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HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital Women’s Services to offer Breastfeeding Support Group

(EFFINGHAM, IL) – HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital’s Women’s Services monthly Breastfeeding Support Group meeting will be held Wednesday, November 30 at 5 p.m. in the Women’s Wellness Center at 900 West Temple Avenue, Suite 108.  The meeting is open to all breastfeeding mothers and expecting mothers who are considering breastfeeding and will offer support, encouragement and education to those in attendance.

The group meets monthly on the last Wednesday of the month.  The meeting is led by certified lactation counselors with visiting speakers.

There is no charge to attend.  For questions or more information about the Breastfeeding Support Group, contact Ashley Davis, RN, CLC, Nurse Navigator at St. Anthony’s Women’s Wellness Center at 217-347-1638  or visit HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital’s Web site at www.stanthonyshospital.org.  HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital is part of the Southern Illinois Division of Hospital Sisters Health System, which also includes HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Belleville, HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital in Breese, HSHS Holy Family Hospital in Greenville, and HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital in Highland.

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About Hospital Sisters Health System

Hospital Sisters Health System’s (HSHS) mission is to reveal and embody Christ’s healing love for all people through our high quality, Franciscan health care ministry. HSHS provides state-of-the-art health care to our patients and is dedicated to serving all people, especially the most vulnerable, at each of our 14 Local Systems and physician practices in Illinois (Belleville, Breese, Decatur, Effingham, Greenville, Highland, Litchfield, and Springfield) and Wisconsin (Chippewa Falls, Eau Claire, Oconto Falls, Sheboygan, and two in Green Bay). HSHS is sponsored by Hospital Sisters Ministries, and Hospital Sisters of St. Francis is the founding institute. For more information about HSHS, visitwww.hshs.org.  For more information about Hospital Sisters of St. Francis, visit www.hospitalsisters.org.