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Community Programs

North Baldwin Infirmary takes an active interest in the health and well-being of the surrounding communities. In addition to various continuing education classes and health care seminars, the hospital also hosts health fairs, health screenings, blood drives, and other events to benefit the local communities. Check these pages regularly for changes and additions to the schedule.

Health Education Lecture Series

The North Baldwin Infirmary Foundation's monthly health education lecture series is designed to keep you informed of the latest health trends and to provide you with answers to your health care questions. The lectures are free to the public.

Seminars provided by Community Hospice

Classes are the third Wednesday of each month from 12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. in the first-floor conference room at North Baldwin Infirmary. For your convenience, lunch will be served.

Contact hours are available for social workers, nurses and nursing home administrators.

For more information, call Debbie Stephens at (251) 580-1774. All classes are free.

Prenatal and Newborn Classes

The North Baldwin Infirmary OB department prenatal and newborn care classes are offered weekly in the North Baldwin Infirmary first-floor conference room. The classes are free; registration is not required. Click here for more information or call (251) 580-1729 and ask the operator for the Birth Center.

BLS Provider Classes

          This three-hour class is designed for the health care   

          professional that needs to provide either basic CPR or   

          foreign body airway obstruction management in the adult,

          child or infant. Classes are held in the North Baldwin

Infirmary second-floor conference room. For more information, call Tracy McDowell, R.N. at

251-580-1776.

BLS Renewal Classes

          Cost is $5 for Infirmary Health System employees and $25 

          for health care providers outside Infirmary Health System.

For more information, call Tracy McDowell, R.N. at 251-580-1776.

ACLS Provider Classes

This 16-hour class is designed for the health care professional that needs knowledge and skills for advanced cardiac life support. A current BLS provider card is required. Skill in EKG interpretation is highly recommended. Please purchase the current ACLS manual and read it prior to class. The classes are held in the North Baldwin Infirmary conference room on the second floor (room 2504).
Contact Debbie Stephens, RN, at (251) 580-1774 to register.

Cost is $5 for Infirmary Health System employees and $125 for health care providers outside Infirmary Health System.

Class Dates:

May 19 - 20, 2010

July 21 - 22, 2010

August 25 - 26, 2010

Time: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

This program has been approved for 16 contact hours of continuing education credit. North Baldwin Infirmary is accredited as a provider and approver of continuing education by the Alabama Board of Nursing. ABNP0084 Expires December 2, 2011.

ACLS Renewal Classes

This nine-hour course is designed for the health care professional that needs to renew ACLS provider status.  A current BLS card, current AHA ACLS card and 80-percent pretest score are required. lease purchase the current ACLS manual and read it prior to class. Cost is $5 for Infirmary Health System employees and $75 for health care providers outside Infirmary Health System. The classes are held in the North Baldwin Infirmary conference room on the second floor (room 2504).

Pre-registration is required. To participate, call Lisa Bush, RN at 937-5521 ext. 41852 or email lisa.bush@infirmaryhealth.org. The course is $5 for IHS employees and $125 for nonemployees.

Classes:

May 27, 2010

June 10, 2010

July 28, 2010

August 18, 2010

Time: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

This program has been approved for eight contact hours of continuing education credit. North Baldwin Infirmary is accredited as a provider and approver of continuing education by the Alabama Board of Nursing. ABNP0084 Expires December 2, 2011.

PALS Provider Classes

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) course is designed to aid healthcare professionals in developing the knowledge and skills necessary to efficiently and effectively manage critically-ill infants and children. PALS is used during the stabilization and transportation phases of a pediatric emergency in our hospital.

Pre-registration is required. To participate, call Lisa Bush, RN at 937-5521 ext. 41852 or email lisa.bush@infirmaryhealth.org. The course is $5 for IHS employees and $125 for nonemployees.

Time: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Class: 

June 15, 2010

July 7, 2010

August 11, 2010