Monday, November 21, 2011

Honor your Loved Ones with a Love Light


Want to give a lasting gift this holiday season? Recognize your loved ones with Sentara Potomac Hospital Auxiliary Love Lights for $15 per light. Proceeds benefit Sentara Potomac Hospital.

The names of those people being honored will appear in an album to be displayed in the hospital lobby during the holiday season. The annual Love Light Tree lighting ceremony will be held on Sunday, December 4, 2011, at 5:30 p.m. in the Hylton Education Center at Sentara Potomac Hospital.

To help us light our Love Light Tree, please call the Sentara Potomac Hospital Auxiliary at 703-670-1539.

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Free Weight Loss Surgery Seminar in Springfield


Have previous dieting and medical weight loss attempts been unsuccessful? Join board-certified weight loss surgeon, Dr. Denis Halmi, to learn about surgical solutions to weight loss including laparoscopic gastric banding, gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, and revisional procedures.

Plus, hear firsthand from surgery patients about their experiences.

Join us on Saturday, November 12, from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., at the Hilton Springfield, 6550 Loisdale Road, in Springfield.

Register online or call 703-221-2500 or 1-800-Sentara.

Sentara Potomac Hospital is designated a Center of Excellence by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery for a demonstrated track record of excellent outcomes in bariatric surgery.

Thursday, November 3, 2011

New Advances in Cataract Surgery


A free seminar from Sentara Potomac Hospital

Join Dr. Susan Majlessi, a fellowship-trained ophthalmologist, as she discusses new advances in cataract surgery at this free community seminar.

Cataract is a condition in which the lens of the eye turns cloudy and obstructs the passage of light. Left untreated, cataracts may cause vision problems that interfere with daily activities or blindness.

In the United States, 75 percent of those over the age of 60 show some signs of cataracts as a normal effect of aging. Fortunately, the condition is treatable with surgery. Learn about your surgical options during this informative event.

New Advances in Cataract Surgery
Thursday, December 8, 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Westminster at Lake Ridge
12191 Clipper Drive in Lake Ridge
Free. Register online or call 703-221-2500.

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Take a Guided Tour of the Sentara Heart and Vascular Center at Potomac Hospital


The new Sentara Heart and Vascular Center at Potomac Hospital offers residents in our community the option of receiving cardiovascular care closer to home, including interventional cardiac catheterization and other procedures to treat heart and vascular diseases.

Just ask Lorton resident, Charlie Beahm, who came to the Sentara Heart and Vascular Center for a diagnostic procedure but then got the surprise of his life when tests revealed that he actually had a heart attack. He was happy to get the cardiac care he needed close to home.

Take a guided video tour of the Sentara Heart and Vascular Center at Potomac Hospital.