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ADVANCING HEALTH CARE IN THE UPPER ALLEGHENY REGION

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CARDIAC CATH LAB 1ST ANNIVERSARY

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CULTURE OF SAFETY

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Q&A WITH GARRETT HOOVER

COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS

PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELLNESS

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Message from the CEO

Table of Contents

BY TIMOTHY J. FINAN

Welcome to the latest issue of Elevate, our community publication of health and wellness information and news about Bradford Regional Medical Center and Olean General Hospital.

In this issue, you will find news about Community Connections, a series of initiatives that brings healthcare programs out into the communities we serve. This year our hospitals sponsored programs that included sun safety at area swimming pools, babysitting instruction for youngsters, a children’s asthma day camp and a backpack program for 500 area elementary school students whose families did not have the means to purchase backpacks for their children.

You will also find an article about the first anniversary of the opening of Olean General Hospital’s interventional cardiac catheterization laboratory, a program that is saving lives throughout the region. Additionally, there is health information regarding type 2 diabetes and health tips to follow to prevent the onset of the disease. News is also included about “Girl’s Night Out,” a wonderful annual event that attracted hundreds of women for a night of health information, fun, and celebration. Finally, there is an article about our two hospitals’ ongoing efforts to ensure exemplary levels of patient safety and quality and our new

“Patient Speak Up Campaign.” This program encourages our patients to be active and involved members of their healthcare team to help assure that their care is safe and mistake free.

I hope you enjoy the issue. As always, please know that your thoughts and comments are always welcome!

Welcome to the brand new Elevate magazine, a community publication from

Upper Allegheny Health System (UAHS). By now you have noticed a new

look to Elevate, with new columns, a new design and new ways to connect

with both Olean General Hospital (OGH) and Bradford Regional Medical

Center (BRMC). In making these changes, we continue to provide you with

important and informative updates on hospital programs and community

events, helpful wellness advice, and much more. We hope these changes make

your engagement with UAHS and your medical care team more enjoyable,

informative and accessible.

For more information please visit: www.uahs.org | www.brmc.com | www.ogh.org

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SPOTLIGHT: COMMUNITY CONNECTIONSPrograms to promote health and wellness.

CARDIAC CATHCelebrating our first anniversary of the cardiac catheterization laboratory.

Q&A WITH GARRETT HOOVEROGH welcomes new COO.

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NEWS BRIEFSUpdates and announcements within UAHS.

CULTURE OF SAFETYMaking safety and wellness a patient’s top concern.

TAKE CARE: TYPE 2 DIABETES Prevention advice from UAHS educators and medical staff.

FRESH BREWED LIFE Guest speaker Nicole Johnson shares insight on women’s health.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR Event listings for OGH & BRMC.

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A Whole New Way to Elevate

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News Briefs New providersNew Sleep Disorders Center

Open at OGH

BRMC Recognized Again for Patient Safety

UAHS Unveils Interactive Patient Portal

Olean General Hospital and Bradford Regional Medical Center have unveiled MyHealth, a new interactive web portal that empowers patients and their families to take a more active role in their healthcare. MyHealth provides patients with easy, secure access to valuable health information related to hospital test results, medications, allergies, and discharge and aftercare instructions. Another feature of MyHealth is the ability of patients to track hospital appointments online at both Bradford Regional Medical Center (BRMC) and Olean General Hospital (OGH). Patients can register for MyHealth online by logging on to the Bradford Regional Medical Center website at www.brmc.com or the Olean General Hospital website at www.ogh.org. For more information, call 716.375.6206 (Olean) or 814.362.8253 (Bradford).

Bradford Regional Medical Center (BRMC) received another award for its patient safety efforts, receiving the Safety Across the Board Excellence Award from the Hospital and Healthcare Association of Pennsylvania Hospital Engagement Network. The Safety Across the Board Excellence Award recognizes exceptional performance in reducing adverse events and readmissions. Of 109 participating Pennsylvania hospitals, only 26 hospitals received the Safety Across the Board Excellence Award. The award is provided by The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Partnership for Patients initiative, which aims to improve the quality, safety and affordability of healthcare in America. To earn this award, BRMC had to meet or exceed target goals relative to at least two-thirds of 11 adverse care event areas.

The Sleep Disorders Center at Olean General Hospital is now open in its new location at 500 Main St. The center, which is accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, can improve the health of patients who come for sleep studies to diagnose sleep apnea, insomnia, restless leg syndrome and other sleep disorders. The new 1,600-square-foot center offers greater convenience and ease of access and provides a quieter, more private environment, with convenient parking, four state-of-the-art private rooms, flat-screen televisions with cable, free Wi-Fi, and breakfast to go in the morning. Patients must have a physician referral in order to have a sleep study. Home sleep studies are also available. For more information, contact the Sleep Disorders Center at 716.373.9300.

JOINING THE OGH MEDICAL STAFF:

Dentistry

Steven Barket, DMD

Emergency Medicine

Wayne Abrahams, MD

Brian Badger, PA

Medhat Barsoom, MD

Ann Blicharz, PA

William Cimikoski, Jr., MD

Teresa Deak, MD

Cheryl Neely, DO

Brad Pecherzewski, NP

Mary Schimp, PA

Family Medicine

Marianna Worsczak, MD

Hospitalist

Gurkaramjit Khaira, MD

Intensivist

David Green, MD

Staffan Wahlander, MD

Midwifery

Renee Hansen, CNM

Occupational Medicine

Kimberly Hanlon, MD

Oncology

Amy Early, MD

Orthopedic Surgery

Seth Achey, PA

Radiation Oncoloy

James Baer, MD

Radiology

Victor Rodriguez, MD

Paul Shaderowfsky, MD

Matthew Thrall, MD

JOINING THE BRMC MEDICAL STAFF:

Anesthesiology

Patrick Browning, CRNA

David Hefferan, CRNA

Cardiology

Jennifer Hewson, NP

Dentistry

Steven Barket, DMD

Albert Sohnen, DMD

Emergency Medicine

Rameshbhai Patel, MD

Mary Schimp, PA

Family Medicine

Karen McClain, NP

Internal Medicine

Petra Danielisz, MD

OB/GYN

Rhonda Pena, MD

Occupational Medicine

Kimberly Hanlon, MD

Radiology

Tennyson Maliro, MD

Victor Rodriguez, MD

Paul Shaderowfsky, MD

Matthew Thrall, MD

Wound Care

LaTroy Navaroli, DNP

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August marked the completion of another successful summer for Community Connections, now in its fourth year.

A new program this year, Buddy’s First Visit, provided local kindergarten students with the opportunity to bring their “best buddy”—a favorite stuffed animal or doll—in for a visit to the Emergency Departments at Olean General Hospital and Bradford Regional Medical Center. Diagnosing and treating the children’s toys helps to prepare children for a potential future visit to the emergency room and shows them different aspects of the E.R. process in a non-threatening, learning environment. Children watched their toys have temperatures taken, receive casts for

“broken bones” and even got to tour ambulances with their best buddy.

This year, Community Connections sponsored Sun Safety in June at the Franchot Park and William O. Smith Recreational Center pools in Olean, Callahan Park Pool in Bradford and Smethport Community Pool in Smethport. Volunteers distributed free sunscreen

packets and sun safety information to children. These informal sessions help to ensure smarter decision making about sun exposure and to raise awareness about the dangers it presents.

For a second year, Community Connections sponsored the Super Puff Asthma Camp at Franchot Park in Olean and Callahan Park in Bradford. Children with asthma from ages 8 to 14 learned how to prevent and control their disease, and how to actively maintain healthy practices at home and school. At the end of the day, attendees left the day camp with increased confidence and an improved awareness of their disease.

Over the summer and throughout the year, a Safe Sitter Babysitting Course for children ages 11 and older is offered at Olean General Hospital and Bradford Regional Medical Center. The hospitals partner with Safe Sitter, Inc., a nationally recognized non-profit organization, to offer this training course under the guidance of a trained instructor. This program teaches the basics of smart childcare practices. Participants gain

knowledge of injury prevention and behavior management, learn CPR tips, and receive a course completion certificate to show parents at future babysitting jobs.

Culminating this year’s Community Connections program was the To Pack a Backpack program. Hospital employees stuffed new backpacks with school supplies and delivered them to area schools. The program has grown over its first three years and this year expanded yet again to include backpacks for 500 children in elementary schools in Olean, Hinsdale, Salamanca, Pioneer/Delevan and schools in Bradford, Smethport and Otto-Eldred. This initiative also gives children and their families something intangible—peace of mind.

Community Connections seeks to strengthen and enrich our communities throughout the year.

By reaching outside of the hospitals’ walls, OGH and BRMC are fulfilling their promise of ensuring the growth and vitality of the communities they serve.

Community Connections

SPOTLIGHT

As part of Upper Allegheny Health System’s commitment to the

Olean and Bradford communities, employees from Olean General

Hospital and Bradford Regional Medical Center volunteer their time

to create community outreach programs. Known as Community

Connections, these programs educate area residents on a variety of

health and wellness issues to promote healthier lifestyles and to address

community healthcare needs throughout the hospitals’ service areas.

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COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS: Programs like Buddy’s First Visit, Super Puff Asthma Camp, Community Backpacks, the Safe Sitter Babysitting Course, and the sunscreen safety visits through UAHS, bring helpful wellness advice to families.

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ED REYBITZ

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Life-saving Heart Care Closer to Home

Ed Reybitz never thought much about heart problems. The Director of Global Financial Shared Services for Dresser- Rand, Ed spends a lot of his time traveling internationally and often finds himself dashing through airports to catch flights. Because Ed is active and keeps himself physically fit, he was surprised when he found he was beginning to huff and puff and was out of breath as a result of his airport jaunts.

“I’ve been running 20 miles a week for the last 20 years. It’s never been a problem. Recently, when I came back from a trip abroad, I was only able to run about a block. After that, I lost my breath,” Ed said.

After a visit to his physician, Reybitz learned he needed to have a diagnostic cardiac catheterization to diagnose his problem. Reybitz wondered if he would have to head to a large city hospital to have the procedure.

“My physician recommended that I come to Olean General Hospital,” says Reybitz.

Reybitz was seen by Dr. Christopher Mallavarapu, interventional cardiologist and medical director at the new interventional cardiac catheterization laboratory at OGH.

A few days later, Dr. Mallavarapu and his team performed a cardiac catheterization on Ed and found a dangerous blockage in one of his coronary arteries.

“Ultimately, not only did they do a catheterization but they had to put in a stent as well,” he said.

Dr. Mallavarapu, who has performed more than 12,000 interventional cardiac procedures, placed the stent into a blood vessel near Ed’s heart to eliminate the buildup of plaque which was robbing Ed’s heart of blood and oxygen. Shortly after the procedure, Ed was back to work at Dresser-Rand and was able to resume his active lifestyle.

“I was very pleased with the professionalism and the way the whole experience went at Olean General,” Ed said.

Ed Reybitz is one of more than 600 patients who have been diagnosed or treated for heart problems since the interventional lab opened at OGH in October 2013. Many of those patients have received life-saving emergency heart interventions.

The establishment of the interventional cardiac catheterization lab in Olean was made possible through a partnership between OGH and Kaleida Health’s Gates

Vascular Institute, the largest provider of cardiac services in Upstate New York.

Prior to the creation of this lab, residents often had to travel to Buffalo, Rochester or other distant cities to receive the life-saving heart care they needed. With heart disease, time is muscle, so every minute counts. During a heart attack, damage to the heart worsens with every passing minute. Getting a diagnosis and treatment is critical, particularly in a region that suffers from one of the highest rates of cardiac-related mortality in the state.

A variety of cardiac catheterization procedures and interventions are available at the Olean General catheterization lab which allow doctors to quickly diagnose and treat coronary artery disease.

Patients can now receive stent placement, permanent pacemaker implementation, angiography and interventional cardiac catheterization procedures at OGH. Olean General is the only hospital in Southwestern New York State with these life-saving capabilities.

Providing these procedures in Olean means access to life-saving heart care is now only minutes, not hours, away.

Cardiac Catheterization lab marks first anniversary of service at Olean General Hospital

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Culture of Safety

At Upper Allegheny Health System (UAHS), the safety and well-being of our patients is our No. 1 priority. Providing high-quality and safe care requires exquisite diligence to every aspect of the care delivery process.

In 2013, Olean General Hospital (OGH) and Bradford Regional Medical Center (BRMC) were both awarded the Patient Safety Excellence Award by Healthgrades, the nation’s leading online resource used by consumers to search and compare physicians and hospitals. This distinction placed the hospitals within the top ten percent of all hospitals nationally for their patient safety performance. But the hospitals were not satisfied stopping there. They wanted to keep improving, refining their patient safety processes and procedures across all facilities.

To help continue this focus on patient safety as a top priority, UAHS has launched several patient safety initiatives.

UAHS hospitals recently rolled out a new program called the PATIENT SPEAK UP campaign. Developed by the Joint Commission, the nation’s leading hospital accreditation organization, this initiative encourages patients and their families to be active, involved members of their healthcare team, from the moment they enter the hospital through their hospital discharge. Patients are encouraged to “Speak Up” with questions about diagnoses, concerns about medication or side effects, and about procedures and practices experienced during their visit. A continued focus on hand washing is an instrumental part of the Speak Up campaign.

Central to UAHS’s mission is the provision of a single standard of high-quality care across all facilities. Programs like Patient Speak Up reinforce this philosophy and help guarantee that safety remains a top priority for all, every step of the way.

A hospital-wide initiative reinforces the UAHS commitment to patient safety

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“I am very passionate about rural healthcare issues and the communities we serve.”

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GREETINGS: Q&A with Garrett HooverCOO, Olean General HospitalOlean General Hospital is pleased to welcome Garrett Hoover to its administrative staff as the hospital’s new Chief Operating Officer, reporting to Timothy Finan, President and CEO. Garrett brings with him extensive experience in rural-hospital administration, a love of baseball and an excitement for the Western New York landscape.

We asked Garrett a few questions about his transition to OGH and the local community.

You spent an extensive time at Nason Hospital in rural Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania as its Chief Executive Officer. What did you learn there about the nature of rural hospitals and the communities they serve? Of our country’s 5,700 hospitals, nearly 35 percent of them are located in rural areas, and in my opinion they are the backbone of our health delivery system. These hospitals are often the first point of contact for individuals and families to receive prompt medical care and usually perform better than larger clinical facilities on patient satisfaction, clinical outcomes, infection rates, and cost efficiency. So I am very passionate about rural healthcare issues and the

communities served by rural hospitals. I also have a great respect for caregivers and physicians who practice in rural areas because of the unique issues they are confronted with.

If asked, what would your former colleagues say about working with you? I guess it depends on who you ask. But I think most people would describe me as a focused, thoughtful, servant leader who has high expectations of myself and others.

Tell us about your family, or thoughts on moving to the Olean region. We are excited to have relocated to Olean. Everyone we have met has been extremely welcoming to my family and me. We look forward to becoming involved in the community and developing new relationships. I think the region is very scenic with much to offer. In my spare time I enjoy skiing, golf, and coaching youth sports. Oh, and I love baseball.

What are your primary goals in your new role as OGH? Where is the organization headed with your help? As Chief Operating Officer, my primary

responsibility will be to assure that daily hospital operations are effective and efficient. I have been extremely impressed with the many talented people at OGH whom I’ve met so far. The region is blessed to have a facility with such breadth and depth of services and it is a credit to the administration, board and medical staff leadership. I look forward to working with all staff as we focus on the issues of patient safety, patient satisfaction, quality outcomes and employee and physician engagement.

What is your favorite piece of advice you’ve ever received? I like a quote from Babe Ruth: “Each strike brings me one pitch closer to a home run.”

Who is your hero?There are two people I admire most: my father taught me the value of hard work and integrity in business dealings; and, FDR who led us out of WWII and the Great Depression. I would have liked to have listened to his fireside chats that inspired Americans to believe in “freedom of want” and “freedom of fear.”

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Look for advice and tips about flu prevention in the next issue of Elevate.

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More than 29 million Americans, or 9.3% of the population, have diabetes, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Almost eight million individuals have diabetes but are undiagnosed. Even more surprising is that 86 million Americans have pre-diabetes. With an estimated annual cost of $245 billion to treat the disease, diabetes is not only a major heathcare crisis but an economic crisis as well.

What is diabetes?

Diabetes is a group of diseases marked by high levels of blood glucose resulting from problems in how insulin is produced, how insulin works, or both. Glucose (sugar) comes from carbohydrates in the food we eat. Insulin helps keep an individual’s blood sugar from getting too high (hyperglycemia) or too low (hypoglycemia). Insulin is often described as the

“key” which unlocks the body’s cells to allow sugar to enter cells and be used for energy. People with diabetes may develop serious complications such as heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, blindness, and premature death. 90 to 95 percent with diabetes have type 2 diabetes. While type 2 diabetes has been thought to be only an adult disease, there is an increasing number of children diagnosed with type 2 diabetes as well.

The Diabetes Prevention Program, a large prevention study of people at high risk for diabetes, indicates that lifestyle interventions that resulted in weight loss and increased physical activity can prevent or delay type 2 diabetes.

Steps to Preventing or Decreasing Risk for Developing Type 2 Diabetes

• Control Your Weight. Being overweight or obese is one of the main causes of type 2 diabetes. Losing seven to 10 percent of your body weight will reduce the risk for type 2 diabetes.

• Be Physically Active. Limit TV and computer time. Strive to

be active for 30 minutes each day, five days a week. Walking is

a great way to start.

• Eat a Healthy Diet.

• Choose smaller portions.

• Moderate your intake of carbohydrates (breads, desserts,

pasta, snack chips) and use whole-grain products instead of

processed white bread, rice, etc.

• Eat more beans and peas (black beans, garbanzo beans,

kidney beans, pinto beans, split peas, lentils) and sweet

potatoes.

• Select 100% whole-grain cereals, rye and oat products.

• Emphasize low-carbohydrate vegetables (salads, broccoli,

carrots, green beans, cauliflower, etc.).

• Drink 1% or 2% milk and eat light yogurt or low-fat

cheeses.

• Avoid sugared beverages (sweetened coffees, soda, fruit

drinks that are only 10% juice). Choose water or flavored

waters without sugar.

• Avoid pies, cakes, candy, pastries, donuts, regular ice cream, etc.

For more information on type 2 diabetes prevention and control,

contact Olean General Hospital’s Diabetes Education Department,

716.375.4127; and the Center for Diabetes & Nutrition Education

at Bradford Regional Medical Center, 814.362.8717. Additional

information is available at www.diabetes.org, www.dlife.com and

www.nih.gov.

TAKE CARE: Type 2 Diabetes Prevention AdviceMARY K. FAY, RDN, CND, CDE, DIABETES EDUCATION PROGRAM COORDINATOR, OLEAN GENERAL HOSPITAL CINDY SIMMS RN, CDE, CENTER FOR DIABETES & NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM COORDINATOR, BRADFORD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

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A Girl’s Night Out Guest Speaker Nicole Johnson Shares Thoughts on “Fresh Brewed Life”A Girl’s Night Out is an annual event created by women, for women and is sponsored by the Foundations of Olean General Hospital and Bradford Regional Medical Center. At this year’s sold-out event, held Oct. 2, nearly 700 women listened to guest speaker, Nicole Johnson, talk about her book, “Fresh Brewed Life.” Nicole’s message of hope for women encourages them to break away from the daily grind in order to live their lives with more intention and a deeper sense of community. Before her visit, we asked Nicole to share a few thoughts on her message and speech.

What is the philosophy expressed in “Fresh Brewed Life”?“Fresh Brewed Life” is a philosophy more than a title or something catchy simply because I believe that coffee symbolizes much of what we long for in life. When somebody invites you for coffee, it isn’t because they’re thirsty, it’s because they want to sit and connect and talk with you. It’s really an invitation to experience relationship or friendship.

What are some specific challenges women in the workplace face?You only balance things that are equal. And so when you have a work life and a family and then friends, you’re always going to struggle a little bit to find an equilibrium. Sometimes it’s a little heavier on the work side and then sometimes it’s a little heavier on the family or the personal side, but even in the midst of that tension, the goal is to be really present where we are, wholeheartedly and fully engaged.

How does that affect women’s health? What’s important for living a full life?

We don’t just carry stress like a suitcase outside of us; it’s in our bodies, it’s in our minds, it’s in our hearts, our spirits, and our emotions. A lot of times, women don’t dig into what that stress is and they just live in it all the time. That’s going to come out, so when our bodies start to have reactions, it’s time to say, “Okay what’s really happening in my body as a result of what I’m doing and what I’m thinking and what I’m carrying?”

How can women break out of that daily grind in order to really, fully live?The answer is twofold: it’s emotional health and physical health. People often focus on one or the other. I’m living here in Southern California. I have some friends and people I know who really are obsessed with physical fitness. They wouldn’t put gluten in their mouths if you tied them to a post and tried to force feed them a pancake, but when you talk about their relationships, there’s no focus there. Their emotional health

goes unexamined. Or there are people I know that are, emotionally, fairly healthy. They pour a lot into their kids, into their relationships and families and as a result, there’s just no time to go to the doctor or get the checkup or have the mammogram, and that’s just as dangerous.

You focus a lot on building community among women in their day-to-day lives. What can women do to foster that?I think events like A Girl’s Night Out are great because when you look across the table and you’ve heard a message together, you have a new language. Another way is just walking together. It’s amazing what comes out when you’re walking because you just start talking and then all of a sudden you’re really talking about what is heaviest in your life or what you’re thinking about the most.

Why are you excited about coming to A Girl’s Night Out and what do you hope women take away from the night?I’m excited because I get to speak to a group of women about all the things that keep us running; not to keep us on the hamster wheel but to consider in which ways we are operating healthfully and intentionally, and upon which ways we can improve. The second thing I love is when you get a group of women together, we really get a sense that we’re not alone in our struggles; that someone else is walking through something similar. It’s through our connection with each other that we can be more authentic, more of our true selves, and take care of ourselves and the things that matter to us. Any time we can spend doing that is so valuable and I love being a part of it.

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OCTOBER 25 Safe Sitter Babysitting Course 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., BRMC Classroom B

OCTOBER 28 Grief Relief Support Group 4 p.m., Bradford Area Public Library. The support group provides information and strategies to best deal with grief.

NOVEMBER 4 Sleep Disorders Support Group 5:30 p.m, BRMC Outpatient Services Center, Suite 33

NOVEMBER 4 American Cancer Society’s Look Good Feel Better Workshop, a free program for women in cancer treatment, 4 p.m., Oncology Library. To register call 800.227.2345.

NOVEMBER 17

Childbirth Preparation Class 6 to 9 p.m., BRMC Classroom B

NOVEMBER 18

Friends & Family CPR training 6 to 8 p.m., BRMC Classroom B

NOVEMBER 18

University of Pittsburgh at Bradford’s Healthy Community Series in Collaboration with BRMC to Injury Management: Don’t Make it Worse, 7:45 a.m., Mukaiyama University Room, Frame Westerberg Commons. To register call 814.362.5078.

NOVEMBER 19

Childbirth Preparation Class 6 to 9 p.m., BRMC Classroom B

OCTOBER 14

Friends and Family CPR Class 6 to 8 p.m., OGH Education Center

OCTOBER 15

Diabetes Education Workshop 6 to 9 p.m., OGH Education Center

OCTOBER 18

Childbirth Education Class 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., OGH Education Center

OCTOBER 18

Safe Sitter Babysitting Course

9 a.m. to 4 p.m., OGH Classroom 4

OCTOBER 21

Total Joint Replacement Class

10 a.m., OGH Sub-Acute Rehab Department

OCTOBER 22

Free Women’s Clinic For women age 40 and older with no health insurance. For appointments call 585.593.4839.

OCTOBER 22 American Red Cross Blood Drive 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., OGH Education Center

NOVEMBER 1, 8 & 15 Diabetes Education Workshops 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., OGH Education Center

NOVEMBER 3 Breast Cancer Support Group 6 p.m., Mildred Milliman Radiation Medicine Center

NOVEMBER 4 & 18 Total Joint Replacement Class 10 a.m., OGH Sub-Acute Rehab Department

NOVEMBER 10 Diabetes Month Health Fair 4 to 7 p.m., Olean YMCA

NOVEMBER 12 Diabetes Support Group 6:30 p.m., OGH Education Center

NOVEMBER 22 Childbirth Education Class 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., OGH Education Center

DECEMBER 2 & 16 Total Joint Replacement Class 10 a.m., OGH Sub-Acute Rehab Department

DECEMBER 13 Childbirth Education Class 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., OGH Education Center

NOVEMBER 25 Grief Relief Support Group 4 p.m., Bradford Area Public Library. The support group provides information and strategies to best deal with grief.

DECEMBER 2 Sleep Disorders Support Group 5:30 p.m., BRMC Outpatient Services Center, Suite 33

OGH Olean General Hospital

FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING OGH EVENTS, CONTACT 716.375.7518.

BRMC Bradford Regional Medical Center

FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING BRMC EVENTS, CONTACT 814.362.8288.

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600 HeartsIn September, nearly 600 employees, physicians, volunteers, Emergency Medical Services personnel, and community partners gathered to form the 2014 giant “living” heart on the front lawn of Olean General Hospital. The heart was formed to celebrate the success of the Olean General Hospital Heart Program.

October 1 marked the first anniversary of the opening of the Olean General Hospital, Gates Vascular Institute Interventional Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at OGH. In its first year, the Cardiac Catheterization Lab cared for more than 600 patients, including many who required life-saving emergency procedures to open blocked arteries.