Community Events

All community events listed below are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.

Free Hearing Screenings

May 5 - 20
Patient Resource Center
University of Maryland Medical Center
22 S. Greene Street
Baltimore, MD

In honor of Better Speech and Hearning Month, the Maryland Hearning and Balance Center will offer free hearing screenings on the following dates and locations:

May 5, 12 & 19 from 1-3 p.m. -- Patient Resource Center

May 6, 13 & 20 from 8 a.m. - 10 a.m. -- Hearing and Balance Center (16 S. Eutaw St., 4th floor)

The Hearing and Balance Center provides diagnostic hearing tests, balance evaluations, tinnitus retraining therapy, hearing aids, cochlear implants, and assistive listening device services.

For more information call 410-328-5947.

Uterine Fibroid Educational Seminar

Monday, May 19
12 p.m. - 1 p.m.
Patient Resource Assembly Room
University of Maryland Medical Center
22 S. Greene Street
Baltimore, MD

Learn about minimally invasive treatment options for uterine fibroid disease featuring Howard Richard M.D., an assistant professor of diagnostic radiology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Dr. Richard is fellowship trained in angiography and interventional radiology.

To register, please call 1-800-492-5538.

UMMS Blood Drive

Thursday, May 29
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
University of Maryland Medical Center's Patient Resource Center
(get directions)
22 S. Greene St.
Baltimore, MD

On Thursday, May 29th, the University of Maryland Medical System will be hosting a community blood drive. All donors are welcome. You don't have to be a Medical Center employee to do your part. The drive will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the University of Maryland Medical Center's Patient Resource Center.

Other upcoming dates and locations:

Paca Pratt Building:

May 29
July 24
September 25
November 20

University of Maryland Medical Center's Patient Resource Center:

June 5
August 11
September 25
October 6
November 20
December 1

To schedule a time in advance, or for more information, please call 1-800-492-5538.

Epilepsy Foundation Walk

Saturday May 31
9 a.m. (registration begins at 8 a.m.)
The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore
Druid Hill Pak
Baltimore, MD

Join the University of Maryland Epilepsy Center team for the annual Epilepsy Foundation Walk on May 31 at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore.

For more information call 410-328-2163 or 410-328-0557.

Study Volunteers Needed

E.Y.E. Project Study

The Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the University of Maryland School of Medicine is conducting a study to help protect the vision of African Americans 65 years and older. If you have not had a recent dilated exam, consider joining the E.Y.E. Project study.

For more information call the E.Y.E Project at 410-328-2338.

Do you have Cardiovascular Disease and High Cholesterol?

The University of Maryland Division of Cardiology is conducting a new research study, “AIM-HIGH.” AIM-HIGH is a clinical trial that will test two different medications to treat high cholesterol. Volunteers will be compensated for their time.

For more information call 410-328-6175 or 410-328-7583

Wellness Classes and Lunch Time Lectures

University of Maryland Medical Center's Patient Resource Center
(get directions)
22 S. Greene St.
Baltimore, MD

The University of Maryland Medical Center's Patient Resource Center is offering a variety of classes and lectures including:

Storks Nest Prenatal Education--All classes run from 10:30 a.m -12:30 p.m. every Friday. Please contact Stork's Nest at 410-328-2944 for information and registration.
Yoga (Prana)--Thursdays weekly, from 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. in the Patient Resource Center assembly room. Walk-ins are welcome. Cost is $10 for employees weekly or $100 for 10 weeks. $12 for public weekly or $120 for 10 weeks. $15 for walk-ins. $25 reinbursement for benefit-eligible employees.
Childbirth Education, Infant CPR, and Infant Care--Please contact the Childbirth Education office at 410-328-2944 for class information and registration.
Pilates--Mondays weekly, from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.in the Patient Resource Center assembly room. A 10-week session is $75. Walk ins are welcome.
Smoking Cessation--American Lung Association's Freedom from Smoking-Free weekly class for 8 weeks on Tuesdays from 12 p.m.- 1 p.m. Call 410-328-9355 to register. You don't have to quit the first day! The next class begins January 8th. The class is free, and includes an ALA educational packet. Stop by the Patient Resource Center to find out how you can kick the habit.
Spine/Orthopaedics Pre-Op Class--Wednesdays, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the Patient Resource Center. For more information call Cindy Fox or Pauline Esoga at 410-328-5360.
Food Safety: It's in Your Hands--Weekly on Mondays at 10 a.m. in the 9 Gudelsky Conference Room, near the BMT unit entrance. For any Cancer Center patients, families or caregivers. To register, contact Hadas at 410-328-5462.

For more information or to register for any of the classes (except for Storks Nest), please contact the Patient Resource Center at 410-328-WELL (9355). All sessions are free unless noted.

Living Well With Diabetes

Fourth Tuesday of each month
1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Joslin Diabetes Center
6th Floor, North Hospital
University of Maryland Medical Center
22 S. Greene Street
Baltimore, MD

"On the Road to Living Well with Diabetes" is an educational class for the prevention of complications for people with diabetes.

For more information call 410-328-6584.

Downtown Yoga Classes

Thursday Nights
6 p.m. - 7 p.m.
University of Maryland Medical Center's Patient Resource Center
22 South Greene Street
Baltimore, MD

Yoga classes are now open to the general public in downtown Baltimore. Ongoing classes are also being held at Kernan Hospital at the following times:

Thursdays
4 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.

Kernan classes are held in the cottage, the classroom behind the mansion, connected to the greenhouse. Be sure to arrive 10 minutes before class to register, wear loose comfortable clothing, and bring a yoga matt or big beach towel.

For information, reservations and price information, call Bonnie Tarantino at 410-448-6595 or 410-274-7079 or e-mail btarantino@compmed.umm.edu.

Free Blood Pressure Screening

First Wednesday of each month
9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
The Waxter Center for Senior Citizens
1000 Cathedral Street
Second floor of the center
Baltimore, MD

For more information call Mariellen Synan at 410-328-8402.

Free Breast Cancer Screenings

Every Monday - Friday
8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
UniversityCare Family Health Centers
Baltimore, Maryland

Two UniversityCare family health centers in West Baltimore are offering free breast cancer screening as part of the Baltimore City Cancer Program, an early-detection effort for uninsured, low-income city residents. UniversityCare officials urge eligible women to take advantage of the free clinical breast exams and mammograms.

The free screenings are available every Monday through Friday at two UniversityCare family health centers in West Baltimore:

UniversityCare at Edmondson Village, 4538 Edmondson Avenue
UniversityCare at Waxter Center, 1000 Cathedral Street

The University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center at the University of Maryland Medical Center also offers free mammograms, breast exams and pap tests to women who reside in Baltimore City, who are 40 years of age and older and have no health insurance.

To make an appointment for a free screening, city residents can call 410-328-4673 (HOPE).

This page was last updated on: May 8, 2008.

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