Community Health & Wellness

Flower Hospital provides community health and wellness programs, classes and services to local community members and businesses. A variety of educational programs and support groups are offered each month, both on site at Flower Hospital as well as throughout the community. We promote wellness by providing health risk appraisals, health clinics, education, fitness activities and resources, and referrals.

Free Colorectal Screening Kits
Free colorectal screening kits are available to community members by calling Flower Hospital oncology outreach at 419-843-8189.

Mayberry Memorial 2009
Sat., Oct. 17; 6:30 p.m.
Brandywine Country Club
6904 Salisbury Road
Maumee, Ohio 43537

Enjoy buffet stations with food from the 60s, 70s and 80s. Then dance the night away to the decades’ top hits with Johnny Rocker and The Hitmen.

Dress in the theme of the decade of your choice – bellbottoms, love beads, leisure suits, disco dresses and platform shoes welcome! A silent auction and gift raffle will run throughout the evening.

Dinner: $100 per person ($70 is tax deductible)
Proceeds from the Mayberry Memorial will be donated to Hickman Cancer Center on the campus of Flower Hospital and to MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.

To register for the 2009 Mayberry Memorial, visit www.mayberrymemorial.com. For more information about the Mayberry Memorial and the Decades-Themed Dinner, contact Diane Judah at djudah@austin.rr.com or 703-623-7280.

Oley Foundation, Northwest Ohio Chapter
Tues., Nov. 10
7 – 8:30 p.m.
Flower Hospital, 8th Floor Conference Rooms
Oley Foundation and the ProMedica Cancer Institute have formed a local support group for all people who suffer from severe medical conditions that require them to be fed using intravenous or home tube feeding methods. These methods are known clinically as home parenteral (IV) and enteral (tube) feedings, or homePEN, and are used for people with a wide range of chronic diseases including Crohn’s disease, short bowel syndrome, cancer and other disorders. The new group will meet several times a year to help people and their families learn more about home tube and IV feeding options and to meet others who are facing the same challenges in their daily lives. All outpatients and caregivers are welcome. Call 419-291-4557 for more information.

Red Cross Blood Drive
Wed., Dec. 2, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Flower Hospital, Boardroom 5200 Harroun Road, Sylvania
To make an appointment, please call 419-824-1244 or register online at www.givelife.org and enter FLOWERHOSP as the sponsor code when prompted.

CPR, First Aid and Heartsaver Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Trainings
To register or for more information on CPR, First Aid and Heartsaver Automated External defibrillator (AED) trainings, please call 419-291-3053.

Health Education and Fitness
Lunch and Learn sessions are available for various topics:

• Heart health
• Fitness and exercise
• Nutrition
• Diabetes
• Stress management
• Asthma
• Weight management
• Smoking cessation

Screenings and Clinics
A variety of screenings are offered periodically throughout the year and throughout the community. Flu shots are also held in the fall/winter of each year at various locations. Here is a sampling of some of the screenings that may be offered:

• Cholesterol screenings - options include fasting and non-fasting tests
• Glucose screenings
• Blood pressure screenings
• Health risk appraisals
• Body composition
• Flu shots