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 visit 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

Car Seat Safety class | 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Wachesaw Conference Center, 4367 Riverwood Drive, Suite 160, Murrells Inlet. Pre-registration required, 520-8490.

Seminar: Obesity Surgery | 5 p.m. Thursday, Wachesaw Conference Center, 4367 Riverwood Drive, Suite, Murrells Inlet. Register at 545-8850.

Dietitian supermarket tour | 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Food Lion in Pawleys Island. Register 520-8288.

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

Obstetrics tour | 6 p.m. July 23, Waccamaw Community Hospital and Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Pre-registration required, 520-8490.

Lecture: “My Neck and Back Hurt all the Time Doc” | noon July 24, Grand Dunes Marina Inn, 8121 Amalfi Place, Myrtle Beach. Free. Lunch provided. 520-7842 to reserve your seat.

Friends & Family CPR | 6-8 p.m. July 26, Wachesaw Conference Center, 4367 Riverwood Drive, Suite 160, Murrells Inlet. $10 per couple or $5 for individual. 520-8490

Prepared Childbirth class | 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. July 28, education center, Georgetown Memorial Hospital campus. $50. Pre-registration required, 520-8490.

Support groups

•  Young stroke survivors between ages 20 and 65 | 11:30 a.m. third Wednesday each month, first-floor classroom, Waccamaw Hospital or 5:30 p.m. education center, Georgetown Memorial Hospital. 655-2835 or visit YoungStroke.org.

•  Heart Failure Education | 1-2:30 p.m. Monday, 2 East Conference room, Waccamaw Community Hospital. 652-1624

•  Amputee | 1 p.m. Wednesday, fourth-floor dining room, Waccamaw Community Hospital. 652-1839

•  Alzheimer’s | 10 a.m. July 25, Belin Memorial United Methodist Church, U.S. 17 Business, Murrells Inlet. 651-9711

•  Stroke | 3 p.m. July 25, fourth-floor dining room, Waccamaw Community Hospital. 652-1875

•  Diabetes | 1:30 p.m. July 26, first-floor classroom, Waccamaw Community Hospital. 652-1281 or 652-1638.

•  Bosom Buddies | 6-7 p.m. July 30, Wachesaw Conference Center, 4367 Riverwood Drive, Suite 160, Murrells Inlet. 237-8787

GRAND STRAND

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

• 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Santee Cooper, 305A Gardner Lacy Road, Myrtle Beach. 347-3399 ext. 3119

• 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Horry County School District, 335 Four Mile Road, Conway. 488-6773

• 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Christ the Servant Lutheran Church, 2105 U.S. 501, Conway. (800) RED CROSS

• 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Coastal Grand mall, 2000 Coastal Grand Circle, #520, Myrtle Beach. (800) RED CROSS

• noon to 6 p.m. Thursday, McLeod Loris, 3655 Mitchell Street, Loris. 390-8327

• 2-7 p.m. Thursday, Myrtle Beach Pelicans, 1251 21st Ave. N., Myrtle Beach. 918-6002

• 1-6 p.m. Friday, Grand Strand Baptist Church, 350 Hospitality Lane, Myrtle Beach. 236-2233

• 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, St. Michael’s Catholic Church, 572 Cypress Ave., Garden City. 651-3737 ext. 22.

• 1-6 p.m. July 23, Lowe’s, 217 U.S. 17 N., North Myrtle Beach. 280-5182 ext. 208.

• 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 24, YMCA, 5000 Claire Chapin Epps Drive, Myrtle Beach. 449-9622

• 1-6 p.m. July 24, Christ United Methodist Church, 2901 Fantasy Way, Myrtle Beach. 236-6201 ext. 200

• 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 25, Georgetown County, JB Beck Administration and Education Center, Georgetown. 436-7175

HORRY COUNTY

Many of these classes, events and meetings are sponsored by Grand Strand Regional Medical Center, but some take place at the YMCA on 62nd Avenue North in Myrtle Beach or at HealthFinders in 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 p.m. Monday through Saturday, HealthFinders. $7 for cholesterol screening; $20 for lipid panel; $20 for A1C testing; 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

BLS CPR/AED classes | 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, K-Loc Healthy Kids, Inc., 1700 N. Oak St., Myrtle Beach. Registration required, 467-0068.

Addiction counseling | Narconon. Call for free assessments or referrals, (877) 413-3073 or www.drugsno.com.

Senior Thursday | 5:15 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursdays, Conway Medical Wellness & Fitness Center, 2369 Cypress Circle. People 55 and older can use the facility for free. 347-1515

Obstetrics tour | 2 p.m. Sundays, The Birthplace, Conway Medical Center, 300 Singleton Ridge Road, Conway. 347-8108

Nar-Anon family group | 7 p.m. Sundays, Recovery Warehouse, 3116 Shetland Lane, unit 34, Myrtle Beach. 233-9017

Parents Anonymous | 5-7 p.m. every Wednesday, Conway Medical Center. 347-8108.

Weight loss workshop | noon Monday, 6 p.m. Aug. 21 and 7 p.m. Sept. 24, Conway Medical Wellness & Fitness Center, 2369 Cypress Circle, Conway. $15 members and $20 non-members. 347-1515

Freshstart smoking cessation | 6 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays, through July 24 and 5 p.m. Sept. 17,18,24 and 25, Conway Medical Wellness & Fitness Center, 2369 Cypress Circle, Conway. Free. 347-1515.

New and traditional techniques in body contouring | 6-7 p.m. Tuesday, YMCA hospital classroom. Registration requested, 692-4444.

Lecture: Pedicure Precautions | 6-7 p.m. July 24. HealthFinders. Light refreshments. Registration requested, 692-4444.

Seminar: Joint Replacement | noon, July 24, Conway Medical Center. 347-8108

Safe Sitter classes for ages 11-13 | 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 26, YMCA. $35 includes materials and a book bag. Registration required, 692-4444.

Sibling Preparation class for ages 2-10 | 10-11:30 a.m. July 28, Grand Strand Regional Medical Center. Free. 692-4444

Infant/Child CPR | 1-4 p.m. July 28, HealthFinders. $15. 694-4444

Thyroid screenings | 8-10 a.m. Aug. 1, Conway Wellness and Fitness Center, 2369 Cypress Circle, Conway. $25. 347-8068

Six-week boot camp challenge | 60 classes for $100. The X Sports Center, 568 George Bishop Parkway, Myrtle Beach. 236-0009

Childbirth class | 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 11 and Sept. 15. Conway Medical Center. 347-8108.

Support groups

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

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

•  Non-offending parents of child victims of sexual assault | 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays, Conway. Visit www.victimtosurvivor.org or 448-3180.

•  Strand Prostate Cancer | 6-7:30 p.m. every second Wednesday except July and August, HealthFinders. Free. 399-7272 or 230-2643

•  Young stroke survivors between ages 20 to 65 | 11:30 a.m. fourth Friday each month, meeting room, Rotelli’s restaurant, U.S. 501, Conway. 655-2835 or visit YoungStroke.org.

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

•  Stroke | 2 p.m. Tuesday, Grand Strand Senior Health, Carolina Forest. 692-4444

•  Thyroid Cancer | 6 p.m. Tuesday, HealthFinders. 692-4444

•  Celiac | 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, HealthFinders. 692-4444

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

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

•  Diabetes | 3 p.m. July 24, HealthFinders. 692-4444

•  Multiple Sclerosis | 7-9 p.m. Aug. 8. Conway Medical Center. 347-8108

LORIS/NORTH MYRTLE BEACH

McLeod Health/Loris/Seacoast sponsors the following events, classes and meetings. The hospital system offers a physician referral line, 716-7527 or online at www.lorishealth.org.

Injury screenings | 7 a.m. to noon every Wednesday, North Myrtle Beach Aquatic and Fitness Center. (360) 213-3620 or 281-3737 to schedule an appointment.

Zumba | 6 p.m. Thursdays during July, Center for Health & Fitness. $5 members and $8 non-members. 716-7111

Blood drive | noon to 6 p.m. Thursday, Center for Health & Fitness. 390-8327

Air Reach Debut & Summer Safety Bash | 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 28, McLeod Seacoast.

AARP Safe Driver’s course | 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 16, Center for Health & Fitness. $12 members and $14 nonmembers. 390-8327

Adults Who Have Had a Child Die | 6-8 p.m. Tuesdays, July 31 through Aug. 28, SECU Hospice House of Brunswick, 955 Mercy Lane, Bolivia, N.C. Registration deadline is July 27, 910-754-5356.

Living with Grief | 2:30-4:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Aug. 1 through Sept. 5, SECU Hospice House of Brunswick, 955 Mercy Lance, Bolivia, N.C. Registration deadline is July 27, 910-754-5356.

Living with Grief | 10 a.m. to noon Thursdays, Aug. 2 through Sept. 6, Seaside United Methodist Church, Sunset Beach, N.C. Registration deadline is July 27, 910-754-5356.

Support groups

•  Diabetes | 10 a.m. Aug. 31, McLeod Seacoast, 716-7736