Free Heart Health Greek Cooking Class!
Healthy Cooking and Tasting: Greek Flavors
Following the success of our first two cooking demonstrations, Dignity Health – St. John’s Regional Medical Center, again, invites community members to learn how to prepare another meal that is good for your heart. This time we explore the flavors of Greek cuisine. Allow a chef, a doctor, and a nutritionist to show you how to cook Mediterranean ingredients and to explain why they are a healthy choice for your heart. Sign up for this popular, free event before all the spots are gone! Participants are welcome to taste the food prepared.
Greek cooking night will be held on Thursday, June 1 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the Conference Center on the Garden Level at St. John’s Regional Medical Center (1600 N. Rose Ave. in Oxnard, CA 93030).
This event is organized by our Community Health Education Department, Food and Nutrition Services, and physicians. It will be presented by experts from the St. John Regional Medical Center staff:
- Maria Kokkinides, DO, Internal Medicine
- Jessica Bickford, RD, Clinical Dietitian
- Matthew Schantz, Hospital Chef
Join us by yourself, with your spouse, a friend or family member to learn about cooking that tastes as good as it is for your heart!
Registration is required. Please call 805.988.2865 to reserve your spot.
If anyone in the media would like to attend this event for a feature or to take photos, please contact Aleesa Adams in the Marketing Department at (805) 988-2751.
About Dignity Health – St. John’s Regional Medical Center:
St. John’s Regional Medical Center in Oxnard is a recipient of the Healthgrades Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence (2012-2015) and is rated among America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Care for five consecutive years. St. John’s Regional Medical Center’s cardiac program offers effective treatment for heart disease as a STEMI Receiving Center, world-class clinical research trials, a certified primary stroke center, and recently became the first hospital in California to offer the world’s smallest leadless pacemaker for patients with bradycardia – slow heart rate. In addition, St. John’s was the first and only hospital in Ventura County to perform cryoablation, an innovative procedure to treat atrial fibrilation – a common heart rhythm disorder. St. John’s Cancer Program is accredited by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer and offers a lung cancer program recognized as the only Center of Excellence in Ventura County. The 16-bed Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at St. John’s provides family centered care for newborns requiring highly specialized attention. Learn more about other classes, events and support groups at http://www.dignityhealth.org/stjohnsregional/classes-and-events
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