Effingham, IL -(Effingham Radio)- To celebrate Heart Month, HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital is partnering with Senior Services of Effingham County (ECCOA) to host their February “Lunch and Learn” event for seniors. The Lunch and Learn will be held Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 11 a.m. at the ECCOA Activity Center at 209 South Merchant Street.
Sheri Barnett, DNP, a nurse practitioner specializing in cardiology with Prairie Heart Institute at HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital, will present on “Hypertension: Your Body Under Pressure.” Senior citizens are welcome to join Barnett as she discusses the consequences of high blood pressure and gives her three-pronged approach to controlling it through medication, diet and exercise.
Nursing staff from HSHS Home Care Southern Illinois will be conducting blood pressure screenings before the presentation.
To make a reservation to attend the Feb. 19 Lunch and Learn event at the Effingham Senior Center, please call 217-347-5569. For more information about HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital, visit the hospital’s website at stanthonyshospital.org.
About Hospital Sisters Health System
Hospital Sisters Health System’s (HSHS) mission is to reveal and embody Christ’s healing love for all people through our high quality, Franciscan health care ministry. HSHS provides state-of-the-art health care to our patients and is dedicated to serving all people, especially the most vulnerable, at each of our 15 Local Systems and physician practices in Illinois (Breese, Decatur, Effingham, Greenville, Highland, Litchfield, O’Fallon, Shelbyville and Springfield) and Wisconsin (Chippewa Falls, Eau Claire, Oconto Falls, Sheboygan and two in Green Bay). HSHS is sponsored by Hospital Sisters Ministries, and Hospital Sisters of St. Francis is the founding institute. For more information about HSHS, visit www.hshs.org. For more information about Hospital Sisters of St. Francis, visit www.hospitalsisters.org.
