Centegra Health Bridge Fitness Center–Crystal Lake
Centegra Health Bridge Fitness Center–Huntley
Centegra Health Center–Huntley
Centegra Hospital–McHenry
Centegra Hospital–Woodstock
Centegra Sage Cancer Center
Centegra Specialty Hospital–Woodstock, South Street
Centegra Wound and Hyperbaric Center–Huntley
Centegra Gavers Breast Center–Crystal Lake
Location key for classes
Centegra
HealthSystem
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Cancer Survivors Day
This day of celebration for anyone affected
by cancer—including survivors, family and
friends—brings together family, health care
providers and friends for a garden party with
food, music, expressive arts opportunities,
drumming, chair massage and a raffle. Children
are welcome. To register, call
877-CENTEGRA
.
Day
Date
Time
Su
Jun 1
2–4pm
Cancer Transitions
This six-week support and education group
focuses on the needs of cancer survivors who
have finished treatment within the last two
years. Led by Marianna Wolfmeyer, oncology
counselor. Advance registration required. Call
815-759-4459
to register.
Day
Date
Time
W
Apr 2–May 7
6–8:30pm
Care for the Caregiver
For those who offer ongoing care and support to
loved ones living with illness. Led by Marianna
Wolfmeyer, oncology counselor. Advance
registration required. Call
815-759-4459
to
register.
Day, date
Time
Third Th of the month
10–11am
The Centegra STAR
Program
®
GPS Class
The Centegra STAR Program
®
Guided Patient
Services (GPS) class is offered twice a month
to newly diagnosed cancer survivors and their
care partners. Cancer survivors can participate
in assessments that will help the team evaluate
their current needs. All attendees will receive
valuable information about the Centegra STAR
Program
®
and resources offered through the
Centegra Sage Cancer Center to aid survivors at
diagnosis and during and after treatment. GPS
classes are held the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of
the month at the Centegra Sage Cancer Center
Library. Call
815-759-4870
to register.
For more information, see page 3 or go to
centegra.org/star
.
Library
Day, date
Time
Second Tu of the month
10am
Fourth Tu of the month
6:30pm
Creating Expressions
People living with cancer are invited to
participate in Centegra Sage Cancer Center’s
expressive arts program, which links artistic
experience with the emotional benefits of
cancer management. No art experience is
required. All materials will be provided. Call
815-759-4459
to register.
Day, date
Time
Second Th of the month
3–5pm
SUPPORT GROUPS
Other support groups have
recently started. Contact Marianna
Wolfmeyer for additional information:
mwolfmeyer@centegra.com
.
A.W.A.K.E. Support Group
For those with sleep apnea. Call
877-CENTEGRA
to register.
Conference Rooms A and B
Day
Date
Time
W
Jun 4
6:30–7:30pm
Caring and
support
O
nce a month, a van arrives at Rita
Berks’ home in Fox Lake. A friendly
driver greets her at the door and walks with
her outside.
Berks, 84, rides to the Centegra Heart
Failure Center at Centegra Hospital–
McHenry to meet a nurse who helps her
manage the symptoms of her heart disease.
McHenry is 15 miles away and she doesn’t
have a car. Fortunately, that doesn’t mean
she misses out on the care that helps her
sustain her quality of life while navigating
her health care needs. The rides come
courtesy of the Patient Express program,
Staying
ahead
of a growing need
Ride program expansion needed to serve more
one of many community benefit services
Centegra Health System offers.
“It’s a big relief,” Berks says. “I know that
I’m being taken care of. I’m very glad the
Patient Express is there to help.”
A GROWING NEED
She isn’t alone. Many community members
of all ages utilize the Patient Express service
to and from appointments and treatments
because they have no other way of getting
there, says driver Lori Kirkelie. She and
other drivers make some 200 trips a week
connecting patients to Centegra services
as varied as wound care, behavioral health
appointments, cancer treatments and cardiac
rehab. They travel upward of 200,000 miles
on McHenry County roads each year.
Yet for all the miles driven and all the
people served, there are sometimes up to
30 people and more than 100 appointment
requests each month that the program is
unable to accommodate.
“We run at capacity most weeks,” says
patient support services manager Jen Frey.
Yet demand is only expected to increase.
A system of prioritizing helps ensure
people with the most immediate care needs are
