Gifford Medical Center is offering a handful of upcoming trainings aimed at children and families.
On Thursday, May 8, the Randolph hospital will offer a non-certification Infant and Child CPR course for families, friends and caregivers of babies and children. Classes are presented by an instructor certified by the American Heart Association. The free class is from 6-8 p.m. Call 728-7710 to sign up.On Saturday, May 10 from 9:30 a.m. to noon will be a training for children ages 8-11 called “Home Alone and Safe.” Designed by chapters of the American Red Cross, this course is offered by instructor Jude Powers and teaches children how to respond to home alone situations, including Internet safety, family communications, telephone safety, sibling care, personal and gun safety, and basic emergency care. Children will role play, brainstorm, watch a video, take home a workbooks and handouts, and earn a certification upon completion.The cost to participate is $15. Call Powers at 649-1841 to join. And then on Saturday, May 17 from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. a Babysitter’s Training Course will be offered. Again offered by Powers, the course teaches budding babysitters how to be safe, responsible and successful. It covers good business practices, basic care, diapering, safety, play, proper hand washing, handling infants, responding to injuries, decision making in emergencies, action plans and much more. Communication skills are emphasized along with being a good role model, and participants receive a certification card upon completion of the course and reference notebook to take home. There is a $20 fee to participant and participants should bring their lunch. Call Powers at 649-1841 to join.All these events are being held in The Family Center, beside Gifford Ob/Gyn and Midwifery at 38 S. Main St. (Route 12) in Randolph. Registration is required as seating is limited.For more information and directions, visit www.giffordmed.org.
Calendar
Thursday, May 8
Infant and Child CPR, family, friends and caregivers of babies and children learn non-certification CPR, 6-8 p.m., The Family Center, 44 S. Main St., Randolph, $15, register at 728-7710.
Saturday, May 10
Home Alone and Safe, children ages 8-11 learn how to respond to home alone situations, 9:30 a.m. to noon, Gifford Medical Center, The Family Center, 44 S. Main St., Randolph, $15, register at 649-1841.
Saturday, May 17
Babysitter’s Training Course, learn how to be a safe, responsible babysitter, 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Gifford Medical Center, The Family Center, 44 S. Main St., Randolph, $20, register at 649-1841.
Gifford is a community hospital in Randolph, Vt., with family health centers in Berlin, Bethel, Chelsea and Rochester and specialty services throughout central Vermont. A Federally Qualified Health Center and Top 100 Critical Access Hospital in the country, Gifford is a full-service hospital with a 24-hour emergency department, inpatient and rehabilitation units, many surgical services, accredited cancer program, a day care, an adult day care and a 30-bed nursing home, the Menig Extended Care Facility, which was named by U.S. News and World Report as one of the best 39 nursing homes in the country in 2012. The Birthing Center, established in 1977, was the first in Vermont to offer an alternative to the traditional hospital-based deliveries and continues to be a leader in midwifery and family-centered care. The cancer program is accredited by the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons.
The hospital’s mission is to improve individuals’ and community health by providing and assuring access to affordable, high-quality health care in Gifford’s service area.
Source: Gifford Medical Center, April 23, 2014
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