April 6, 2023
Next Week's Calendar
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April 6
Prenatal Class5 - 8:30 p.m.
FHN Memorial Hospital, 1045 W. Stephenson Street, Freeport - Conference Dining Room
This class provides information about pregnancy, labor, delivery, cesarean sections and postpartum recovery. Register at fhn.org/ob, or for more information, call 815-599-6221.
April 10
Living Through Grief6 - 7:30 p.m.
FHN Memorial Hospital Globe and Deaconess Rooms - Lower Level
For more information, call 815-599-7240.
April 11
Blood Pressure Screening10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Liberty Estates, 2080 Navajo Drive, Freeport
Open to the public; no cost or registration required.
April 12
Blood Pressure Screening12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
St. John’s Lutheran Church, 625 Country Lane, Lena
Open to the public; no cost or registration required.
April 13
Blood Pressure Screening11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Salvation Army, 106 W. Exchange Street, Freeport
Open to the public; no cost or registration required.
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Coming up in this week's issue of The Focus you'll find: Read Doctors' Day Greetings Online Community of Friends Deadline is Sunday, April 9 IMAGINE-a-bowl to Benefit Pediatric Therapy at FHN Share Your FHN Pride! Shop Online for Gear and Gifts Help Spread the News: We’re Here, For You! Celebrating Diversity and Inclusion and Worldwide Health Classified Ads |
Read Doctors' Day Greetings Online |
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Throughout March, we asked the public to share a greeting or "thank you" for their provider in honor of Doctors Day. You can take a look at what they had to say here. |
Community of Friends Deadline is Sunday, April 9 |
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The Community of Friends program, funded by FHN and Aramark staff, provides assistance to team members who are experiencing a short-term crisis, plus handles bereavement and new baby gifts.
In 2022, the Community of Friends program paid out more than $29,000 to team members during short-term financial crises. It is only through your ongoing support that the Community of Friends program can continue!
To make a donation, please fill out your donation card and return to the Human Resources Response Center by Sunday, April 9. Donations can be made as FTO, one-time contributions, payroll deductions, cash, or check. Collection canisters are also located in various FHN locations.
Any donation amount is appreciated. Individuals who donate $100 or more will be entered in a drawing to win a trip sponsored by the FHN Foundation! Individuals who donate as little as $3.85 a pay period will be eligible for this prize (details related to this trip are included in the Kick Off flyer. |
IMAGINE-a-bowl to Benefit Pediatric Therapy at FHN |
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The FHN Foundation is pleased to present an evening of bowling in support of improvements to FHN Memorial Hospital’s pediatric therapy department. IMAGINE-a-bowl will be held Thursday, April 27 at 4 Seasons Bowling Center, 1100 W. Galena Avenue in Freeport. Check-in begins at 5 p.m. with the first ball thrown at 6 p.m. Teams of 6 bowlers are encouraged to bring out their inner child and dress up for the evening; individuals may raise or donate the $50 entry fee. Those who raise at least $100 will receive a Striking Success for Children t-shirt, and individuals who raise $250 or more will receive a Striking Success for Children t-shirt and sweatshirt. Please submit your donations to the Foundation by April 10 to receive your shirt(s) the night of the event. All proceeds raised will go toward room renovations, a new storage area, and equipment for the pediatric therapy area at FHN Memorial Hospital. For more information or to register, visit www.fhn.org/strikingsuccess or contact the FHN Foundation at 815-599-6900 or [email protected]. Those who cannot attend may donate to the pediatric therapy department renovations at the link above. |
Share Your FHN Pride! Shop Online for Gear and Gifts |
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Working at FHN means you help people for a living! Show your pride by wearing a logoed shirt, carrying an FHN water bottle, or using logoed golf balls, and share your pride by gifting a special FHN coffee mug, shirt and more. Log in to the FHN Online Store to find a variety of clothing for men and women, ranging from business attire to workout gear to scrubs, all bearing the FHN logo. You’ll also find sports goods like workout towels and golf balls, fun drinkware and lots of other options for gifts – or for yourself! “Hard goods” like drinkware and gift items will be delivered FREE via interoffice mail within 3 business days. Apparel and headwear items will be delivered within 10 – 15 business days and shipping charges do apply. Bookmark the FHN Online Store and keep checking back – we add new items often! |
Help Spread the News: We’re Here, For You! |
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We have a lot to be proud of at FHN, from our talented, dedicated staff to the many advanced capabilities we offer our patients. We’re working hard every day to be sure we provide excellent care to our patients. Each week, look to the Focus for good news to share about FHN in the form of downloadable flyers you can print and post or hand out to patients who may be interested. Also look for links to our most recent radio interviews and past interviews to listen to and recommend to others. Don’t forget to Like us on Facebook! Please encourage patients, friends, and family to also take advantage of these FHN information resources. Thanks for your help in promoting FHN! |
| Have you heard the latest radio interviews? Catch up on our Radio Broadcasts page! |
Celebrating Diversity and Inclusion and Worldwide Health |
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April is Multicultural Communications Month. Multicultural communications may seem difficult at first – differences in languages, backgrounds, customs, and the like all seem a challenge. By learning more about our different cultures, it becomes easier to interact. This month has been dedicated to further this cause.
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Do you have something to sell? The Focus accepts classified ads. The cost of each ad is a $2 donation to Partners in Giving. The fee needs to be sent directly to the Foundation. The deadline to submit ads for each Focus is 10 a.m. the Thursday before publication. Please submit your classified ad information to Tammy Edler, and send your donation to the Foundation. |
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