Courses, Classes and Support Groups

Classes and support groups are offered by Sarah Bush Lincoln to help provide people with similar concerns. The locations of all programs are posted daily in the Main Lobby (Entrance A) of the Health Center. The facilitator listed at the end of each description below may be contacted for more information and for meeting locations.

Wellness

Center for Healthy Living*
A medical center through which participants receive a custom-designed exercise and lifestyle program to manage chronic illnesses. Provider referral is required.
217-238-3488

First Aid for Emergencies & Adult & Pediatric CPR
Instructors certified by the American Heart Association. Scheduled periodically, $50 fee for each class. 
Shirley Sherwood
217-258-2403

Hearing Aid Services 
Offered at Sarah Bush Lincoln, SBL Effingham Clinic. 
217-258-2568

Living with Diabetes
This program is for people with diabetes and focuses on managing it through nutrition and exercise. 
Paula Enstrom, RN
217-238-4808

Pulmonary Rehabilitation
This program is for people with COPD, Pulmonary Fibrosis and other respiratory conditions.
11 am, 12:30 pm, 2 pm every Tues. and Thurs. in the METS department.
Cathy Matheny, RT
217-238-4973

Support Groups

Diabetic Support Group
7 pm, second Tuesday of the month in March, June, September and December at Sarah Bush Lincoln.
Cindy Foster, RD, certified diabetic educator
217-258-2135

Ostomy Support Group
Evening meetings four times a year in Mattoon and Effingham. Call for dates, times and locations.
Jenna Kreke, RN
217-238-4850

Pathways Through Grief
A grief support group for anyone who has lost a loved one. It meets 6:30 to 8 pm, on the first Wednesday of the month at Prairie Pavilion 2. The counselor will meet participants in the lobby.

    July 2024 Meeting - July 10, 2024 at 6:30 pm.
    July's meeting will meet the SECOND Wednesday due to the holiday.

Please meet in the main lobby with the facilitator.
1-800-454-4055

Prepared Childbirth

Oh, Baby! Prenatal Education
Oh, Baby! offers a variety of comprehensive prenatal and infant care educational classes to help expectant and new parents and their babies get off to a great start. Preregistration is required. Please check the website for the most current class schedule. Some classes have a fee. Financial assistance available.
Allison Masse, RN, IBCLC, ICCE
217-258-2229

Financial Assistance

Affordable Care Act
Certified Application Counselors are available to help with Marketplace enrollment in the following counties: Coles, Clark, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Effingham, Jasper, Moultrie and Shelby.
217-238-4994

Financial Assistance
If you have any questions about the SBL Financial Assistance Program, please call Patient Financial Services between 8 am and 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday.
1-800-381-0040. Download a Financial Assistance form.

*Funded in part by WomenConnected, a women's giving circle within the SBL Health Foundation.