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Methodist, AARP offer safe driving program for seniors

Posted at 8:14 pm September 21, 2016
By Kelly Goodman Leave a Comment

To help senior drivers hone their safety skills, Methodist Medical Center is sponsoring an AARP Driver Safety Program on Thursday, September 22, and Friday, September 23. The program is from 1 to 5 p.m. each day in the Cheyenne Ambulatory Center’s conference room, which is located at 944 Oak Ridge Turnpike.

The eight-hour classroom refresher course is designed to help drivers 50 years and older to improve their skills. Most auto insurance carriers are required to offer discounts for drivers who complete this accredited course.

The course explains the age-related changes that occur in vision, hearing, and reaction time and provides useful driving safety tips for handling these changes. Certified AARP instructor Jack Cowen will be presenting this course through a combination of group discussion and video activities. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Front Page News, Health Tagged With: AARP, AARP Driver Safety Program, AARP Driving Program, Cheyenne Ambulatory Center, driver safety, Methodist Medical Center, senior drivers

Oak Ridge Breast Center earns perfect FDA score for 20th year

Posted at 1:43 pm March 16, 2016
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

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The Oak Ridge Breast Center received a perfect FDA score during a recent evaluation. This is the 20th year in a row that the Breast Center received a perfect score. (Photo by Covenant Health)

 

Once again, Oak Ridge Breast Center has earned a perfect score as the result of an annual inspection by the Food and Drug Administration, or FDA. It marks the 20th consecutive year the center has achieved a perfect score and follows its elite designation as a Breast Center of Excellence, a press release said.

FDA inspections are an important component in enforcement of the Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1992, according to breast center manager Shari Blattner. The law was passed in response to concerns that mammography didn’t meet uniformly high standards throughout the United States.

Breast cancer centers must meet stringent guidelines. Standards cover quality assurance and quality control; radiology equipment; qualifications of technicians, physicians, and medical physicists; and medical record keeping. Inspections and certifications check everything from the mammography facility to the films for final images and the image quality.

“The FDA found that Oak Ridge Breast Center is in complete compliance with national mammography quality standards, and it had no recommendations for improvements,” Blattner said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Front Page News, Health, Oak Ridge, Top Stories Tagged With: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American College of Radiology, American College of Radiology Guidelines, breast cancer, breast cancer centers, Breast Imaging Center of Excellence, Cheyenne Ambulatory Center, Commission on Breast Imaging, Commission on Quality and Safety, FDA, FDA inspections, Food and Drug Administration, mammography, Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1992, National Comprehensive Cancer Network, Oak Ridge Breast Center, perfect FDA score, perfect score, Shari Blattner

Methodist, AARP offer safe driving program for seniors

Posted at 9:01 pm June 8, 2015
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

To help senior drivers hone their safety skills, Methodist Medical Center is sponsoring the AARP Driver Safety Program to be held on June 15 and 16 from 1 to 5 p.m. each day in the Cheyenne Ambulatory Center’s conference room, located at 944 Oak Ridge Turnpike.

The eight-hour classroom refresher course is designed to help drivers 50 years and older to improve their skills. Most auto insurance carriers are required to offer discounts for drivers who complete this accredited course.

The course explains the age-related changes that occur in vision, hearing, and reaction time and provides useful driving safety tips for handling these changes. Certified AARP instructor Jack Cowen will be presenting this course through a combination of group discussion and video activities.

Class size is limited and registration is required. The fee for the course is $15 for AARP members and $20 for non-AARP members. For more information or to register, call (865) 483-1615. If leaving a message, be sure to include name, address, date of birth, driver’s license number, and AARP membership number if applicable.

Filed Under: Community, Front Page News, Health, Nonprofits Tagged With: AARP, auto insurance, Cheyenne Ambulatory Center, Driver Safety Program, drivers, Jack Cowen, Methodist Medical Center, safety skills

Survivor Sundae honors cancer survivors, families, friends

Posted at 9:07 am June 5, 2015
By Methodist Medical Center Leave a Comment

Mt. LeConte Jug Band

The Mt. LeConte Jug Band is pictured at the 2014 Survivor Sundae. (Submitted photo)

 

With improved screenings and advanced treatment, more and more people are beating cancer each year. But that doesn’t change the significance of being a cancer survivor and the hard fight to put cancer in its place.

Join Methodist Medical Center and Thompson Cancer Survival Center at Methodist as they celebrate National Cancer Survivors Day on Sunday, June 7, with Survivor Sundae. This special ice cream social will take place from 2-4:30 p.m. at the Cheyenne Ambulatory Center at 944 Oak Ridge Turnpike.

Survivor Sundae will honor cancer survivors and their families who have supported them along the way. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Health, Meetings and Events, Top Stories Tagged With: CALM, cancer, cancer prevention, cancer survivor, Cheyenne Ambulatory Center, Methodist Medical Center, Mt. LeConte Jug Band, National Cancer Survivors Day, Thompson Cancer Survival Center

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