Elk Regional, St. Marys to be Featured by PBS

Have you heard? Elk Regional and the St. Marys community will be featured in "Our Town: St. Marys," a television special that will air on PBS (Channel 3) on June 6th at 8 p.m. You will also be able to watch the special online on WPSU's Web site.

We're pretty excited!! Mark your calendars!

Book Sale Drop Off

Do you have some books you'd like to get rid of? There's nothing better than sharing them with others! Bring your used books to the cafeteria at St. Marys Catholic Middle School tonight beginning at 6 p.m. in support of the upcoming Community Nurses, Inc. Used Book Sale! To drop off your books, drive around to the Convent side of the building.

For more drop-off dates, visit the Events tab on our Facebook page or check out the Events Calendar on our Web site. Thank you for your support!

Community Nurses to Host Seminar on Aging

For a printable flyer, click here.

Safe Sitter Registration Set for May 21

Community Nurses, Inc., an affiliate of the Elk Regional Health System, will be offering Safe Sitter classes to boys and girls between the ages of 11 and 15 this summer.

Safe Sitter is a medically accurate, hands-on class that teaches boys and girls between the ages of 11 and 15 how to handle emergencies when caring for children. Children cannot always communicate their needs or protect themselves, which means the babysitter must be able to handle whatever situation arises.

Registration for the Safe Sitter program will be held Tuesday, May 21 between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. at the Community Nurses office in St. Marys, which is located on the second floor of the Outpatient Rehabilitation Building behind the Health Center. A parent or guardian must accompany the student to registration. A $25 fee is due at registration.

The Safe Sitter class is a one-day class. Classes will be held on June 6 and July 16 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the St. Marys Boys & Girls Club.

Classes are limited to 12 students.

Life Saving Care.

When "just another day" turned into a life-threatening emergency, we were there.

Tuesday, February 19 was a day that began like any other. But on his way to work, Adam Correll felt an odd sensation in his stomach. He blacked out at the wheel and blood from a ruptured artery began gushing into his abdomen. Half an hour after he left his house that morning, Adam was in our Emergency Department fighting for his life.

Click here to read about how we saved Adam's life and kept a young family whole.

Golfers Tee Off for Elk Regional's Golf Classic

In just a few hours, 128 golfers will tee off at Bavarian Hills Golf Course for the 21st Annual Elk Regional Health System Foundation Golf Classic! The Golf Classic is our Foundation's largest fundraiser. The Foundation supports the Health Center and provides college scholarships to students who are pursuing careers in health care. Thank you to Bavarian Hills, to our community, and to our sponsors and golfers for your support! We appreciate everything you do!

Elk Regional Celebrates National Hospital Week

We're celebrating National Hospital Week this week with all sorts of cafeteria goodies to thank our employees for their unwavering dedication to our hospital and to our patients and their families!

Each hospital is the very heart of its community, and Elk Regional is no different. Over more than 110 years, we have evolved into a major regional economic driver and a source of cutting-edge medical care and technology. Thanks to the dedication of our founders and our employees, local health care has survived in the face of epidemics, fires and budget crises, not to mention radical changes in technology, medical knowledge and culture.

Happy Hospital Week, everyone -- and a huge THANK YOU to our wonderful employees!

Make A Difference: Give Blood

Want to make a difference in 30 minutes? Don't miss our upcoming community blood drives in conjunction with Community Blood Bank! We're hosting one today, May 7, in the Education Center at our St. Marys campus from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and another one tomorrow, May 8, in Ridgway at the Elk County Courthouse Annex from noon to 4 p.m.

Community Blood Bank is the ONLY supplier of blood and blood products to Elk Regional and seven other regional hospitals. Help us keep the supply at safe levels!

Those who donate must ...

• Have a photo I.D.
• Be in general good health
• Weigh at least 110 pounds
• Have no new tattoos or piercings within the last year
• Be at least 17 yrs of age (or 16 yrs of age with a signed parental consent form from the Community Blood Bank)

Community Nurses Announces Book Sale Dates

For a printable flyer, click here.