MPM Experts Host Community Health Seminars

Smoking Cessation and Advancements in Hip Replacement

CLEARWATER, Fla., (July 5, 2016) -- Health experts from Morton Plant Mease invite the community to attend upcoming health seminars in August focusing on smoking cessation and advancements in hip replacement. The monthly seminars are free and held at BayCare’s various Morton Plant Mease facilities and community centers around Pinellas County.

Smoking Cessation Class
Saturday, August 6
10 a.m.
Mease Dunedin Hospital, Education Conference Room, 601 Main Street, Dunedin

This two-hour class provides valuable tools to help you quit using tobacco. It includes four free weeks of patches, gum or lozenges.

Smoking Cessation Class
Thursday, August 11
6 p.m.
Mease Countryside Hospital, Meeting Room 3, 3231 McMullen Booth Road, Safety Harbor

This two-hour class provides valuable tools to help you quit using tobacco. It includes four free weeks of patches, gum or lozenges.

Smoking Cessation Class
Tuesday, August 16
5 p.m.
Morton Plant Hospital, Axelrod Pavilion, 2nd Floor Conference Room, 400 Pinellas Street, Clearwater

This two-hour class provides valuable tools to help you quit using tobacco. It includes four free weeks of patches, gum or lozenges.

Advancements in Hip Replacement
Wednesday, August 17
Noon
Aging Well Center at the Long Center, Grand Room, 1501 N Belcher Road, Clearwater

Orthopedic Surgeon David Cheong, MD, will explain the options for hip replacement, the benefits of the anterior approach and how MAKOplasty® robotic technology can help patients.

To pre-register for a health seminar, call (727) 953-6877, or visit: www.BayCareEvents.org

About Morton Plant Mease
Nationally recognized for health care excellence, Morton Plant Mease Health Care is dedicated to providing community owned health care services that set the standard for high-quality, compassionate care. Morton Plant Mease Health Care is comprised of the following hospitals – Morton Plant, Clearwater; Mease Dunedin, Dunedin; Mease Countryside, Safety Harbor and Morton Plant North Bay, New Port Richey. For more information about Morton Plant Mease, go to www.baycare.org.

About BayCare Health System
BayCare is a leading not-for-profit health care system that connects individuals and families to a wide range of services at 13 hospitals and hundreds of other convenient locations throughout the Tampa Bay and central Florida regions. Inpatient and outpatient services include acute care, primary care, imaging, laboratory, behavioral health, home care, and wellness. Our mission is to improve the health of all we serve through community-owned, health care services that set the standard for high-quality, compassionate care.