Excela Health is sponsoring the following events at its affiliated hospitals:
-- "Lights of Love" light-up night, 6:30 p.m. Dec. 4, Auditorium A/B, first floor, Latrobe Hospital. Includes holiday musical selections, inspirational remarks and a tree-lighting ceremony near the main entrance of the hospital. Donations of $5 and up in honor or memory of loved ones will be accepted through the end of the year. Call 724-542-1950.
-- "Memory Tree Light-up" program, 7 p.m. Dec. 9, main lobby, Frick Hospital. Lights may be purchased for $10. Call 724-547-1037.
The Graduate School of Public Health on the main campus of the University of Pittsburgh is hosting a holiday jewelry and art sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 5 in the first floor lounge of Parran Hall, 130 DeSoto St., Oakland. Proceeds benefit the Evelyn H. Wei Memorial Scholarship Fund. Call 412-624-5639.
To find a blood drive near you call:
-- The Central Blood Bank, 412-209-7000 or 1-800-310-9551.
-- The American Red Cross, 1-800-448-3543. For bloodmobile locations, check http://www.redcrosslife.org.
Allegheny General Hospital is sponsoring a Medicare Advantage benefits presentation from 10 a.m. to noon Dec. 10 in conference rooms 1 and 2 on the seventh floor of its Suburban campus. To register call 1-877-284-2000.
Monongahela Valley Hospital is offering the following classes.
-- Baby care class, 6:30 p.m. Dec. 8, Mon-Vale HealthPLEX, 800 Plaza Drive, Rostraver. Call 724-258-2229.
-- Carbohydrate counting, for diabetes patients, 6 p.m. Dec. 10, fifth-floor conference room. Advance registration required. Call 724-258-1148.
Excela Health is sponsoring the following classes on the first floor of Westmoreland Hospital, Greensburg, unless otherwise indicated. Call 1-877-771-1234 unless otherwise indicated.
-- Car seat safety, 7 to 8 p.m. tonight, conference room A.
-- "Dr. Dad," parenting workshop for men, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 6, Memorial Conference Center. Facilitated by the ParentWISE program of Family Services of Western Pennsylvania.
-- "Look Good, Feel Better," cosmetology workshop for women cancer patients, 3 to 5 p.m. Dec. 8, Arnold Palmer Pavilion, Mountain View Medical Park, 200 Village Drive, Unity. Call 1-800-227-2345. Sponsored in conjunction with the American Cancer Society.
-- Friends and Family CPR, 6 to 9 p.m. Dec. 8, conference room D.
The Southwestern Pennsylvania chapter of the American Red Cross is sponsoring the following safety classes in its Downtown Pittsburgh office, 225 Blvd. of the Allies, except where indicated. Call 412-263-3106 except where indicated.
-- First aid, 8 a.m. to noon Dec. 4. Cost: $35.
-- Adult standard first aid with CPR and AED, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Dec. 6 and 11. Cost: $55.
-- Adult, child & infant CPR/AED, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 6, Washington County location, 524 E. Maiden St., Washington, Pa. Cost: $45. Call 724-222-4750.
-- Pediatric CPR, 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Dec. 8. Cost: $40.
-- Instructor training, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Dec. 8, 12 and 15. Cost: $230. Must attend all sessions.
-- Standard first aid with CPR and AED, adult and child, plus infant CPR, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Dec. 9. Cost: $60.
-- Adult CPR with AED, 5:30 to 10 p.m. Dec. 9, Fayette County location, 108 Morgantown St., Uniontown. Cost: $35. Call 724-438-2567.
-- Standard first aid with adult CPR and AED, 5:30 to 10 p.m. Dec. 9 and 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Dec. 10, Fayette County location. Cost: $50. Call 724-438-2567.
-- Adult CPR with AED, 5:30 to 10 p.m. Dec. 10, Washington County location. Cost: $35. Call 724-222-4750.
-- Standard first aid with adult CPR and AED, 5:30 to 10 p.m. Dec. 10 and 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Dec. 11, Washington County location. Cost: $50. Call 724-222-4750. Must attend both sessions.
-- First aid, 5:30 to 10 p.m. Dec. 11, Washington County location. Cost: $35. Call 724-222-4750.
Self Help Group Network, a service of HelpLine, provides a database of support groups. Call 412-255-1155.
APPRISE is holding a Medicare enrollment session from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 4 at the Benedictine Center, 4530 Perrysville Ave., Ross. Representatives from Family Services of Western Pennsylvania, Social Security and other partners are offer one-on-one counseling, including on prescription costs. Call 412-661-1438.
St. Clair Hospital is conducting a pregnancy loss memorial service fron 7 to 9 p.m. Dec. 8. For information or reservations, call 412-942-5882.
The pastoral care department of Canonsburg General Hospital is hosting a dinner for those who have lost loved ones at 6 p.m. Dec. 12 in its McNary Conference Center. The cost is $5.50, and reservations are required by Dec. 8. To register, call 724-745-6100 ext. 4118.