| Classes & Events | |
| JAN08 | Sibling Class, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. FHN Memorial Hospital, 1045 W. Stephenson Street, Conference Dining Room Sibling Class, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
FHN Memorial Hospital, 1045 W. Stephenson Street, Conference Dining Room Designed to help siblings adjust to a new baby in the family. Instructor is Danielle Wittig. Registration required; for more information or to register, call 815-599-6221. |
| JAN11 | BLS for Healthcare Professionals, 8 a.m. – noon FHN Memorial Hospital, 1045 W. Stephenson Street, Freeport BLS for Healthcare Professionals, 8 a.m. – noon
FHN Memorial Hospital, 1045 W. Stephenson Street, Freeport Hands-on course designed to teach healthcare professionals how to perform high-quality CPR individually or as part of a team. Basic Life Support (BLS) skills are applicable to any healthcare setting. Course is $40, which includes BLS provider manual and certification card valid for 2 years. Open only to healthcare professionals; registration is required. For more information or to register, use our registration form, or you can call 815-599-6707 or email coil@fhn.org. |
| JAN14 | Prenatal Class, 6 p.m. – 8:30 a.m. FHN Memorial Hospital, 1045 W. Stephenson Street, Conference Dining Room Prenatal Class, 6 p.m. – 8:30 a.m.
FHN Memorial Hospital, 1045 W. Stephenson Street, Conference Dining Room This class provides information about pregnancy, labor, delivery, cesarean sections and postpartum recovery. Registration is required; for more information or to register call 815-599-6221. |
| JAN15 | Mobile Rx Pantry Program Pickup, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Fire Station #1, 904 S. Park Boulevard, Freeport Mobile Rx Pantry Program Pickup, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Fire Station #1, 904 S. Park Boulevard, Freeport Participants who have qualified and received a voucher can pick up their supply of produce, milk, eggs, and frozen and canned meats from the Mobile Rx Pantry program, a partnership between FHN's Connect the D.O.T.S. (Doors of Team Support) and the Northern Illinois Food Bank. Screenings are held at the pickup site from 11 a.m. – noon before each event and at every FHN Top 50 Blood Pressure Screening – a complete list is available on our online calendar. For more information, call 815-599-6402. |
| JAN21 | Prenatal Class, 6 – 8:30 p.m. FHN Memorial Hospital, 1045 W. Stephenson Street, Conference Dining Room Prenatal Class, 6 – 8:30 p.m.
FHN Memorial Hospital, 1045 W. Stephenson Street, Conference Dining Room This class provides information about pregnancy, labor, delivery, cesarean sections and postpartum recovery. Registration is required; for more information or to register call 815-599-6221. |
| JAN23 | Blood Pressure Screening - Freeport, 10 a.m. – noon Salvation Army, 106 W. Exchange Street, Freeport Blood Pressure Screening - Freeport, 10 a.m. – noon
Salvation Army, 106 W. Exchange Street, Freeport Open to the public; no cost or registration required. |
| JAN29 | Mobile Rx Pantry Program Pickup, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Fire Station #1, 904 S. Park Boulevard, Freeport Mobile Rx Pantry Program Pickup, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Fire Station #1, 904 S. Park Boulevard, Freeport Participants who have qualified and received a voucher can pick up their supply of produce, milk, eggs, and frozen and canned meats from the Mobile Rx Pantry program, a partnership between FHN's Connect the D.O.T.S. (Doors of Team Support) and the Northern Illinois Food Bank. Screenings are held at the pickup site from 11 a.m. – noon before each event and at every FHN Top 50 Blood Pressure Screening – a complete list is available on our online calendar. For more information, call 815-599-6402. |
| FEB01 | Safe Sitter Essentials® with CPR, 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. FHN Memorial Hospital, 1045 W. Stephenson Street Safe Sitter Essentials® with CPR, 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
FHN Memorial Hospital, 1045 W. Stephenson Street Class designed to prepare students in grades 6 – 8 to be safe when they're home alone or babysitting. Full-day course is $50, which includes the Safe Sitter Essentials Student Handbook and completion card and basic CPR skill practice. (Class does not qualify for CPR certification.) Financial assistance is available for eligible students; call 815-599-6707 for more information about eligibility. Register online at www.fhn.org/safesittercpr. |
| FEB04 | Breastfeeding Class, 7 – 9 p.m. FHN Memorial Hospital, 1045 W. Stephenson Street, Conference Dining Room Breastfeeding Class, 7 – 9 p.m.
FHN Memorial Hospital, 1045 W. Stephenson Street, Conference Dining Room Instructor is Annette Gielenfeldt. Register online, or for more information, call 815-599-6221. |
| FEB04 | Rise 'n' Shine Breakfast, 7:30 a.m. Leonard C. Ferguson Cancer Center at FHN Memorial Hospital, 1163 W. Stephenson St. Rise 'n' Shine Breakfast, 7:30 a.m.
Leonard C. Ferguson Cancer Center at FHN Memorial Hospital, 1163 W. Stephenson St. Join FHN and the Greater Freeport Partnership on World Cancer Day for a special Tuesday Rise 'n' Shine Breakfast. Discover the latest in state-of-the-art cancer care at a university level, close to home, meet our staff, and enjoy a full breakfast. |
| FEB11 | Talk: 'Super Bugs', 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Liberty Village Estates, 2140 Navajo Drive, Freeport Talk: 'Super Bugs', 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
Liberty Village Estates, 2140 Navajo Drive, Freeport Open to the public; no cost or registration required. |
| FEB11 | Blood Pressure Screening - Freeport, 10:30 a.m. – noon Golden Meals, 524 W. Stephenson Street, rear entrance, lower level, Freeport Blood Pressure Screening - Freeport, 10:30 a.m. – noon
Golden Meals, 524 W. Stephenson Street, rear entrance, lower level, Freeport Open to the public; no cost or registration required. |
| FEB11 | Prenatal Class, 6 – 8:30 p.m. FHN Memorial Hospital, 1045 W. Stephenson Street, Conference Dining Room Prenatal Class, 6 – 8:30 p.m.
FHN Memorial Hospital, 1045 W. Stephenson Street, Conference Dining Room This class provides information about pregnancy, labor, delivery, cesarean sections and postpartum recovery. Register at fhn.org/ob, or for more information, call 815-599-6221. |
| FEB12 | Blood Pressure Screening - Lena, 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. St. John's Lutheran Church, 625 Country Lane, Lena Blood Pressure Screening - Lena, 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
St. John's Lutheran Church, 625 Country Lane, Lena Open to the public; no cost or registration required. |
| FEB12 | Blood Pressure Screening - Freeport, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Liberty Village Estates, 2140 Navajo Drive, Freeport Blood Pressure Screening - Freeport, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Liberty Village Estates, 2140 Navajo Drive, Freeport Open to the public; no cost or registration required. |
| FEB12 | Mobile Rx Pantry Program Pickup, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Fire Station #1, 904 S. Park Boulevard, Freeport Mobile Rx Pantry Program Pickup, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Fire Station #1, 904 S. Park Boulevard, Freeport Participants who have qualified and received a voucher can pick up their supply of produce, milk, eggs, and frozen and canned meats from the Mobile Rx Pantry program, a partnership between FHN's Connect the D.O.T.S. (Doors of Team Support) and the Northern Illinois Food Bank. Screenings are held at the pickup site from 10 a.m. – noon before each event and at every FHN Top 50 Blood Pressure Screening – a complete list is available on our online calendar. For more information, call 815-599-6402. |
| FEB12 | FHN Speaker Series: Take Your Heart to Heart, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. FHN Family Healthcare Center - Burchard Hills, 1010 W. Fairway Drive FHN Speaker Series: Take Your Heart to Heart, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
FHN Family Healthcare Center - Burchard Hills, 1010 W. Fairway Drive Join FHN Nurse Practitioner Kristine Fosler for a talk about the latest in cardiology diagnostics and care at FHN. Free and open to the public; registration is requested. Register online at www.fhn.org/speakerseries or call toll-free 1-877-6000-FHN (1-877-600-0346) ext. 901. |
| FEB13 | Blood Pressure, Cholesterol, and Glucose Screening, 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Salvation Army, 106 W. Exchange Street, Freeport Blood Pressure, Cholesterol, and Glucose Screening, 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Salvation Army, 106 W. Exchange Street, Freeport Open to the public; no cost or registration required. Please do not eat or drink anything for 8 hours prior to taking the blood glucose test. |
| FEB13 | Blood Pressure Screening - Freeport, 10 a.m. – noon Salvation Army, 106 W. Exchange Street, Freeport Blood Pressure Screening - Freeport, 10 a.m. – noon
Salvation Army, 106 W. Exchange Street, Freeport Open to the public; no cost or registration required. |
| FEB14 | Blood Pressure, Glucose and Foot Screening, 10 a.m. – noon Golden Meals, 524 W. Stephenson Street, rear entrance, lower level, Freeport Blood Pressure, Glucose and Foot Screening, 10 a.m. – noon
Golden Meals, 524 W. Stephenson Street, rear entrance, lower level, Freeport Open to the public; no cost or registration required. Please do not eat or drink anything other than water for 8 hours prior to the glucose screening. |
| FEB18 | Prenatal Class, 6 – 8:30 p.m. FHN Memorial Hospital, 1045 W. Stephenson Street, Conference Dining Room Prenatal Class, 6 – 8:30 p.m.
FHN Memorial Hospital, 1045 W. Stephenson Street, Conference Dining Room This class provides information about pregnancy, labor, delivery, cesarean sections and postpartum recovery. Register at fhn.org/ob, or for more information, call 815-599-6221. |
| FEB18 | Hospice Volunteer Orientation and Information Session, 3 – 4 p.m. FHN Family Healthcare Center - Burchard Hills, 1010 W. Fairway Drive, Freeport Hospice Volunteer Orientation and Information Session, 3 – 4 p.m.
FHN Family Healthcare Center - Burchard Hills, 1010 W. Fairway Drive, Freeport Learn more about being an FHN Hospice volunteer. FHN Hospice Volunteer Training provides information on all aspects of hospice care and will equip volunteers to provide compassionate care and companionship for terminally ill people and their families. No cost; RSVP requested - call FHN Hospice Volunteer Coordinator Missy Hillman at 815-599-7240. |
| FEB20 | Blood Pressure Screening - Freeport, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. New Jerusalem Church of God, 4 E. Iroquois Street, Freeport Blood Pressure Screening - Freeport, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
New Jerusalem Church of God, 4 E. Iroquois Street, Freeport Open to the public; no cost or registration required. |
| FEB22 | Blood Pressure Screening - Freeport, 10 a.m. – noon Mt. Calvary Church of God in Christ, 420 Challenge Street, Freeport Blood Pressure Screening - Freeport, 10 a.m. – noon
Mt. Calvary Church of God in Christ, 420 Challenge Street, Freeport Open to the public; no cost or registration required. |
| FEB22 | Blood Pressure Screening - Pearl City, 9 – 11 a.m. Pearl City United Methodist Church, 411 S. Main, Pearl City Blood Pressure Screening - Pearl City, 9 – 11 a.m.
Pearl City United Methodist Church, 411 S. Main, Pearl City Open to the public; no cost or registration required. |
| FEB25 | Blood Pressure Screening - Pecatonica, 10 a.m. – noon Pecatonica United Methodist Church Food Pantry 528 Washington Street, Pecatonica Blood Pressure Screening - Pecatonica, 10 a.m. – noon
Pecatonica United Methodist Church Food Pantry 528 Washington Street, Pecatonica Open to the public; no cost or registration required. |
| FEB26 | Blood Pressure Screening - Freeport, 9 – 11:30 a.m. Freeport Area Church Cooperative (FACC), 514 S. Chicago Avenue Blood Pressure Screening - Freeport, 9 – 11:30 a.m.
Freeport Area Church Cooperative (FACC), 514 S. Chicago Avenue Open to the public; no cost or registration required. |
| FEB26 | Mobile Rx Pantry Program Pickup, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Fire Station #1, 904 S. Park Boulevard, Freeport Mobile Rx Pantry Program Pickup, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Fire Station #1, 904 S. Park Boulevard, Freeport Participants who have qualified and received a voucher can pick up their supply of produce, milk, eggs, and frozen and canned meats from the Mobile Rx Pantry program, a partnership between FHN's Connect the D.O.T.S. (Doors of Team Support) and the Northern Illinois Food Bank. Screenings are held at the pickup site from 11 a.m. – noon before each event and at every FHN Top 50 Blood Pressure Screening – a complete list is available on our online calendar. For more information, call 815-599-6402. |
| FEB27 | Blood Pressure Screening - Freeport, 10 a.m. – noon Salvation Army, 106 W. Exchange Street, Freeport Blood Pressure Screening - Freeport, 10 a.m. – noon
Salvation Army, 106 W. Exchange Street, Freeport Open to the public; no cost or registration required. |
| FEB28 | Talk, 1 – 2 p.m. Prairie View Assisted Living, 500 E. McNair Road, Winnebago Talk, 1 – 2 p.m.
Prairie View Assisted Living, 500 E. McNair Road, Winnebago The public is invited to attend this talk on a health topic. No cost or registration is required. |
| FEB29 | Heartsaver First Aid, CPR & AED FHN Memorial Hospital, lower level, 1045 W. Stephenson Street, Freeport Heartsaver First Aid, CPR & AED
FHN Memorial Hospital, lower level, 1045 W. Stephenson Street, Freeport This class has been closed. For more information, call 815-599-6707 or email coil@fhn.org. |