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KIRBY HOSPITAL THANKS AUXILIARY FOR 40 YRS OF DEDICATED SERVICE!
Since 1970, the Kirby Hospital Auxiliary members have volunteered their time and talents to help patients and the community by raising money for our hospital equipment fund and other important projects and programs. Here are just some of the Auxiliary’s accomplishments:
· Raised an unprecedented $540,000 to purchase hospital equipment
· Logged an amazing 98,000 hours of volunteer work
· Awarded 344 scholarships with a value of an estimated $350,000
· Donated $27,000 to create a family sleeping areas for and a healing garden
Thank you to the members of the Kirby Hospital Auxiliary
Your generosity and commitment embody the true spirit of volunteerism!
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FAMILY PRACTICE PHYSICIAN OPPORTUNITY AT KIRBY!
Kirby Medical Group, continues to expand and we have identified a need to immediately fill another full-time family practice physician position. Should you wish to explore this opportunity, you will join two full-time board-certified family medicine physicians, a full-time board-certified internal medicine physician with additional certification in addictions medicine, one nurse practitioner and two physician assistants working in our two busy designated rural health clinics. You will also have a network of visiting specialists to collaborate with for patient care, including general surgery, gastroenterology, cardiology, oncology, urology, podiatry, ophthalmology, and orthopedics. I extend an invitation for you to consider our unique bedroom community setting near Champaign-Urbana, a generous sign on bonus potential, exceptional benefits, optimal call coverage, and soon, our modern medical office building with visibility from a busy interstate. If you have an interest, feel free to forward your current Curriculum vitae to me at: STenhouse@kirbyhospital.org.
Events
Tue, August 31, 2010 - AUXILIARY FALL THRIFT SALE! SEPTEMBER 9TH & 10TH
The Kirby Hospital Auxiliary announces its 2010 Fall Thrift Sale! Thursday, September 9th from 12PM - 6PM AND Friday, September 10th from 8AM - 1PM. Join us in the Community Building Basement to see goodies galore and more! Clothing of all sizes, knick knacks, many household items and lots of other wonderful treasures!
Tue, August 31, 2010 - UNDERGOING CANCER TREATMENT? ATTEND LOOK GOOD FEEL BETTER!
After cancer treatment, such as radiation and chemotherapy, many women have difficulty dealing with the appearance-altering side effects. Kirby Medical Group is pleased to host "Look Good...Feel Better," a free community-based national program that offers special beauty tips to cancer patients on Tuesday, August 31 from 1-3 p.m. at its 1109 N. State Street office. Cosmetology professionals will take participants through makeover techniques during this hands-on meeting. Participants also can ask questions and receive support from others who are coping with cancer treatment. Many women who have attended a Look Good...Feel Better session say they left with an improvement in both their appearance and overall outlook. A Look Good...Feel Better survey found that 83 percent of women whose appearance changed during cancer treatment said this change affected their quality of life. And 70 percent of women surveyed said that being able to maintain their appearance gave them more confidence to cope with cancer. Look Good...Feel Better got its start in 1989, and now more than 50,000 women across the country participate each year in small group sessions. Registration is required for the August 31 Look Good...Feel Better session. To register, call Trisha Gillespie or Pam Barak at (800) 252-1110 (select option 3 from the automated system).
Tue, September 14, 2010 - JOIN US FOR A SEMINAR ABOUT OUR FRESH START WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM! SEPT. 14th, 2010
When community members lose 6,000 pounds collectively in a matter of a few months, people notice. Kirby Medical Group’s Fresh Start clinical weight loss program is responsible for that mass loss in poundage, and now staff will introduce the program to others in the community with a seminar scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 14th, 2010 6PM – 7:30PM. Aside from providing details about the Fresh Start program, those attending also will have the opportunity to taste food from the Ideal Protein® nutritional plan. “Many people do not start weight loss programs that include special food products because of the way they think it may taste. We think that by giving people an opportunity to try the products first, it could help them feel better about their decision to make the change toward better nutrition and, ultimately, better choices in food,” said Val McCann, Kirby Medical Group’s clinic manager.
The Fresh Start program has had remarkable proven results for many hospital employees and community members and provides education, health assessments and nutritional counseling to participants. Screenings for obesity-related conditions and treatments are also part of the program. A big part of the success of Fresh Start includes the support it gives participants. Whether it’s counseling, finding resources for exercising opportunities or recipes, participants have found new ways to become successful at losing weight and keeping it off.
The Sept. 14th seminar will give attendees more details about the program. In addition to sampling the food, attendees also will hear from Bob Grantham of Ideal Protein® and take part in a panel discussion that will include Fresh Start participants who have successfully lost weight. The seminar will take place in the Ballroom of the Community Building, 201 N. State St. in Monticello.
Valerie McCann, along with KMG Nurse Practitioner Amber Oberheim, started the Fresh Start program in Monticello nearly one year ago after attending an obesity conference in Texas. Because obesity often leads to other serious medical conditions, such as high blood pressure, diabetes and heart disease, Oberheim and McCann were interested in introducing a program to help people lose weight, identify underlying life-threatening health problems and help community members get and stay healthy. Both were impressed with the support system the Ideal Protein® nutritional plan provides and the data to back up its claims of successful weight loss.
Ideal Protein® is an international company with headquarters in Canada that manufactures and distributes nutritionally balanced meals to healthcare professionals as part of weight loss programs. The method involves four phases with a goal of burning fat while saving muscle mass.
For more information about Kirby Medical Group’s Fresh Start Program or to reserve a space at the Fresh Start seminar Sept. 14th, call (217) 762-6241.