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Classes & Events: Support Groups

Support groups meeting on the Altoona Hospital Campus, 620 Howard Ave., use the Allegheny and Bedford rooms and the Rotunda on the 6th floor of the Outpatient Center and Dining Room B adjacent to the main cafeteria on Tower 4.

The following support groups and clinics meet at the 7th Avenue Campus, 2500 7th Ave. The Trzeciak Conference Suite is in the Education Center at 2621 8th Ave. For Kaufman Dining Room and fourth floor waiting room, please use the 7th Avenue entrance. For Physical Medicine, please use ER entrance on 8th Avenue.

The Station Medical Center is located at 1516 9th Ave., off 17th Street on 9th Avenue. To find the meeting room, use the Altoona Regional Health System Outpatient Services entrance in the left section of the complex.

ACTIVITY	TIME & DATE	LOCATION	INFORMATION
Alcoholics Anonymous	8 p.m., every Monday	Kaufman Dining Room	Call 946-9002.
Alzheimer's Support Group	6:30 p.m., every last Tuesday, except in December	Allegheny Room	Call 889-2141.
Bariatric Support Group	6 p.m., every first Wednesday	Rotunda	Call 943-7040.
Breastfeeding Classes	6 to 8 p.m., first and second Wednesdays	Rotunda	Call 889-2557
Breastfeeding Support Group	10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., every fourth Wednesday	Call for room location.	Call 889-2557 or 889-2310.
Breast Cancer Support Group	6-7:30 p.m., every first Thursday	Trzeciak Conference Suite during the months of January, February and March. *After March, the group will meet in the Bedford Room, on the 6th Floor of the Outpatient Center, Altoona Hospital Campus.	Call Jane Getsy at 674-3708.
Caregiver's Corner Support Group	11:30 a.m., every first Thursday.	Hoss's Restaurant, Duncansville	Call 889-3123.
Central Pa. Ostomy Society	2 p.m., third Sunday of March, April, May, Sept., Oct., and Nov.	Rotunda	Call 943-3782.
Depression and Bipolar Self-Help Support Group	7 p.m., every Wednesday	Dining Room B, 4th Floor, Altoona Hospital Campus	Call 889-2141.
Diabetes Outpatient Education	By individual appointment and group sessions. Must have referral by physician.		Call 889-2487 for times and locations.
Faith-Based Bereavement/Grief Support Group	6 p.m., every first and third Wednesday	7th Avenue Campus	For those who have experienced the death of a loved one. Call 889-4323.
Parkinson's Disease Support Group	11 a.m., every last Monday	Hoss's Restaurant, Altoona	Call 889-2141.
Perinatal Loss Support Group	7 to 8:30 p.m., first Tuesday	Blair Medical Center, 501 Howard Ave., Building B, Suite 205	Call 889-2141.
Sleep Apnea Support Group	6 p.m., every other month starting March 2012.	ISM Waiting Room on 4th Floor, 7th Avenue Campus	A support group for people using CPAP or BiPAP therapy. Call 889-4466 for more information.
Stroke Support Group (BSHC)	Noon to 2 p.m., every second Tuesday	Classroom, Station Medical Center	Call 889-2356
Those Who Have Lost a Loved One to Suicide	7 p.m., third Thursday	Access Center, Blair Medical Center, Building C, 501 Howard Ave.	Call 889-2141.
Wheelchair Clinic	11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., and 1:30 p.m. second Tuesday of each month.	2nd floor, Physical Medicine gym, 7th Avenue Campus	Physician referral required. Call for information and appointment, 889-4463.

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