citizens and people new to yoga. Drop-ins and beginners are welcome.
For more information, call Kiel at 903-2202.
Farmington hospital adds to Hall of Fame
San Juan Regional Medical Center’s Hall of Fame has five new inductees.
The hospital’s Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be held at 7 p.m. Nov. 5 at San Juan College’s Little Theatre.
The new Hall of Fame inductees are Dr. John Brown, Dr. Bill Cumberworth, Daphne Morrison, Steve Altmiller and Deb Gerber.
These people were selected by the Hall of Fame Committee for their contributions to the hospital and the health of Four Corners residents.
Brown came to Farmington in 1878 and was the area’s first practicing physician. Cumberworth served on the hospital’s board of directors three separate times as vice chief of staff and chief of staff in the 1970s, ’80s and ’90s. Morrison has served on San Juan Regional Medical Center’s Auxiliary since 1973 and has served nearly 14,000 hours. Altmiller was hospital president and CEO from 1999 to 2009. Gerber is the hospital’s former nursing chief.
For more information, visit www.sanjuanregional.com.
United Blood Services to host blood drives
The United Blood Services will host these blood drives:
From 2 to 6 p.m. Nov. 3, 4, 20, 24, 25 and 28 and from 1:30 to 6 p.m. Nov. 6, 13, 14 and 17 at 146 Sawyer Drive.
From 9 a.m. to noon Nov. 4 at the Colorado Department of Transportation, 3803 Main Ave.
From 2:30 to 6 p.m. Nov. 6 at the First Methodist Church, 515 N. Park in Cortez.
From 8 to 11 a.m. Nov. 7 at BP Durango, 380 County Road 309.
From 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. Nov. 7 at the Crossroad Christian Fellowship, 1044 Park Ave. in Pagosa Springs.
From noon to 3 p.m. Nov. 11 at Oohs & Aahs and the Irish Embassy, 920 Main Ave.
From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 11 at Durango Urgent Care, 2577 Main Ave.
From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 12 in the Vallecito Room at Fort Lewis College.
From 1:30 to 6 p.m. Nov. 17 at St. Columba Catholic Church, 1830 East Second Ave.
From 3 to 7 p.m. Nov. 18 at Florida Mesa Presbyterian Church, 1024 County Road 230.
From 2:30 to 6 p.m. Nov. 18 at the First Presbyterian Church in Westminster Hall, 1159 East Third Ave.
From 3 to 7 p.m. Nov. 19 at the Mancos Community Center, 130 E. Grand Ave. in Mancos.
To donate, call (877) 827-4376 or visit www.BloodHero.com.
Herald Staff
