Events in January 2018

  • - Walk with a Doc with Dr. Randy Wiest
    Walk with a Doc with Dr. Randy Wiest

    Walk with a Doc with Dr. Randy Wiest


    January 6, 2018

    Join South Peninsula Hospital and Dr. Randy Wiest at SPARC (600 Sterling Hwy next to Homer Middle School) for our next "Walk with a Doc"! All are welcome Saturday, January 6th from 9:00 am-10:00 am to hear a brief talk by Dr. Wiest on "From Couch Potato to 5K" and spend the rest of the hour walking at your own pace, chatting & asking any questions. This is a free event, open to all ages and abilities!  There is parking up at the SPARC and down below in the Homer Middle School Parking lot. Find out more at the Walk with a Doc Homer Facebook Group or our page on the Walk with a Doc National website!

    There will be free blood pressure screenings, prizes, and refreshments!

    Please bring clean indoor walking shoes.

    NEW! Beginning this month we will be having TWO walks monthly on the first AND third Saturdays of each month!  Plan ahead for our January 20th walk with Dr. Christy Martinez!

    Email wellness@sphosp.org, or call the Health & Wellness Department at (907) 235-0285 with questions or for more information!

  • - Free Childbirth Classes
    Free Childbirth Classes

    Free Childbirth Classes


    January 16, 2018

    Tuesday, January 16th with Dana Whittaker, Subject: Breathing & Relaxation Techniques (with practice), and other pain relief options.

    Classes will all be held on Tuesdays from 5:30 - 7:30pm in the South Peninsula Hospital Conference Rooms 1 & 2. Park in the lower parking lot and enter through the double doors but the cafeteria. You may bring a coach with you to class, and you may bring food to class if desired. These classes are offered free of charge. You may come to all or just a few, they are optional.

    For questions contact Dana Whittaker, CNM or Julie McCarron, CNM at (907) 435-3040

  • - Walk with a Doc with Dr. Christy Martinez
    Walk with a Doc with Dr. Christy Martinez

    Walk with a Doc with Dr. Christy Martinez


    January 20, 2018

    Join South Peninsula Hospital and Dr. Christy Martinez at SPARC (600 Sterling Hwy next to Homer Middle School) for our next "Walk with a Doc"! All are welcome Saturday, January 20th from 9:00 am-10:00 am to hear a brief talk by Dr. Martinez on "Simple Steps to Lower Cholesterol" and spend the rest of the hour walking at your own pace, chatting & asking any questions. This is a free event, open to all ages and abilities!  There is parking up at the SPARC and down below in the Homer Middle School Parking lot. Find out more at the Walk with a Doc Homer Facebook Group or our page on the Walk with a Doc National website!

    There will be free blood pressure screenings, prizes, and refreshments!

    Please bring clean indoor walking shoes.

    Upcoming - February 3rd Walk with a Doc with Dr. Rob Downey on "Silent Inflammation & CRP: What you need to know."

    Email wellness@sphosp.org, or call the Health & Wellness Department at (907) 235-0285 with questions or for more information!

  • - Free Childbirth Classes
    Free Childbirth Classes

    Free Childbirth Classes


    January 23, 2018

    Tuesday, January 23rd with Dana Whittaker, CNM: Complications of labor & birth and tour of the Birth Place at SPH.

    Classes will all be held on Tuesdays from 5:30 - 7:30pm in the South Peninsula Hospital Conference Rooms 1 & 2. Park in the lower parking lot and enter through the double doors by the cafeteria. You may bring a coach with you to class, and you may bring food to class if desired. These classes are offered free of charge. You may come to all or just a few, they are optional.

    For questions contact Dana Whittaker, CNM or Julie McCarron, CNM at (907) 435-3040

  • - South Peninsula Hospital Monthly Board of Directors Meeting and 1 other event
    South Peninsula Hospital Monthly Board of Directors Meeting

    South Peninsula Hospital Monthly Board of Directors Meeting


    January 24, 2018

    Monthly Board meetings are generally held every fourth Wednesday of the month at 7:00pm in the hospital’s conference room. The public is welcome.

    South Peninsula Hospital, Inc. is non-profit organization governed by a nine-member board of directors which ensures the hospital is fiscally sound while maintaining the quality of care and types of services desired by the residents in the Southern Kenai Peninsula Hospital Service Area.

    The board is an all-volunteer board, with members appointed to three-year terms upon completing an interview process by the board’s Membership Committee.

    The Board welcomes and encourages community input for the direction of your hospital. Please plan to attend a meeting (public comments are welcomed at the beginning and end of the meeting), or email a message to them at sphbod@sphosp.org.

    South Peninsula Hospital Conference Rooms 1 & 2
    4300 Bartlett Street
    Homer,
    South Peninsula Hospital Monthly Board of Directors Meeting

    South Peninsula Hospital Monthly Board of Directors Meeting


    January 24, 2018

    Monthly Board meetings are held every fourth Wednesday of the month at 7:00pm in the hospital’s conference room. The public is welcome.

    South Peninsula Hospital, Inc. is non-profit organization governed by a nine-member board of directors which ensures the hospital is fiscally sound while maintaining the quality of care and types of services desired by the residents in the Southern Kenai Peninsula Hospital Service Area.

    The board is an all-volunteer board, with members appointed to three-year terms upon completing an interview process by the board’s Membership Committee.

    The Board welcomes and encourages community input for the direction of your hospital. Please plan to attend a meeting (public comments are welcomed at the beginning and end of the meeting), or email a message to them at sphbod@sphosp.org.

    South Peninsula Hospital Conference Rooms 1 & 2
    4300 Bartlett Street
    Homer,
  • - American Heart Association CPR/AED and 1 other event
  • - Free Childbirth Classes
    Free Childbirth Classes

    Free Childbirth Classes


    January 30, 2018

    Tuesday January 30th with Julie McCarron, CNM: Newborn Care.

    Classes will all be held on Tuesdays from 5:30 - 7:30pm in the South Peninsula Hospital Conference Rooms 1 & 2. Park in the lower parking lot and enter through the double doors by the cafeteria. You may bring a coach with you to class, and you may bring food to class if desired. These classes are offered free of charge. You may come to all or just a few, they are optional.

    For questions contact Dana Whittaker, CNM or Julie McCarron, CNM at (907) 435-3040