Free community lecture on "Breast Health and Cancer Treatment"

Presence Holy Family Medical Center physician Rabia Bhatti, M.D., also the director of the Breast Center at Presence Resurrection Medical Center, will be hosting a free community lecture on “Breast Health and Cancer Treatment,” on Monday, October 27, 2014, at the Des Plaines Library, 1501 Ellinwood Street from 7-9 p.m.

The presentation is free and will cover the importance of breast health, including screening for breast cancer, risk factors, prevention and medical advances in treatment.

The capacity for this lecture is limited to 50 people. Please register in advance by calling 847.827.5551.

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About Presence Holy Family Medical Center

Founded in 1961, Presence Holy Family Medical Center (HFMC) is a faith-based Long-Term Acute Care Hospital (LTACH) in Illinois, and the only such hospital in the Northwest Chicago land area. Holy Family operates 105 LTACH beds and specializes in providing care for patients who are critically ill with complex conditions and must be hospitalized for an extended period of time. HFMC is the only specialty hospital campus in Illinois with comprehensive outpatient services including: same-day surgery, G.I. lab, medical imaging, Women’s Imaging Center, Wound Healing Center, sleep disorder treatment, a Pain Center, cardiology, and physical, occupational and speech therapies, and the Keys to Recovery substance abuse treatment program. For more information: http://holyfamilymedicalcenter.reshealth.org/sub_hfmc/default.cfm

About Presence Health

Provena Health and Resurrection Health Care have joined to form Presence Health, a family of Catholic, not-for profit, healthcare services providing advanced medical care and exceptional service with compassion and hope. With locations in Chicago and its collar counties, as well as in East-Central Illinois, it is the largest Catholic health provider in Illinois, encompassing 12 hospitals, 27 long term care and senior residential facilities, numerous outpatient services, clinics, home health services, hospice, private duty, and comprehensive Behavioral Health services. Presence Health is sponsored by the Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart, the Servants of the Holy Heart of Mary, the Sisters of the Holy Family, Sisters of Mercy of the Americas and the Sisters of the Resurrection. Visit www.provenaresurrection.org to learn more.