Carthage Hospital Community Engagement Series Event Scheduled for Aug. 23
Save the date for Carthage Area Hospital’s third annual “Healthy Babies, Healthy Moms” Baby Shower Thursday, Aug. 23, from 5 to 7 p.m. in the hospital’s main campus courtyard, 1001 West St.
Expectant mothers and fathers and women and men who are planning a family are welcome to attend the open house-style event, which is part of the hospital’s 2018 Community Engagement Series.
Guests will have a chance to meet Carthage Area Hospital’s team of obstetrics and pediatric providers and tour the hospital’s one-of-a-kind maternity unit, which features private labor, delivery, recovery and postpartum care suites. The evening will also feature information and education on a range of topics, including newborn and infant care and safety, breastfeeding, infant and mother nutrition, and postpartum and parent wellness.
The event is free and open to the public. Complimentary light food and beverages will be served. More information, including a complete list of exhibitors and speakers, will follow.
Space is limited. Call Emmylu Royer, Carthage Area Hospital population health coordinator, 315-519- 5907, or email eroyer@cahny.org, to reserve your seat today. Guests may also register online at carthagehospital.com/babyshower. The deadline to RSVP is Monday, Aug. 20. WWNY TV 7 and WNYF Fox 28 is a proud media sponsor of the hospital’s 2018 Community Engagement Series.
About the Community Engagement Series
Carthage Area Hospital’s 2018 Community Engagement Series is a population health initiative aimed at educating residents in the hospital’s 83,000-person service area of Jefferson, St. Lawrence and Lewis counties. For nine months, from February through December, the hospital features a different health topic to empower residents to make more informed decisions about their health and wellness and care.
Dates, topics for remaining events are: Wednesday, Oct. 24, “Think Pink Luncheon” Carthage Elks Lodge, 511 Fulton St.; Wednesday, Nov. 14, “Diabetes Prevention & Awareness Luncheon,” Carthage Elks Lodge, 511 Fulton St.; Wednesday, Dec. 5, “Handling Holiday Stress,” Carthage Elks Lodge, 511 Fulton St.
All Community Engagement Series events are free and open to the public and include light lunch or refreshments and beverages. Advance registration is preferred and opens on the hospital’s website, carthagehospital.com, at least four weeks prior to each event. Contact Emmylu Royer, Carthage Area Hospital population health coordinator, eroyer@cahny.org or 315-519-5907, for more information.
About Carthage Area Hospital
Carthage Area Hospital’s obstetrics unit last year celebrated the 10th anniversary of a major renovation that transformed its patient rooms into six private labor, delivery, recovery and postpartum suites and two observation suites. Each suite also contains a private bath and shower as well as a daybed for spouses and loved ones to comfortably stay in the room while mothers and newborns recover. Three suites contain whirlpool bathtubs, in which women may labor, while five have private stand-up showers.
Carthage Area Hospital was established as a not-for-profit rural community hospital in 1965. It operates today as a fully accredited 25-bed Critical Access Hospital, serving approximately 83,000 residents in Jefferson, northern Lewis and southern St. Lawrence counties. The hospital formed a clinical affiliation with Crouse Health, Syracuse, in 2017.
The hospital also operates a network of community-based clinics, including its Philadelphia Medical Center, Family Health Center, Pediatric Clinic and Women’s Way to Wellness and provides a range of specialty care, including general surgery, orthopedics, podiatry, urology, neurosurgical care, physical and occupational therapy and behavioral health.