St. Anthony’s Hospital Invites Community to Health Seminars

March 14, 2017
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., (March 14, 2017) -- St. Anthony’s Hospital health experts invite the community to attend seminars in April that will focus on health care access, alcohol and memory disorders, and smoking cessation. There also will be free memory screenings offered. The monthly seminars are free to the public. 

Weight Loss Surgery Information
Tuesday, April 4
Noon
LifeHelp Center, St. Anthony’s Resource Center, 500 Martin Luther King St. N, St. Petersburg

Take the first step to weight loss surgery and attend an information session. Kevin Huguet, MD, will explain various options.

Smoking Cessation Class
Monday, April 10 
6 p.m.
BayCare Outpatient Center (Carillon), Conference Room B, 900 Carillon Parkway, St. Petersburg

This two-hour class provides valuable tools to help you quit using tobacco including coping with cravings and physical and emotional symptoms. The class includes free aids to help quit using tobacco while supplies last. 

Memory Screenings
Tuesday, April 11 and Tuesday, April 25
10 a.m.-noon
St. Anthony’s Hospital, Main Lobby, 1200 Seventh Ave. N, St. Petersburg 

Take the first step toward the discovery of memory problems for adults concerned about their memory health. Call (727) 825-1595 for information.

Alcohol and Memory Disorders
Wednesday, April 12
3-4:30 p.m.
St. Anthony’s Hospital Memory Disorders Center, Suite 206, Professional Office Building, 1201 Fifth Ave. N, St. Petersburg

Alcohol impacts behavior, emotions and thinking skills. Veronica Clement, PhD, ABPP clinical director of neuropsychology and the clinical director of the St. Anthony’s Hospital Memory Disorders Center will explain how alcohol affects people with memory disorders and strategies to help. Call (727) 825-1595 for information.

Smoking Cessation Class
Saturday, April 15 
10 a.m.
St. Anthony’s Hospital Classroom D, First Floor, 1200 Seventh Ave. N, St. Petersburg

This two-hour class provides valuable tools to help you quit using tobacco including coping with cravings and physical and emotional symptoms. The class includes free aids to help quit using tobacco while supplies last. 

Weight Loss Surgery Information
Tuesday, April 25
5:30 p.m.
St. Anthony’s Hospital Auditorium, Ground Floor, 1200 Seventh Ave. N, St. Petersburg 

Take the first step to weight loss surgery and attend an information session. Kevin Huguet, MD, will explain various options.

Living Well: Health Care Access
Wednesday, April 26
Noon
St. Anthony’s Hospital Auditorium, Ground Floor, 1200 Seventh Ave. N, St. Petersburg 

Lisa Ball, DO, who specializes in family medicine, will help participants learn how to approach and navigate the modern health care environment, including when to seek medical care and at what level.

Find these events and more on BayCare.org/Events.

About St. Anthony’s Hospital
St. Anthony’s Hospital is a 393-bed hospital founded in 1931 as a ministry of the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany. St. Anthony’s has a rich history dedicated to improving the health of the community by providing high-quality, innovative and compassionate care. For more information on St. Anthony’s, call (727) 953-6993 or go to www.BayCare.org/SAH.

About BayCare
BayCare is a leading not-for-profit health care system that connects individuals and families to a wide range of services at 14 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.  For more information visit www.BayCare.org

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