May 2017 Calendar of Events Baton Rouge Region May 3 (Wednesday): BREAKFAST BUNCH: “Medicare 101” Presented by: Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO What is Medicare? What are parts A, B, C & D? What are Medicare Supplements? These are just a few of the topics that will be discussed. 9:30 am - 11:00 am Hospital Classroom Snack Provided RSVP REQUIRED May 4 (Thursday): Movie Review: “Going in Style” AMC THEATER 16040 Hatters Drive Please pay at the Movie Theater GO members will meet at the theater at 9:30 am $5.00 per person- admission $4.00 per person – small drink & small popcorn & fruitie tootie snack Directed by Zach Braff and written by Theodore Melfi, the film stars Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Alan Arkin, Joey King, Matt Dillon and Ann-Margret. It follows a trio of retirees who plan to rob a bank after their pensions are cancelled. When the company they worked for is bought out, their pensions become a casualty of the restructuring. Inspired by a bank robbery one of them witnesses, three seniors decide to take back what is rightfully owed them from the bank holding the company's pension funds. RSVP REQUIRED
May 9 (Tuesday): EDUCATIONAL SEMINAR: “Crocheting Compassion with Plastic Yarn” Presented by: Jerry Stark Plastic bags are one of the worst offenders of the wasteful products that are polluting the Earth's oceans and occupying the limited space of landfills. Equivalently, 429,000 plastic bags are dumped into landfills each hour; or 7,150 are thrown away each minute. So what can we do about it? Rather than throwing them out, they can be reused by crocheting them into multi-purpose mats (known as 'plarn' – plastic yarn) for sleeping mats for people without access to shelter. We will hear how this program started and see an actual demonstration of how the mat is made. 10:00 am - 12:00 am Hospital Classroom Snack Provided RSVP REQUIRED May 11 (Thursday): ROAD TRIP: “A Day in the French Quarter” New Orleans $25.00 per Person LUNCH ON YOUR OWN Depart from Ochsner Plaza II: 8:00 am Return Time: 5:00 pm With so much culture, history and entertainment, we will spend the day in the “Quarters” touring and eating on your own. RSVP REQUIRED May 16 (Tuesday): CULINARY RUN: “LaContea Restaurant” 7970 Jefferson Hwy We will meet at the restaurant to simply enjoy a great lunch and great company Arrival: 11:00 am RSVP REQUIRED May 25 (Thursday): ROAD TRIP: “Avery Island” $38.00 per Person LUNCH ON YOUR OWN Depart from Ochsner Plaza II: 8:00 am Return Time: 5:00 pm The self-guided, 10-stop TABASCO® Tour will take you through the TABASCO® Museum, the greenhouse, the barrel warehouse and the factory building, re-creation of the salt mine, bottling line, and self guided tour of the Jungle Gardens. We will eat at the Restaurant 1868 located at Avery Island. . RSVP REQUIRED
REMINDER: The GO Community Cloud is up and running. The Cloud will allow you to view all event and activities, register for the events and activities and allow you to pay online. Go to: https://ochsner.force.com and sign up today! To better enhance the patient experience two new services at O’Neal Health Center have been added: ·
To help expedite our registration process, a self-check-in kiosk has been deployed on the first floor of O’Neal. The kiosk is the next step in offering our patients a more innovative experience at Ochsner. Patients can schedule appointments and communicate with their provider through MyOchsner and then check themselves in upon arrival for appointments. We will have representatives available to patients who have questions or need additional assistance when using the kiosk.
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An Ochsner Retail Pharmacy location will be opening at O’Neal in the first few weeks of March. The pharmacy will be located on the first floor of O’Neal in suite 103 (next to the Physical Therapy space at O’Neal). The pharmacy will accept all prescription orders and offer additional services such as home delivery with Oscripts, bedside delivery for patients, automatic refills, as well as offer immunizations on-site.
We are excited to be bringing these new, convenient services to our patients Just a reminder: On road trips, please be aware of the amount of perfume or cologne that you use, some people are allergic to these products. When a fee is involved: It must be received within 5 days of making the reservation to confirm your seat. Please check availability with the GO office before mailing a check. YOU ARE NOT SCHEDULED FOR THE EVENT UNTIL THE CHECK IS RECEIVED. Please submit separate checks for events.
For more information on upcoming trips, activities, meetings, to submit a suggestion or to make a reservation call: Cindy Wilks, Program Coordinator 17000 Medical Center Drive ▪ Baton Rouge LA 70816
[email protected] 225-755-4984
