Mercy Health – Lourdes Hospital Offers Free Quit Smoking Classes
PADUCAH; January 13, 2025 – We’ve all heard the saying “New Year, New You.” Why not take it to heart and give yourself the gift of good health by quitting smoking?
As part of Mercy Health’s commitment to fostering healthy communities, we’re pleased to announce a series of free smoking cessation classes in 2025. Classes are available virtually and in person and are limited to 20 people.
Smoking cessation counselors trained in the American Lung Association’s Freedom from Smoking lead the program, which offers a structured, systematic approach to quitting.
The first eight sessions and seven-week series start in the new year. All classes begin at 4:30 p.m. virtually on Zoom or in person in the Grinnell Board Room at the Marshall Nemer Medical Office Building on the following dates:
- Class 1, Thursday January 16
- Class 2, Thursday, January 23
- Class 3, Thursday, January 30
- Class 4, Thursday, February 6
- Class 5, Tuesday, February 11
- Class 6, Thursday, February 13
- Class 7, Thursday, February 20
- Class 8, Thursday, February 27
Other sessions in 2025 will take place March-May, June & July, August – October, and October -December.
Please call 270.845.2750 with questions or to register.
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About Mercy Health—Paducah
Mercy Health—Paducah is part of Bon Secours Mercy Health, one of the 20 largest health systems in the United States and the fifth-largest Catholic health system in the country. The ministry’s quality, compassionate care is provided by over 60,000 associates serving communities in Florida, Kentucky, Maryland, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Virginia, and throughout Ireland. Mercy Health— Lourdes Hospital is a 359-licensed-bed facility accredited by The Joint Commission and was named a Top Performer on Key Quality Measures by The Joint Commission. Mercy Health—Paducah is home to the region’s largest multi-specialty physician network, Mercy Health Physicians-KY, which consists of more than 150 providers serving in over 25 locations throughout Kentucky. Consistent with its commitment to serving each patient with dignity, BSMH provided more than 600 million dollars in community investments across five states in 2023, ensuring that cost is not a barrier to health care for our patients in need. In addition to charity care, BSMH invests in programs that address chronic illness, affordable housing, access to healthy food, education and wellness programs, transportation, workforce development, and other social determinants of health that directly affect the communities we serve. The mission of Mercy Health – Paducah is to extend the compassionate ministry of Jesus by improving the health and well-being of our communities and bringing good help to those in need, especially people who are poor, dying, and underserved. For more information, visit www.mercy.com.