http://www.civista.org/blog Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:07:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Civista offers a free prostate cancer screening, the screening will include a digital-rectal exam (DRE) and prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test. The free screening will be held on Tuesday, September 28th, between 5:00 pm and 8:00 pm in the Same Day Surgery Department at Civista Medical Center. Pre-registration is ... http://www.civista.org/blog/index.php/2010/09/civista-offers-free-prostate-screenings/ The 13th  Annual Autumn Wine Tasting will be held on September 18, 2010 from 6pm – 10pm at the historic Port Tobacco Courthouse. Tickets are $60.00 and include all wine samples, all food, open bar and specialty bars.  There will be a Cigar Lounge where you can purchase cigars and feel ... http://www.civista.org/blog/index.php/2010/09/join-us-for-the-13th-annual-autumn-wine-tasting/ Bringing the faith community and healthcare agencies of Charles County together is the goal of 2nd Annual Faith and Unity Health Expo to be held on Saturday, August 28, 2010 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the College of Southern Maryland’s La Plata campus in the Business & Industry ... http://www.civista.org/blog/index.php/2010/08/civista-health-supports-the-faith-and-unity-health-expo-2/ A recent widespread outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) this summer has contaminated the egg supply in the United States and made nearly two thousand people sick. As a service to the community, Civista Health would like to provide you with good online resources so that you can arm yourself with ... http://www.civista.org/blog/index.php/2010/08/civista-news-update-summer-2010-national-egg-recall/ Civista Medical Center will be participating in a Maryland State Region V Disaster Exercise on Thursday, August 26, 2010. Civista along with 12 other Maryland State Region V hospitals will be participating in the drill. With this regional effort we will be able to assess and evaluate a number of factors ... http://www.civista.org/blog/index.php/2010/08/civista-to-participate-in-maryland-state-region-v-disaster-exercise/ Civista Health is proud to present “Pitching for Prostate Health” Prostate Cancer Awareness Night at the Blue Crabs Baseball Game on Friday, August 20th, at 7:05 pm. Education on the benefits of early detection and screening information will be available, so have fun and get on the path to prostate ... http://www.civista.org/blog/index.php/2010/08/pitching-for-prostate-health/ On Saturday, July 31st, Civista Medical Center and the Pink Ladies & Sisters at Heart breast cancer support groups celebrated a great night of awareness, fellowship and a Blue Crabs win with an out-of-the-park home run at Regency Furniture Stadium. The combined efforts helped raise awareness about the importance of early ... http://www.civista.org/blog/index.php/2010/08/paint-the-park-pink-a-great-night-for-a-great-cause/ Please join us in participating in the Buy Local Challenge, a statewide campaign to support local farmers by eating at least 1 food from a local farm each day during the last full week in July. Civista Health has accepted the challenge and will serve at least 1 food from a ... http://www.civista.org/blog/index.php/2010/07/civista-challenges-you-to-buy-eat-local-this-week/ Do you know someone in our Southern Maryland community who deserves recognition for their commitment to helping others? Don’t let them go without being thanked—here’s your chance to share their story with the whole world! The Civista Hero of the Month is our way of recognizing and showing our appreciation for ... http://www.civista.org/blog/index.php/2010/07/real-heroes-are-always-there-when-you-need-them/ The Villages of SteepleChase helps raise more than $4,300 for the Civista Health Foundation A great time was had by all last Friday night at Regency Furniture Stadium, home of the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs baseball team. Players on the Blue Crabs roster wore Redskins-themed jerseys, which were auctioned at the ... http://www.civista.org/blog/index.php/2010/07/new-la-plata-neighborhood-supports-civista-health-foundation/