12:00 pm
Event: Oak Island Christmas by the Sea Parade Watch Party
Location: Dosher Medical Oak Island (Outside) 4700 E. Oak Island Drive
Description: Join us for a jolly good time! Dosher Memorial Hospital invites you to join us on Saturday December 2nd to view the Oak Island Christmas By the Sea Parade from the front yard of our Oak Island Medical Clinic. Stop by the tents in the Dosher Medical Oak Island parking lot for a hot chocolate and a snack. Bring a chair and find your spot along East Oak Island Drive to watch one of the area’s most anticipated parades of the year. Our event will run from 12-3 pm. The parade begins at 2. Please note that the inside of our Oak Island Clinic will be closed. This is an outdoor only event.
Event: The Total Joint Experience (9:30am - 10:30am & 1:00pm - 2:00pm)
Location: Dosher Hospital Conference Room (Use Hospital Back Entrance)
Description: The free seminar, given by Dosher Orthopedic Nurse Navigator Chelsea Beard, RN, BSN, will help patients know what to expect in several aspects of care with regard to preparing for joint replacement surgery. It is a requirement for all patients who are scheduled for a joint replacement surgery at Dosher Hospital to attend due to the numerous benefits it offers. Data shows that joint class participants experience a decrease in length of stay, GI issues, pain, anxiety, VTE prevention, reduction of errors, and overall better outcomes. Our aim is to ensure that all patients undergoing total joint surgery at Dosher are fully informed and prepared for the procedure, and we believe that Joint Class is an essential part of achieving this goal. In this class, you will become familiar with this hospital and have your questions answered by a highly experienced member of the Dosher OR team. Patients are encouraged to bring a spouse, friend, or coach, especially one who will be supporting them through surgery and recovery from their total joint replacement.
Event: The Total Joint Experience (9:30am - 10:30am & 1:00pm - 2:00pm)
Location: Dosher Hospital Conference Room (Use Hospital Back Entrance)
Description: The free seminar, given by Dosher Orthopedic Nurse Navigator Chelsea Beard, RN, BSN, will help patients know what to expect in several aspects of care with regard to preparing for joint replacement surgery. It is a requirement for all patients who are scheduled for a joint replacement surgery at Dosher Hospital to attend due to the numerous benefits it offers. Data shows that joint class participants experience a decrease in length of stay, GI issues, pain, anxiety, VTE prevention, reduction of errors, and overall better outcomes. Our aim is to ensure that all patients undergoing total joint surgery at Dosher are fully informed and prepared for the procedure, and we believe that Joint Class is an essential part of achieving this goal. In this class, you will become familiar with this hospital and have your questions answered by a highly experienced member of the Dosher OR team. Patients are encouraged to bring a spouse, friend, or coach, especially one who will be supporting them through surgery and recovery from their total joint replacement.
Event: The Total Joint Experience (9:30am - 10:30am & 1:00pm - 2:00pm)
Location: Dosher Hospital Conference Room (Use Hospital Back Entrance)
Description: The free seminar, given by Dosher Orthopedic Nurse Navigator Chelsea Beard, RN, BSN, will help patients know what to expect in several aspects of care with regard to preparing for joint replacement surgery. It is a requirement for all patients who are scheduled for a joint replacement surgery at Dosher Hospital to attend due to the numerous benefits it offers. Data shows that joint class participants experience a decrease in length of stay, GI issues, pain, anxiety, VTE prevention, reduction of errors, and overall better outcomes. Our aim is to ensure that all patients undergoing total joint surgery at Dosher are fully informed and prepared for the procedure, and we believe that Joint Class is an essential part of achieving this goal. In this class, you will become familiar with this hospital and have your questions answered by a highly experienced member of the Dosher OR team. Patients are encouraged to bring a spouse, friend, or coach, especially one who will be supporting them through surgery and recovery from their total joint replacement.
Event: The Total Joint Experience (9:30am - 10:30am & 1:00pm - 2:00pm)
Location: Dosher Hospital Conference Room (Use Hospital Back Entrance)
Description: The free seminar, given by Dosher Orthopedic Nurse Navigator Chelsea Beard, RN, BSN, will help patients know what to expect in several aspects of care with regard to preparing for joint replacement surgery. It is a requirement for all patients who are scheduled for a joint replacement surgery at Dosher Hospital to attend due to the numerous benefits it offers. Data shows that joint class participants experience a decrease in length of stay, GI issues, pain, anxiety, VTE prevention, reduction of errors, and overall better outcomes. Our aim is to ensure that all patients undergoing total joint surgery at Dosher are fully informed and prepared for the procedure, and we believe that Joint Class is an essential part of achieving this goal. In this class, you will become familiar with this hospital and have your questions answered by a highly experienced member of the Dosher OR team. Patients are encouraged to bring a spouse, friend, or coach, especially one who will be supporting them through surgery and recovery from their total joint replacement.
8:30 am
Event: American Red Cross Blood Drive
Location: Dosher Memorial Hospital Conference Room #1
Description: Dosher Memorial Hospital will host an American Red Cross Blood Drive on Friday, December 29, from 8:30am -1:30pm at the Hospital's main campus at 924 N. Howe St., Southport in Conference Room #1. Community members who would like to donate blood at this event are encouraged to sign up online at www.redcrossblood.org and enter in zip code 28461 in the “Find a Blood Drive” search tool. Look for Dosher Hospital and the date and click, “See times,” to check schedule availability. Tap on the donation time of your choice and fill in the requested information. All donors are welcome. Please bring a photo ID.