Health briefs for the Grand Strand

GEORGETOWN

Many of these classes, events and meetings are sponsored by Georgetown Memorial Hospital, but some take place at different locations. Call the numbers listed for more information or log on to www.georgetownhospitalsystem.org.

Chronic kidney disease education | Varying schedule, varying locations in Horry and Georgetown counties. Free. (866) 647-9396 or ultracare-dialysis.com/TOPS

Health screenings | Tuesdays, mall area, Georgetown Memorial Hospital; Thursdays, front lobby, Waccamaw Community Hospital. Finger-stick lipid profiles with blood sugar test: $20; diabetes screening-hemoglobin A1C: $15; blood sugar levels: $3. Free blood pressure screenings from 7:30 a.m. to noon. 546-0623

Seminar: Obesity surgery | 5 p.m. Thursday and Dec. 15, Wachesaw Conference Center, 4367 Riverwood Drive, Suite 160, Murrells Inlet. 545-8850 to register.

Great Expectations | 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Wachesaw Conference Center, 4367 Riverwood Drive, Suite 160, Murrells Inlet. Free; pre-registration required, 520-8490.

OB tour | 6 p.m. Thursday, Postpartum Unit and Nursery at Waccamaw Community Hospital. Pre-registration required, 520-8490.

Red Cross blood drive | 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, private dining room, Georgetown Memorial Hospital. 527-7173

Prepared childbirth class | 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, first-floor classroom, Waccamaw Community Hospital. $50. Pre-registration required, 520-8490.

Breastfeeding class | 6-8 p.m. Dec. 6, education center, Georgetown Memorial Hospital campus. Free; pre-registration required, 520-8490.

Support groups

•  Bosom Buddies | 6-7 p.m. Monday, Wachesaw Conference Center, 4367 Riverwood Drive, Suite 160, Murrells Inlet. 237-8787

•  Obesity surgery | 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Wachesaw Conference Center, 4367 Riverwood Drive, Suite 160, Murrells Inlet. 545-8850 to register.

•  Alzheimer’s | noon Dec. 5, Prince George Episcopal Church. 237-2845

•  Caregiver | 3-4 p.m. Dec. 7, fourth-floor dining room, Waccamaw Community Hospital. 652-1875 or 545-8850

GRAND STRAND

Blood drives sponsored by American Red Cross are scheduled as follows. Call 839-4483 or (800) RED CROSS.

• 12:30-5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Georgetown Presbyterian Church, 558 Black River Road. 545-9098

• 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Horry Georgetown Technical College-Grand Strand Campus, 743 Hemlock Ave., Myrtle Beach. 477-2062

• 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Surfside Civic Center, 115 U.S. 17 N., Surfside Beach. 650-9548

HORRY COUNTY

Many of these classes, events and meetings are sponsored by the Grand Strand Regional Medical Center, but some take place at the YMCA on 62nd Avenue North in Myrtle Beach or at HealthFinders in the Coastal Grand Mall. Call the numbers listed for more information or log on to www.grandstrandmed.com.

Walk-in screenings | 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, HealthFinders. $7 for cholesterol screening; $20 for lipid panel; blood pressure and weight screenings free. A 12-hour fast is required for lipid profile. 692-4444

Total cholesterol and lipid profile screening | 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, HealthFinders. 12-hour fast required. 692-4444

OB tour | 2 p.m. each Sunday, The Birthplace, Conway Medical Center, 300 Singleton Ridge Road, Conway. 347-8108

Grief Share | 3:30 every other Tuesday, classroom, National Healthcare Center, 9405 U.S. 17 Bypass, Murrells Inlet. 349-4400

Give blood and show your Gamecock or Tiger pride | 7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays; noon to 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, Grand Strand Donor Center, 7747 N. Kings Highway, Northwoods Plaza, Myrtle Beach. (800) RED CROSS or visit redcrossblood.org to schedule an appointment.

Happy Times are Here Again | 5:45-6:45 p.m. Tuesdays through Dec. 13, Chapin Memorial Library, 400 14th Ave. N., Myrtle Beach. Holiday group meeting for those going through sadness, loneliness or depression. (910) 581-0917 to register.

Cholesterol screening | 11 a.m. to noon Thursday, Grand Strand Regional Medical Center. Finger stick, no fasting required. 692-4444

Prepared Childbirth class | 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Grand Strand Regional. $50 includes lunch. 692-4444 to register.

Prepared Childbirth class | 7 p.m. Dec. 5, 12 and 19, Grand Strand Regional Medical Center. $50. 692-4444 to register.

Infant Care | 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Dec. 10, HealthFinders. Free. 692-4444

Breastfeeding | 1:30-3:30 p.m. Dec. 10, HealthFinders. Free. 692-4444

Total cholesterol screening | 9:30-10:30 a.m. Dec. 15 and 29, YMCA, 62nd Avenue North extension, Myrtle Beach. $7 total cholesterol screening and $20 lipid panel. 692-4444

Sibling Preparation class for children ages 2 to 10 | 10-11:30 a.m. Dec. 17, Grand Strand Regional Medical Center. Free. 692-4444 to register.

Infant/child CPR | 1-4 p.m. Dec. 17, HealthFinders. $15 per person. 692-4444 to register.

Support groups

•  Rape Crisis Center | individual counseling, support group, 24-hour hotline to victims of sexual assault. 448-3180 or 448-7273

•  Prostate | 6 p.m. Dec. 7, HealthFinders, Coastal Grand Mall. 692-4444

•  Fibromyalgia | 10:30 a.m. Dec. 15, HealthFinders. 692-4444

•  Grand Strand Breathers | 3 p.m. Dec. 15, Grand Strand Regional Medical Center. 692-4444

•  Grief | 1:30 p.m. Dec. 20, HealthFinders. 692-4444

•  Stroke | 2 p.m. Dec. 20, Carolina Forest Senior Health Center. 692-4444

•  Thyroid cancer | 6 p.m. Dec. 20, HealthFinders. 692-4444

•  Alzheimer’s Caregivers | 6 p.m. first Monday of each month, Brightwater Senior Living, Carolina Forest. 651-2335 or www.regencyhospice.com.

•  Alzheimer’s Caregivers | 2 p.m. second Thursday of each month, Lakes at Litchfield, Pawleys Island. 651-2335 or www.regencyhospice.com.

LORIS/NORTH MYRTLE BEACH

Loris Healthcare System sponsors the following events, classes and meetings. The hospital offers a physician referral line, 716-7527 or online at www.lorishealth.org.

Look Good, Feel Better | 2-4 p.m. Dec. 5, North Myrtle Beach Aquatic and Fitness Center. Call 716-7381 to reserve a spot.

Lymphedema screenings | 1-3 p.m. Dec. 8, Seacoast Medical Center. 390-8254

Blood drive | noon to 6 p.m. Dec. 15, Center for Health and Fitness. 716-7381

Outreach health screenings | finger-stick full panel $20, cholesterol/glucose $10, glucose $3 and free blood press checks. 12-hour fast recommended. Scheduled as follows. 716-7381

• 8-11 a.m. Thursday, Outreach Services office, 3817 Mitchell St., Loris

• 10 a.m. to noon, Dec. 6, Myrtle Beach Mall

• 9-11 a.m. Dec. 15, Seashore Pharmacy, 10227 Beach Drive S.W., Calabash, N.C.

Support groups

•  Fibromyalgia and Arthritis | 11 a.m. Dec. 7, North Myrtle Beach Aquatic and Fitness Center. 716-7381

•  Multiple sclerosis | 6 p.m. Dec. 13, Center for Health and Fitness. 716-7381