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ARIZONA
Glendale
Lymphedema Support Group
Banner Thunderbid Medical Center
5555 W. Thrunderbid Road
Glendale, AZ 85306
(602)865-5555
A free support group for adult lymphedema/breast cancer patients, survivors and support persons. The group meets the 3rd Monday of each month from 6:30-8 pm in Conf. room 1. For more information, call Mia jimenez at 602-865-5831.
ARKANSAS
Little Rock
Contact: ACRC Clinical Oncology Social Wor Dept. at 686-8145 or email:WisonAvisF@uams.edu
University of Arkansas Medical Services
4301 W. Markham St.
Little Rock, AR 72205
3rd Tuesday from 11am-12:30pm
10th Floor Room 1017 ACRC
For patient and cargivers with lunch provided.
CALIFORNIA
Berkeley
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center
First Thursday 6-7:30pm
Room 2207 on 2nd floor
2001 Dwight Way
Berkeley, CA
510-204-2548
Castro Valley
Contact: Eden Medical Center at email: edeninfo@sutterhealth.org
Third Tuesday of every month at 7pm
Check meeting board in hospital for location
20103 Lake Chabot Road
Castro Valley, CA 94546-5367
510-537-1234
510-889-6506 FAX, 510-582-8882 TTY
Citrus Heights
Contact: Georgette Harward-Founder at 916-729-2889
Fourth Wednesday of each month from 2-4pm
Sutter Cancer Center
6435 Van Maren Lane
Citrus Heights. CA 95621
La Jolla
Stevens Cancer Center
Women's group in La Jolla-UCSD Cancer Center
858-626-5207
Los Gatos
Community Hospital of Los Gatos-Physical Performance Institute
3rd Tuesday of each month at 6:30pm
555 Knowles Dr., Suite 101
or Community Hospital of Los Gatos
815 Pollard Road
Los Gatos, CA 95030
408-378-6131
408-866-4003 Fax
Marin
Contact: Jane Kraft, LCSW at 415-925-7787
The Marin B.R.E.A.S.T. Center-Lobby level
2nd Monday of the month at 7-8:30pm
Registration is encouraged. Facilitated by Suzi Beattie.
Newport Beach
Hoag Cancer Center Auditorium
1st Tuesday of each month from 2-3pm
For information call 949-760-5542
Patients, family, friends, and members of the community are welcome.
Sacramento
Contact: Lois Phillips 916-422-5973
Sutter Cancer Center
4th Wednesday of each month (except Nov. & Dec.) 2-4pm
2800 L Street
Sacramento, CA 95816
San Fransisco area
Bay Area Lymphedema Support Group
For information call 415-921-2911
San Luis Obispo
Contact: Leslyn Keith, M.S., OTR/L at email: leslynk@hotmail.com
or at 805-782-9300, fax 805-782-9700
Able Therapy Services
2nd Monday at 4pm
1411 Marsh Street, Suite 107
Sanluis Obispo, CA 93401
Redonodo Beach
Contact: The Wellness Community-South Bay Cities at email: info@wellnessandcancer.org
or 310-376-3550/Paula Bauer, RN, MSN at 310-517-4665
The Wellness Community-South Bay Cities
Meets last Tuesday of every month (except Aug. & Dec.) from 12-1:30pm in room 4
109 West Torrance Boulevard, Suite 100
Redondo Beach, CA 90277
310-376-3550, fax 310-372-2094
UCLA Area
Contact: Emily Iker, M.D. at 310-829-7472 for details.
Meets 2nd Wednesday of each month at 5:30-6:30pm
CONNECTICUT
Stamford
Contact: Jennifer Oyster at 276-1544 x38 for information
Stamford Health Systems-The Rehab Center
Meets quarterly on Tuesday evening
30 Shelburne Road
Stamford, CT 06904-9317
203-276-1000
Waterbury
Contact: JT@lymphedemacircleofhope.org
Harold Leever Regional Cancer Center
1st Wednesday of the month from 5:30-7-:30pm
FLORDIA
Aventura
The Aventura Comprehensive Cancer Center
Meets 2nd Tuesday every month at 5:30-7:30pm
Aventura Hospital and Medical Center
20950 NE 27th CT
(two blocks west of Aventura Hospital on 209th ST.)
Call 305-682-2151 for more information
Bradenton
Blake Medical Center
Dolphin/Pelican Room at 3pm
2020 59th Street
Bradenton, FL
For mor information, call 941-798-6170
Jacksonville
Contact: Steve Parkerson
(904) 398-2829 or email jaxlymph@bellsouth.net
Jacksonville Lymphedema Clinic
1550-3 Hendricks Avenue
Jacksonville, Florida 32207
Leesburg
Leesburg Lymphedema support group meets the 2nd Thursday of each month at 3:00 p.m. Meetings are held at the Leesburg Office park. Call 352-365-1114 for directions, meeting topics or general information.
Margate
Contact: Cathy Kleinman-Barnett MOTR/L, CLT-LANA, LMT, CLM
954-978-4180
Northwest Medical Park
Meets 2nd Wednesday of each month
Times varies-alternates monthly between 1pm and 5:30pm
2960 North State Road 7
Suite 104
Miami
Kendall Regional Medical Center
Rehabilitation department (2nd floor)
Wednesday November 17 at 9:00 am (1 hour)
11750 Bird road
Miami, Florida 33175
For any information you can call us at 305-227-5589 ask for Gloria, Marina or Laura
Orange Park
(includes Jacksonville and St. Augustine)
Contact: Candace Bridgewater (904) 269-9113 or email cbridgewater@elymphnotes.org
Meeting Location and Time
Orange Park Cancer Center
2161 Kingsley Avenue, Orange Park
Fourth Monday January through October
One of the best assets of this group is the frequent attendance of students from a
physician's assistant school. Nursing students from
local universities are invited.
Naples
Bosom Buddies
Contact: Anne Schuch at 514-3845
Telford Educational Center (which has a covered parking, security and an elevator)
Meets 2nd Wednesday and last Wednesday of each month at 7pm
The center is adjacent to Naples Community Hospital
Greater Orlando, Casselberry Area
Contact: Fran Davila-Aponte at (407) 862-8642 or fdavila@lymphnotes.org
Meeting Location and Time
The Daytime Lymphedema Support Group
Central Branch Library
215 N. Oxford RoadRoom 2
Casselberry, FL 32707
Third Wednesday February through November
We welcome lymphedema patients, people at risk for lymphedema, spouses, caregivers and health care professionals. Lymphedema information packets
and handout are given to attendees.
Southwest Orlando
Contact: Francoise de Ganahl, RN, BS, LMT, RYT at 407-292-4445 or email: francoise@windermerewellness.com
Southwest Area
(Ft Myers and Naples areas)
Contact: Ellen Poage, RN, BSN, MPH, LMT at email:
Egpoage@aol.com
Bimonthly Support Group
Southwest Florida Regional Medical Center
2727 Winkler Ave.
Fort Myers, FL 33901
239-939-1147, Fax 239-939-8284, or www.swfrmc.com
GEORGIA
Atlanta
The Lighthouse Lymphedema Support Group
Cecil B. Day Wellness Center
Meets Thursday from 7-9pm
144 Mt. Vernon Road
Atlanta, GA
Call 770-921-1162 or 770-827-1723 for more information.
Ft. Gordon
Exceptional Family Member Program(EFMP)
Located in the Darling Hall
Bldg. 33720, Suite 224 Army Community Service
The EFMP provided information and assistance to all soldiers and family members with special needs worldwide, especially within the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA).
Call 481-7235 for more information.
KENTUCKY
Edgewood
Contact: Mary Defoe at mdefoe@elymphnotes.org
or 859 441 6484 or Breast Health Nurse 859-344-2273
Location and Time
The Lymph Connection (TLC)
St. Elizabeth Medical Center South
One Medical Village Drive
Edgewood, KY 41017
(Greater Cincinnati)
Third Monday of each month Sept-May
HAWAII
Honolulu
Kapiolani Women's Center
1907 S. Bretania
Honolulu, HI
Check online meeting schedule or call 808-973-6540 for information and registration
KANSAS
Prairie Village
Positive Encounters Lymphedema Support Group
8340 Mission Road, Suite 100
Prairie Village, KS 66206
Call 913-438-8000 for more information
ILLINOIS
Geneva
Contact: Jamie Olp at Delnor's Rehabilitation Services Dept. 630-208-4592
Delnor-Community Health & Wellness Center
Meets 2nd Wednesday of every other month at 7-9pm in the South Conference Room
300 Randall Road
Geneva, IL 60134
For more information contact Jamie Olp
Joliet
Provena Saint Joseph Physical Rehab and Sports Injury Center
Meets the last Monday of every month from 6-8pm
2400 Glenwood Avenue
Joliet, IL
For more infromation call 815-723-0383 or 815-741-7114
Moline
Contact: Roxanne at 309-764-2888 or Genesis on call at 421-2000 or 800-383-2575
Genesis Health System
Meets 3rd Wednesday of each month from 12:00-1pm
Butterworth Center
1005 8th Street
Moline, IL
MAINE
Ellsworth
Contact: Maureen Giffin at 207-326-9656 for information
MARYLAND
Annapolis410-897-0120
Ellicott City410-964-4400
Rockville301-468-3670
Upper Marlboro301-808-6546
MASSACHUSETTS
Greater Boston
Contact: GBLN at 781-894-2309
Lahey Clinic
Meets on 3rd Wednesday at 7pm (except July, Aug., Dec.)
Burlington, MA
East Brookfield
Contact EMail: CMLEARN2002@aol.com
Centeral MA Lymphedema Education and Resource Network, Inc.
PO Box 443
East Brookfield, MA 01515
508-865-8987
Springfield
EMail: Tracie.Klekotka@bhs.org
Lymphedema Support
Baystate Medical Center
Springfield, MA
Meets 4th Tuesday of the month, 3-4pm, Baystate Medical Center in the Rehabilitation Department
Contact person is Pat Drumm
413-794-5432
MICHIGAN
Portage
Mastic
5080 Lovers Lane
Portage, MI
Meets first Tuesday each month at 5:30pm from September through May only
Contact numbers are: 616-373-6223 or 1-800-469-0143
MISSOURI
Columbia
Mid-Missouri Lymphedema Network
One Hospital Drive
Columbia, MO 65212
573-814-2968
Kansas City
Shawnee Mission Medical Center, The Center for Women's Health
Meets the third Monday of each month at 5:30-6:30pm; Bring a brown-bag dinner; drinks and paper goods are supplied
Contact 816-932-6220 or toll free 1-800-932-6220 for outside Kansas City
Springfield
Contact: Debbie Rahmoeller at email: drahmoeller@elymphnotes.org
or Nora Burgess at 417-865-3068
Lymphedema Support Group of the Ozarks
Meets 1st Tuesday 6:30pm-8:00pm
St. John's Physical Therapy
2135 S. Fremont Ave.
Springfield, MO 65804 417-820-2160
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Nashua
Southern New Hampshire Lymphedema Support Group
Southern New Hampshire Rehabilitation Center
Nashua, NH
Call 603-577-8400 for more information.
NEW JERSEY
Livingston
For information contact: info@sbhcs.com
Saint Barnabas Medical Center
94 Old Short Hills Road
Livingston, NJ 07039
973-322-5000 or 1-888-SBHS-123
Westwood
Pascack Valley Hospital
250 Old Hook Road
Westwood, NJ 07675
For further information please call the Depatrment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at 201-358-3242
Somers Point
Lymphedema Support Group at Shore Memorial Hospital
1 East New York Avenue
Somers Point, NJ 08244
For more information call 609-653-3512
NEW MEXICO
Albuquerque
Lymphedema Support Group
10433 Montgomery Parkway NE
Suite 400
Albuquerque, NM
For more information call 323-8811
Las Cruces
Lymphedema Support Group
Mountain View Regional Hospital
4311 E. Lohman
Community Education Room A&B (first floor)
Las Cruces, NM
For more information contact Mirasol Lymphedema & Rehab Center at 505-522-5852, Peter Terneddle or Rob Steinmetz, Directors or www.mslre.com
Lymphedema Support of Las Cruces
Memorial Medical Center
1705 E. University Ave.
Las Cruces, NM 88001
Meets second Saturday of the month at 10am in the Solarium
For more information call 505-532-4420, Peter Ternedde
NEW YORK
Binghampton
Lourdes Regional Cancer Center
169 Riverside Drive
Binghampton, NY 13905
Meets second Wednesday of every month. Please call for times and locations 607-798-5307 or Lourdes Hospital 607-798-6103
New Hartford
Sitrin Medical Rehabilitation Center
2050 Tilden Avenue
New Hartford, NY 13413
For more information call 315-797-8000, 315-797-3114 or 888-578-8807
Utica
Lymphedema Support Group
Sitrin Medical Rehabilitation Center
Utica, NY 13501
For more information call 797-8000, ext 424
Lymphedema Support Group
Faxton-St. Luke's Healthcare
Utica, NY 13503
For more information call 738-6400
New York
New York City Lymphedema Support and Information Group
1646 First Avenue # 6C
New York, NY 10028
Conact: Maureen Schilling at email: lymph@rcn.comor www.nyclymph.freeserves.com
Rochester
Lymphedema Support Group
American Cancer Society 800-227-4844
1400 N. Winton Road
Rochester, NY
Meets the second Monday at 7pm every month (except Dec, Jan, and Feb.) call 716-288-1950 for more information
Staten Island
Lymphedema Support Group
Occupational Therapy Gym-NORTH-Staten Island University Hospital
475 Seaview Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10305
Meets first Wednesday at 7pm. For more information call 718-226-9173
NORTH CAROLINA
Durham
Lymphedema Support Group
Meets first Thursday of every month
1004 Groad Street
Durham, NC
Call 919-416-9289 for more information.
OHIO
Contact: Mary Defoe at mdefoe@elymphnotes.org
or 859 441 6484 or Breast Health Nurse 859-344-2273
Ohio State University
Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital
300 W. 10th Avenue
For more information call 614-293-5006 or 1-800-293-5560
For registration: 614-293-6428
Cincinnati
Drake Center
151 West Galbraith Road (at the Conference Center)
Cincinnati, OH
Meets third Wednesday of the month at 7pm
Call 513-948-2544 for more information
OKLAHOMA
Tulsa
Y-ME Breast Cancer Foundation
4606 East 67th Street, Building 7, Suite 314
Tulsa, OK 74136
Meets the fourth Thursday each month at the Y-ME Office at 6:30pm-8pm
Call Y-ME at 918-494-8808 for more information, Beth Cordingley, Executive Director
OREGON
Medford
Meets third Monday at Dubs Cancer Center; call 608-5543 or 608-5102 for more information.
Tualatin
Meets the fourth Tuesday; call 503-413-7753 for more information.
Legacy Healthcare
Lymphedema Support Groups; call 503-413-7348 for more information.
PENNSYLVANIA
Altoona
Bon Secours-Holy Family Hospital
2500 Seventh Avenue
Altoona, PA 16602
Call 949-4463 for more information.
Chestnut Hill Healthcare
Call 215-233-6240 for times and locations.
Philadelphia
Fox Chase Cancer Center
333 Cottman Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 1911-2497
Meets the third Wednesday each month at 6:30pm at Complementary Care Center in the Fox Chase Cancer Center.
For more information call Cheri Doll at 215-728-7000.
Wynnewood
Lankenau Hospital
100 Lancaster Avenue
Wynnewood, PA 19096
610-645-2000 or for more information for Lymphedema Support Group call 610-526-8608
RHODE ISLAND
Providence
Rhode Island Support Group
Hope Center for Cancer Support
Providence, RI
Call 401-739-4984 for more information.
SOUTH DAKOTA
Sioux Falls
Sioux Valley Health System
1305 West 18th Street
Po Box 5039
Sioux Falls, SD 57117-5039
605-333-1000 or info@siouxvalley.org
For dates and times please call the Sioux Valley Clinic-Breast & Bone Health Institute at 605-328-5244
TENNESSEE
Murfreesboro
Middle Tennessee Medical Center
Murfreesboro, TN
Contact Linda Bullard, LPTA at 396-6733 for more information.
Nashville
Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital 615-320-7600
2201 Capers Avenue
Nashville, TN 37212
Meets every second Tuesday from 6-7pm, third floor pediatric classroom (963-4018)
TEXAS
Euless
Harris Methodist HEB Hospital Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Center
251 Westpark Way
Euless, TX
Meets the second Thursday each month at 6:30pm
Call 817-355-8151 for more information.
El Paso
Lymphedema Support Group (Multi-cultural) of El Paso
4707 Montana, Suite 203
El Paso, TX 79903
For Spanish you may call 505-532-4220 or 915-860-6129
English Speaking only 915-565-9733; Peter Ternedde, Director & Facilitator
Texarkana
Christus St. Michael Rehabilitation Hospital
Texarkana, TX
Meets the last Tuesday at 12 noon of every other month in the Dogwood room Jan., March, May, July, Sept., and November.
Call 903-614-4409 for more information.
VIRGINIA
Lymphedema Support Group
Contact: Harmony Aungst at Gettysburg Hospital Rehab at 337-4206
Fairfax
Lymphedema Support Group
Inova Health System (Northern Virginia)
For more information please contact our Life with Cancer office at 703-698-2841
Springfield
Springfield Center for Women 703-909-0399
WASHINGTON
Seattle
Virginia Mason Medical Center
1100 Ninth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101
Meets second Wednesday of each month from 12:30-1:30pm on the first floor, room 1C, of the Lindeman Pavilion
Call 206-223-6600 for more information.
Lymphedema Networking Groups
Cancer Lifeline Support Groups
6522 Fremont Ave N
Seattle, WA 98103
Please call for specific dates and times at 206-297-2100, Dorothy O'Brien Center
Tacoma
MultiCare Lymphedema educational classes meet at the Neuroscience Center
915 Sixth Avenue
Tacoma, WA
The first Mondays of each month at 6-7:30pm
Call 206-267-2100 or (free)253-403-1040
WEST VIRGINIA
Morgantown
West Virginia Lymphedema Network
309 Grandview Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26501
Call 304-292-2105 for more information or www.wvlymph.org
WISCONSIN
Barron
Concact: Nicolle Samuels, MSPT, CLT at email: samuels.nicolle@mayo.edu
Barron Medical Center
1222 E. Woodland Ave.
Barron, WI 54728 725-537-9905
Call for dates and times
Beloit
Lymphedema Support Group
2nd Tuesday
Address Beloit Memorial Hospital
1969 W. Hart Rd
Beloit, WI 53511
Telephone (608) 364-5173
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