SOUTHAVEN, Miss., Aug. 18, 2009 – Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto is offering a free class on car seat safety every month beginning Friday, Oct. 2, from 10 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.

The class meets on the first Friday of every month in the Women’s Pavilion classroom inside Baptist DeSoto. Participants are asked to bring their child’s vehicle restraint along with its instructions to the class.

“Our car seat safety class educates participants on how to use the proper restraints for children along with how to correctly install them inside the vehicle,” said Angie Crow, head nurse in Baptist DeSoto’s Women’s Pavilion. “We are excited to offer this free class to the community because their safety and health remains our priority.”

To register for the car seat safety class, please call 662-772-3296.

Baptist DeSoto is a 339-bed hospital that offers diagnostic, surgical and rehabilitation services. In 2001, the hospital completed an expansion project that nearly doubled its size, expanded its labor and delivery services and added open-heart surgery and radiation therapy. In April 2001, the Baptist DeSoto Outpatient Diagnostic Center and Women’s Center opened, which houses DeSoto County’s first open MRI, mammography services and other diagnostic tools. In November 2006, Baptist DeSoto opened a new, 11-story tower, featuring all-private rooms, expanded operating suites and a new emergency room.

For more information about Baptist DeSoto, please call 662-772-4000 or visit desoto.baptistonline.org.

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