Loma Linda University Medical Center to Host One of Southern California's Largest...

Loma Linda University Medical Center to Host One of Southern California's
Largest Women's Health Conferences Empowering Women to Improve Their Health

LOMA LINDA, Calif., July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Loma Linda University Medical
Center (LLUMC), one of the nation's most respected research and treatment
facilities, announced today that it will host one of Southern California's
largest and most comprehensive women's health conferences on November 14 at
the Riverside Convention Center in Riverside, CA. Tickets for the daylong
event are now on sale.
"Loma Linda University Medical Center believes in empowering women to take
care of their own health and in our role of helping enhance the health and
well-being of women in general," said Beverly Rigsby, LLUMC's director of
women's GYN services. "With a mix of entertainment, inspiration, education,
health screenings, exhibits and discussion sessions, the November conference
will do just that."
Loma Linda is based in Southern California's Inland Empire, which is the
sixth fastest-growing region in the country and where the number of women ages
45 and older is expected to increase by 43 percent between now and 2012. "In
order to meet the healthcare demands of an aging population that traditionally
experiences higher incidences of illness, we must work together to shed a
light on health improvement," added Rigsby.
Studies show that women make up to 90 percent of the healthcare decisions
for themselves and their families. Speaking of Women's Heath conferences, part
of the National Speaking of Women's Health Foundation, help women make
informed decisions about health, well-being and personal safety. The November
event is designed to enhance the lives of women in the community while raising
awareness about LLUMC's women's healthcare and community outreach programs.
"This is a fantastic opportunity to reach out to local women on health
issues of importance to our community," said community sponsor Jeanne Murdoch,
vice president, Chancellor Health Care. "The Speaking of Women's Health
conference offers a day of camaraderie and teaches women to feel comfortable
talking with their families, their doctors or their spouses about health
issues of concern to them."
Sponsors of the November event include L'Oreal Paris, Dove Chocolates,
Garnier, Huggies Diapers, Slim-Fast, Kellogg's Snacks, Maybelline of New York
and locally based Aurora Imaging Technology Inc., and the Loma Linda
International Heart Institute. Other national sponsors include Lifetime,
Tylenol, One-A-Day Women's, Wal-Mart, Cadbury Schweppes, Vaseline Intensive
Care, and Meredith, among others.
For tickets and additional event information, call 877-LLUMC-4U or visit
http://www.lomalindaevents.org.
About Loma Linda University Medical Center
Loma Linda University Medical Center (LLUMC), a Seventh-Day Adventist
institution, is among the largest private medical educational centers in the
United States and the only one in inland Southern California. The Medical
Center is also the only Level 1 Regional Trauma for four inland Southern
California counties. Since its beginning in 1905, LLUMC has served the
worldwide community and is the international leader in infant heart
transplantation and proton radiation therapy for cancer. The Loma Linda
University Cancer Center was established in 1991 and is the most comprehensive
cancer facility in Southern California, offering access to the world's first
hospital-based proton treatment center -- the James M. Slater, M.D., Proton
Treatment and Research Center. LLUMC is dedicated to pursuing laboratory
research, innovative clinical research, the rapid transfer of research
findings into clinical practice, NCI high-priority clinical trials, cancer
prevention and control research, research training and continuing education
for health-care professionals, cancer information services for patients,
health professionals, and the community, and cancer prevention and control.
The Medical Center, including its East Campus and the LLU Behavioral Medical
Center, has nearly 900 patient beds and serves over 33,000 inpatients and
650,000 outpatients annually. LLUMC has some of the leading clinical programs
in the United States including outpatient surgery and neonatal care. It is
licensed for 72 neonatal intensive care beds and is one of the largest
facilities of its kind in the world.
About Speaking of Women's Health
"Speaking of Women's Health" is dedicated to educating women to make
informed decisions about their health, well-being and personal safety for
themselves and their families. The 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization educates
and empowers women nationwide through more than 50 conferences and events
across the country; its health programs, Universal Sisters and Hablando de la
Salud de la Muher; community events and education centers with free health
brochures in Wal-Mart stores nationwide; a free quarterly newsletter, a Web
site and a television show, "Lifetime's Speaking of Women's Health." Speaking
of Women's Health is supported by National Sponsors Wal-Mart, Lifetime,
Tylenol, Zyrtec, Kellogg's, L'Oreal Paris, Mabelline New York, Garnier,
Cadbury Schweppes, Americas Beverages, Kellogg's Snacks, Gardasil, Slim-Fast,
Promise Active, Vaseline, Degree, Kleenex, Huggies, Kotex, Dove Chocolate,
Meredith Corporation, Stryker, One-A-Day and Citracal.
SOURCE Loma Linda University Medical Center

Lisa Freeman, +1-818-597-8453, ext. 4, lisaf@kevinross.net, for Loma Linda
University Medical Center