Tour of Ponds
The Eighth Annual Tour of Ponds presented by Harb’s Oasis is scheduled for Saturday, June 2, 10AM – 5PM and Sunday, June 3, 11AM – 5PM. Over 30 homes in the Ascension, Baton Rouge, and Port Allen areas will open their backyards to show off their beautiful and unique ponds in an effort to support the cancer services of Woman’s Hospital.

Tickets are $12 each for a self-guided tour. There will be a bus tour on Saturday, June 2. Bus tickets are $30. Tickets are available at both locations of Harb’s Oasis, Naylor’s Hardware and Garden Center and Woman’s Hospital Shops. For more information, call Harb’s Oasis at 756-2720.

Since its inception, the Tour of Ponds has raised more than $44,000 to support the breast and gynecologic cancer services at Woman’s Hospital.

Sponsors include Harb's Oasis, Collins-Oliver, Inc., Jimstone, Co., McDonald’s of Baton Rouge, VIP International, Thomas E. Foster, DDS, House and Home Magazine, Naylor’s Hardware and Garden Center, The V Shop, Baton Rouge Coca-Cola, and Linda and Scott Knecht.

Woman’s Hospital Cancer Care
Woman’s Hospital provides comprehensive cancer services for women facing breast and gynecological cancers. Our continuum of care includes screening procedures, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, and home care services.

Our gynecologic cancer services are coordinated by the area’s only board-certified gynecologic oncologists. Other physician specialists, including general surgeons, radiologists and medical oncologists, also provide care for cancer patients at Woman’s Hospital. The oncology staff has extensive experience in the care of women undergoing cancer surgery, as well as in chemotherapy administration, and other needs of cancer patients. In addition, a monthly gynecologic tumor conference offers a forum for women diagnosed with gynecologic cancers.

National Nurse to Nurse Award

Hospital Week:
Everyone's a Winner at Woman's

Come on down!  You could be the winner of fabulous prizes and gifts during Hospital Week 2007!

Monday, May 7 – Behind the door of Conference Room 2 is a lovely monogrammed tote bag for every contestant.  Kick off a winning week by picking up your tote bag with valuable prizes and a scavenger hunt list!

Tuesday, May 8 – Deal . . .or NO Deal!  There’s no banker here, but hold on to your suitcase (suitcase is on the flyer in your check envelope) to see if your number is picked to win a prize!  Lucky numbers will be announced via e-mail. 

Wednesday, May 9 – Calling all William Hungs, Carrie Underwoods and Kelly Clarksons.  Enter the American Idol karaoke contest and sing your heart out to gain audience votes.  Join Paula, Simon and Randy on the plaza for free food and entertainment!  Prizes will be awarded.

Thursday, May 10 – Do you have amazing powers of CONCENTRATION?  Use the clues to solve the puzzles and win prizes. 

Friday, May 11 – End a winning week by bringing your scavenger hunt items to Conference Rooms 2 and 3.  The team with the most items on the list will win an ice-cream sundae party.  The team with the most Woman’s Hospital T-shirts (of different designs!) wins cookies for the department.

Final answer . . . our employees make Woman’s Hospital a winner.  Thank you for everything you do all year!

Osteoporosis Awareness Month
Osteoporosis is a major public health threat for an estimated 44 million Americans, or 55 percent of people 50 years of age and older. In the United States, 10 million individuals are estimated to already have the disease and almost 34 million more are estimated to have low bone mass, placing them at increased risk for osteoporosis.

Of the 10 million Americans estimated to have osteoporosis, eight million are women and two million are men.

May is National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month. To learn how you can help to protect your bones, visit womans.org.

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