American Heart Association

 War Memorial Hospital will offer the American Heart Association's Heartsaver First Aid with CPR & AED training course from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14, in Education Room A at the hospital, 1 Healthy Way in Berkeley Springs. This course is designed for laypersons, especially those in a workplace setting. Participants will learn general principals of first aid, what to do in a medical emergency, how to handle emergency injuries and environmental injuries as well as learn skills in CPR and how to operate an automated external defibrillator.  After successful completion of the class, individuals will be issued a participation card from the American Heart Association.

War Memorial Hospital will offer the American Heart Association's Heartsaver First Aid with CPR and automated external defibrillator training course from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20, at the hospital. This course is designed for laypersons, especially those in a workplace setting. Participants will learn general principals of first aid, what to do in a medical emergency, how to handle emergency injuries and how to handle environmental injuries. In addition, students will learn skills in CPR and how to operate an automated external defibrillator. After successful completion of the class, individuals will be issued a participation card from the American Heart Association.

Edward H. Lough of Northwestern Mutual Financial Network was named Volunteer of the Year during the Hagerstown-Washington County Chamber of Commerce's 88th annual meeting Thursday night at the Four Points Sheraton. Lough has served on several Chamber committees and volunteered with groups such as the American Heart Association. He said he has done volunteer work for the past 25 years. For the complete story about the Chamber dinner click here .

War Memorial Hospital will offer the American Heart Association's CPR for Healthcare Providers Course from noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, and Tuesday, Sept. 27, at the hospital. This course is designed for licensed healthcare providers who need to obtain or renew their CPR certification. The cost is $50. Advance registration is required. To register, call Deb Unger at 304-258-6525.

Summit Health, which owns the Waynesboro (Pa.) and Chambersburg (Pa.) hospitals, was represented by 219 participants in the American Heart Association's Mason-Dixon Heart Walk on Sunday, Sept. 23, in Greencastle, Pa. Staff, nurses, physicians and their families raised more than $13,988 for this event. For more information about Summit Health's cardiology services, visit www.SummitHealth.org/Cardiology .   

Chambersburg Hospital was awarded the American Heart Association's Mission: Lifeline Silver Performance Achievement Award. The award recognizes the hospital's commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of care for heart attack patients that effectively improves the survival and care of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients. According to the American Heart Association, every year, almost 250,000 people experience the STEMI type of heart attack.   The hospital's interventional cardiology program continues to meet and exceed the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology's national guidelines for door-to-balloon times of 90 minutes.

Pay close attention to the kinds of fats and oils in the packaged foods you buy. Read the labels and use these lists to help you identify recommended fats and oils. Recommended safflower oil soybean oil sunflower oil corn oil sesame seed oil canola oil olive oil Polyunsaturated margarine oil-based salad dressing Not recommended butter shortening bacon, salt pork suet, lard chicken fat, meat fat coconut oil palm kernel oil palm oil Occasional use only peanut oil vegetable shortening - Source: American Heart Association

Hagerstown Community College will offer a basic life support class for health care providers Monday, Jan. 11, from 4 to 9 p.m., and another session on Monday, Feb. 8, from 4 to 9 p.m., in the Career Programs Building at HCC. Each class is limited to 16 students. Offered through the American Heart Association, health care providers will earn 4.75 contact hours. The class costs $55, plus a $5 registration fee. To register or learn more, call 301-790-2800, ext. 236.

Hagerstown Community College will offer a basic life support class for healthcare providers from 4 to 9 p.m. Monday, Jan. 11, and another session from 4 to 9 p.m. Monday, Feb. 8, in the Career Programs Building at HCC. Each class is limited to 16 students. Offered through the American Heart Association, healthcare providers will earn 4.75 contact hours. Cost is $55, plus a $5 registration fee. To register or for more information, call 301-790-2800, ext. 236.

 War Memorial Hospital will offer the American Heart Association's CPR for Healthcare Providers Course noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 18, and again on Tuesday, Jan. 25, at the hospital, 109 War Memorial Drive in Berkeley Springs. This course is designed for licensed health care providers who need to obtain or renew their CPR certification. The course costs $40. Class size is limited so advance registration is required. For more information or to register for either class, call Deb Unger at 304-258-6525.