June 29, 2012 – Hallmark Health System, which includes Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford and Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, is now offering the Safe Sitter® course for pre-teens 11 years old and up.
The course will be offered on Wednesday, July 18 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Hallmark Health System’s 239 Commercial St., Malden location. The cost per student is $55.
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More than 500,000 adolescent babysitters have graduated from the medically-accurate Safe Sitter® course, which instills students with confidence as they learn how, why and where injuries can happen so they can be prevented.
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The up-to-date curriculum provides hands-on practice in lifesaving techniques designed to prepare babysitters to act in an emergency. Babysitters also receive instruction on how a child’s age affects how to care for them, how to prevent problem behavior, and how to run their own babysitting business. They also learn basic first aid skills as well as how to perform infant and child choking rescue.
To graduate from the Safe Sitter® course and receive a course completion card, students must complete practical and written tests that indicate their mastery of key concepts and life and safety skills.
For more information or to register, call 781-338-7561.
For more information about Hallmark Health System, visit www.hallmarkhealth.org or follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/hallmarkhealth.
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Hallmark Health System is the premier, charitable provider of vital health services to Boston's northern communities. The system includes Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford; Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, Melrose; Hallmark Health Hematology and Oncology Center, Stoneham; The CHEM Center for MRI, Stoneham; Hallmark Health Medical Center, Reading; Hallmark Health VNA and Hospice; Lawrence Memorial/Regis College Nursing and Radiography Programs, Medford and Hallmark Health Medical Associates, Inc. Hallmark Health System is affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital for cardiology and Tufts Medical Center for neonatology and the Joslin Diabetes Center for diabetes care.
