Health Directions, the wellness division of Lexington Medical Center, offers classes in aerobics, healthy cooking, stress management, weight loss and many other wellness topics. To register for a class or receive more information about services Health Directions offers, call the Health Directions Office at (803) 951-9355.
Lexington Medical Center offers classes and seminars on all subjects related to health. Regular classes include:
Safe Sitter - teaches child care skills to adolescents who want to baby-sit.
Hospital Adventure - prepares children for a hospital stay.
Super Sibling - prepares children for the birth of a baby brother or sister.
Planning a Birthday - prepares parents for the birth of their baby.
Plus many more:
LMC has started a series of seminars, Into the Future, discussing issues facing women as they reach menopause. Periodically LMC brings in renowned experts on various health care topics to speak to community groups. For more information, please call the Health Information Center at (803) 791-2271.Lexington Medical Center coordinates a network of support groups that help people cope with disease, the loss of a loved one, and other traumas. The network serves the entire Midlands, not just Lexington County, and lists support groups affiliated with other hospitals and institutions as well as those from LMC. More than 300 categories of support groups are listed on the network. For more information, please call the Support Group Network at (803) 791-2800.
Lexington Medical Center's speakers bureau, The Word on Health, schedules speakers free of charge on almost any health care topic. For more information or to schedule a speaker call the Health Information Center at (803) 791-2271.