Getting Back to Life–A Celebration of Community

Hancher Auditorium Introduces Woven Harmony by Robert and Rebecca Bluestone

The public is invited to an evening of inspiration. The Bluestone's mission is to use the arts to help people deal with life-altering issues, whether you're facing stresses of life, job loss, life-threatening illness, or loss of a loved one. Come enjoy an evening for you.

Finale Performance
Saturday, May 1, 2010 at 6:30 p.m.
Grinnell Community Center, Voertman Theatre
No charge. For information call 641-236-2593.

Annual Fund Drive Community Letter Signing Events

Gather your friends and join us for some food and fun all while helping to sign letters in support of the 2010 annual fund drive. All you have to do is write a few lines on a post-it note. It’s simple, easy, and a great way to show your support of GRMC. Call 641-236-2946 or email jveach@grmc.us to RSVP for one or more of our three letter signing events.

Join your friends and neighbors at any of the following events:
• Monday, March 15, Brownells (enter North door), 200 S. Front Street, Montezuma, 5 to 6:30 p.m.
• Monday, March 29, State Bank of Toledo - Community room (enterwest door), 100 E. High Street, Toledo, 5 to 6:30 p.m.
• Monday, April 5, Grinnell Golf and Country Club, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Grinnell Regional Community Care Clinic
Every Thursday • 5 to 7 p.m. • Light Center for Community Health • 306 4th Ave.

To schedule an appointment or for more information about eligibility, call the clinic at
641-236-2385.


Stork’s Nest Parenting Classes
Last Thursday of the month • 4 to 5 p.m. • Postels Community Health Park • 807 Broad St.

For information on this program, call 641-236-2385 or email vnolton@grmc.us.


Maternal Health Services
3rd Tuesday of the month • 1 to 4 p.m. • Light Center for Community Health • 306 4th Ave.

For information, call 641-236-2385 or email vnolton@grmc.us.


Child Health Services
4th Tuesday of the month • 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. • Light Center for Community Health • 306 4th Ave.

For an appointment or more information, contact Mother-Child Wellness Program at 641-236-2385 or email vnolton@grmc.us.


Prenatal/Childbirth Classes
Saturday, March 6 • 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. or April 6, 13, 19, or 27 • 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. • Tomasek Conference Center, GRMC

For more information, call the Kintzinger Women’s Health Center at 641-236-2324 or email at sbaarda@grmc.us.


Blood Pressure Clinic
Wednesdays • 1 to 2 p.m. • Light Center for Community Health • 306 4th Ave.

For information call 641-236-2385.


Adult Foot Care Clinic
2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month • 9 a.m. to noon • Light Center for Community Health • 306 4th Ave.

Call Grinnell Regional Home Care at 641-236-2385 for an appointment.


Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP)
Today’s Medicare and insurance billing processes can be complex. Let a trained SHIIP volunteer help you understand Medicare and insurance billing questions. For a free appointment call 641-236-2588 or email kolson@grmc.us.


Immunization Clinics
1st Tuesday of the month
1 to 4 p.m.

2nd Tuesday of the month
2 to 6:30 p.m.
3rd Tuesday of the month
1 to 4 p.m.

3rd Friday of the month
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

4th Tuesday of the month
9 a.m. to noon, 1 to 4 p.m.

Grinnell Regional Public Health office in the Light Center for Community Health • 306 4th Ave.
To set your appointment call 641-236-2385.


WIC Clinics (or Well Child)
In Brooklyn – 3rd Monday of the month • 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. • Brooklyn United Methodist Church • 603 Clay St.

In Grinnell – 3rd Tuesday of the month • 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. • 4th Tuesday of the month • 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. • Light Center for Community Health • 306 4th Ave.

For more information, call Mid-Iowa Community Action (MICA) at 641-752-7162 or 800-390-5293.

SE*ED Program
Mondays, April–November • 10-11 a.m. • Drake Community Library.
GRMC’s Senior Education Program provides programs designed for adults–of any age–to extend their knowledge on healthcare issues, diseases, nutrition, community resources, current and cultural events, as well as less conventional topics like art, biology, history, or religion.

March 8–Back Pain and It’s Treatment, Gene S. Gessner, MD, Grinnell Regional Pain Clinic

April 5–Birding with Bob, Bob Van Ersvelde, Grinnell

April 12–Seeds of Health – Niger, Africa, Jeffrey P. Knobloch, DO, Grinnell Family Care

April 19–GRMC’s Journey Toward an Optimal Healing Environment, Todd C. Linden, President and CEO, Grinnell Regional Medical Center

April 2–The Role of the Physician Assistant, Jarrod D. Phelps, PA-C, Surgical Associates

May 3*–American Dreamer: The Life and Times of Henry A. Wallace, Tom Milligan, Actor

May 10–Over-the-Counter and Under the Radar: Your Purchases Affect Your Prescription Medications, Rick Van Cleve, Pharmacist, GRMC

May 17–How to Recognize Cardiac Chest Pain... and Then What?, Allan P. Latcham, MD, Cardiologist, Iowa Heart Center, Des Moines

If you see a program that interests you, please feel welcome to join our audience. If you have a question, please call GRMC’s Office of Public Relations at 641-236-2593 or e-mail bhansen@grmc.us.

Community CPR

Every Tuesday • 3 to 5 p.m. • Every Thursday • 8 to 10 a.m. • GRMC Education House, 913 Prairie St.
For information call 641-236-2595 or email akramer@grmc.us.

The American Heart Association strongly promotes knowledge and proficiency in BLS, ACLS, and PALS and has developed instructional materials for this purpose. Use of these materials in an educational course does not represent course sponsorship by the American Heart Association. Any fees charged for such a course, except for a portion of fees needed for AHA course materials, do not represent income to the Association.