Beaver Island Michigan

On August 3rd Beaver Island voters in both townships will be asked to approve a renewal of two mills to support the operations of the Beaver Island Rural Health Center.

Please continue to support prompt, locally available health care, an essential service for Beaver Island residents and visitors. Vote â??Yesâ?￾ on the August ballot proposal to renew 2 mills for the Beaver Island Rural Health Center.

This proposal reestablishes the 2 mills medical center millage previously approved by the electors that expired in December, 2009. Specifically, the proposal renews the current 1.8420 mills and restores the .1580 mills previously rolled back by the Headlee Amendment.

Senior Help Mate

Liaison between BIRHC and Senior Islanders
â??Promoting Independent living in the Beaver Island Communityâ?￾

The Senior Help Mate will coordinate your care in conjunction with the care providers at the Beaver Island Rural Health Center

Wellness Services

Medication Set up â??(supervision by the BIRHC Practitioners)
Transportation, Visit a friend, Grocery shopping, Medical appointments, Errands

Blood pressure monitoring, Meal preparation, Shopping, Light Housekeeping, Companionship, Respite care,
Medication Prompting, Managing Household Tasks , Help with laundry, Personal Care

Medical equipment needs in conjunction with Hospice Helping Hands

Call 448-2275 for additional information

Donna Kubic

Certified Nurses Aid If anyone is interested in becoming a certified nurses aid, please contact Donna at the Beaver Island Rural Health Center. This would involve 3 weeks of training off island. All expenses would be paid through a grant. Hours would be very limited but an opportunity to acquire a C...

Physical Therapy will now be offered at the Beaver Island Rural Health Center. Through the Charlevoix Area Hospital, Larry Hudson, physical therapist, will be coming to the island on Tuesdays and Thursdays starting July 27th to treat patients at the Health Center. A medical prescription of need is n...

Senior Help Mate Looking for a person who might be interested in a Senior Help mate Program to assist seniors on Beaver Island with things such as transportation to visit a friend, drive to a medical appointment, and take the senior to the grocery store. Other services would be medication prompting,...

The Health Department has supplied the Beaver Island Rural Health Center with Free Shingles Vaccine â?¢ Must be 60 years old or older â?¢ No Insurance coverage for Shingles Vaccine â?¢ No Medicare Part D Shingles is a disease caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox. Once a person has had chi...

BIRHC 2010 Car Raffle.

The Beaver Island Rural Health Center is raffling off a 2010 Crystal Red Metallic Chevrolet Cobalt. It comes loaded: cruise control, air conditioning, an AM/FM/CD player, keyless entry, remote start, all season tires, front and side airbags, a 2.2L, 4 cylinder 155 hp engine and automatic transmission. Tickets are $100 and are available at the Health Center, McDonoughâ??s Market and from any board member. A maximum of 600 will be sold.

Thanks to all who bought â??Early Birdâ?￾ tickets. The winner of the $1000 Early Bird Prize was Sally Lounsberry. The car drawing will once again take place on Labor Day at a new location: The Beaver Island Lodge at 7:30 PM. All proceeds from the raffle will go directly to supplementing the Health Centerâ??s operating budget.

Donna Kubic

POLST - PHYSICIAN ORDERS FOR LIFE SUSTAINING TREATMENT

MARY ROBINSON, RN MSN, HEALTH DEPARTMENT OF NORTHWEST MICHIGAN

Purpose of POLST
â??to improve end of life care by converting the patients preferences into medical orders that are transferable throughout the healthcare systemâ?￾

*POLST
*Stands outside of the hospital setting
*Active Wish

Advance Directive
Hypothetical
Active â??Under Certain Circumstances
When pt is incapacitated
When someone wonders IF it should be addressed

Presented at BIRHC Community Room Tuesday June 22, 2010 - 10:00am
Please call the Health Center if you plan to attend so we may plan for adequate seating 448-2275

Donna Kubic

Aging Parents and Legal Issues Tuesday, June 15, 2010 6:00 -7:30 pm Presented live via the REMEC Telehealth Network from Munson Community Health Center, at the Beaver Island Rural Health Center Community Room Learn About Elder Law Even though aging parents may be healthy and doing well now, their si...

Jumpstart to Wellness Preventive Care / Wellness Screening $25.00 fee includes the following: Review of Medical History Height & Weight Blood pressure check Cholesterol, anemia , and blood sugar screening EKG To make an appointment for a Wellness Screening call the Health Center - 448-2275 You c...

Cancer Support Group Meeting
May 5th, 2010 - 10:30 AM
at the Beaver Island Rural Health
Center Community Room

In conjunction with the
Circle of Strength Cancer Support
Group in Charlevoix
Via REMEC Telehealth

Interested call Muggs at 448-2444

Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: New Treatments Wednesday, April 28, 2010 6:00 â?? 7:30 pm Call the Beaver Island Rural Health Center for Information 448-2275 Presented live via the REMEC TeleHealth Network at the Beaver Island Rural Health Center Community Room from Munson Hospital What is spinal stenosis? ...

Thank you Marilyn and Liam for hosting this breast cancer awareness fundraiser! I would like to encourage any lady who might be putting off getting a mammogram done, for whatever reason to please contact the Health Center. 448-2275 Also: Grant monies are still available for preventative care at the ...

Char Em United Way has awarded the Beaver Island Rural Health Center a $6,000 grant to offer to the uninsured residents of Beaver Island, an opportunity to make an appointment with one of our two care providers for a physical, which would include a physical, blood work, and baseline EGC. The service...

The Health Fair scheduled for this Saturday the 13th, has been cancelled. A new date has not been determined.