Home Health and Hospice of Dickinson County is offering a Bereavement Support Group starting January 22, on Tuesday nights at 6:00. These classes will be held at the Home Health and Hospice office, 1111 N. Brady, Abilene. The meetings will continue on the fourth Tuesday of each month for six months. Chris McKee, LSCSW, Bereavement Counselor, […]
The Memorial Health System Volunteer Corps (MHSVC) recently purchased a popcorn machine cart for the Employer of Choice (EOC) committee at Memorial Health System through the volunteers’ annual gifting program. The popcorn machine is a larger machine than the previous one, and is for employee “popcorn days”. The MHSVC holds several fundraisers each year to […]
Improving Your Relationship Just in Time for Valentine’s Day. Abilene Memorial Health System’s Senior Life Solutions Program Offers Helpful Tips for Seniors. With the excitement of the New Year winding down, it is now time to start thinking about the season of Love. Many of us have already made New Year’s Resolutions. How about taking […]
The Memorial Health System Volunteer Corps (MHSVC) Craft Committee recently donated 75 handmade lap robes to the residents at Village Manor in Abilene for Christmas. The group also donated lap robes to patients in the ROSE Unit at Memorial Hospital.
Hospice of Dickinson County is hosting the Hospice Annual Meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 17 at the Hospice Conference Room, 1111 N. Brady, Abilene. A year-end summary of Hospice activities will be presented by staff and advisory board members. Light refreshments will be served. All Hospice volunteers and any interested community members are […]
The Dickinson County Diabetes Support Group will meet on Tuesday, January 8, at 1:00 p.m. at Memorial Hospital, in Abilene, Conference Room B. Jennifer Kirkpatrick, the dietitian at Memorial Health System, invites anyone with diabetes and/or their family members to join the group. The New Year is often a time that people reflect on the […]
Employees of Memorial Health System (MHS) recently wore blue jeans at work for another “Jeans Day” fundraiser. Employees who made a donation of at least $5 were allowed to wear blue jeans on the last Friday of December. The day was organized by the MHS Employer of Choice (EOC) committee. A total donation of $185 […]
The Solomon Presbyterian ladies group made a donation of small, table-top sized Christmas trees to Memorial Hospital in Abilene on the Friday before Christmas. The group of 14 woman decorated the trees for the season, which were placed in the patient rooms at the hospital along with greeting cards they made and help spread some […]
Photo: MHS Physical Therapist, Jacob Loucks works with Calita Niland (seated). Winter is a time for working out in the gym. You stretch, you lift, you run, you exercise, yet something doesn’t feel quite right. You don’t know what it is or what to do about it. Maybe it is time to schedule an appointment […]
Memorial Health System (MHS) has added to their holiday lights with four deer making the tree scene, at the east side of Memorial Hospital, their new home. Three trees were also added to the scene. The lights were donated by the Memorial Health System Volunteer Corps (MHSVC). Memorial Health System has lighted holiday scenes on […]
