St. Mary Medical Center
Awareness & Support Groups

Most groups meet on the campus of St. Mary Medical Center, 18300 Highway 18, Apple Valley, CA, with the exceptions as noted.

Prostate Cancer Awareness Group
Facilitator: V. C. Reddy, MD, Urology
First Tuesday of the Month: 6 to 7 p.m.
Brothers Conference Room
For more information, call 946-8167.

Breast Cancer Awareness Group
Facilitator: Nanda Biswas, MD, Internal Medicine/Oncology
Third Tuesday of the Month: 6 to 7 p.m.
Brothers Conference Room
For more information, call 946-8167.

Cardiac Awareness Group
Facilitator: Cardiac Rehab Center at St. Mary Medical Center
Fourth Tuesday of the Month: Noon to 1 p.m.
Our Lady of the Desert Family Center, 18386 Corwin Road, Apple Valley
For more information, call 242-2311, ext. 6056.

Better Breathers
Facilitator: Apria Healthcare
Co-sponsored with Respiratory Therapy Staff
Fourth Monday of the Month: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
For more information and location, call 242-2311, ext. 5331.

M.O.M.S. – Mothers Offering Mothers Support
Facilitator: Community Health Department
Co-Sponsors: Perinatal Services Network at Loma Linda University Medical Center and First Five San Bernardino
Wednesdays: 10 a.m. to Noon
Community Health Center – Hesperia
17071 Main St. in Hesperia
For more information, please call 242-2311, ext. 8223.

Diabetes Awareness Group
Facilitator: Diabetes Education Center at St. Mary Medical Center
Fourth Tuesday of the Month: 6 to 7 p.m.
Brothers Conference Room
For more information, call 946-8170.

Angelitos Support Group
For parents who have lost a baby through ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, stillbirth or infant death.
Facilitator: Community Health Department
Available in Spanish
Call 242-2311, ext. 8427, for times and dates.

Grief Recovery Outreach Program
12-week program to help people move beyond the pain caused by loss. Loss can be many things including the death of a loved one, divorce, financial changes or moving. There is a $30 fee, which includes the book, “The Grief Recovery Handbook.”
Facilitator: Maria Benoit, Grief Recovery Specialist
Call 242-2311, ext. 5322, for times and dates.