SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb., – The Diabetes Care Center at Regional West Physicians Clinic will host a free diabetes education class on Tuesday, July 23 from 6 to 7 p.m. at Regional West Medical Plaza South, room 1202.

Sherry Smartt, RN, CDE, will present “Beating the Heat and other Summer Safety Tips for Diabetes.”

Smartt is a Certified Diabetes Educator who works as a nurse educator in the RWPC Diabetes Care Center. Her work at the DCC centers on teaching self-management skills to individuals to successfully control diabetes.

All individuals with diabetes and family members are welcome to attend. Diabetes Care Center community education classes are a supportive, informational resource for persons with diabetes, their families, and friends.

For more information about community diabetes education classes, please call the Diabetes Care Center at Regional West Physicians Clinic, 308-630-2100.

Regional West Health Services, with over 1,800 employees, provides comprehensive and innovative health care services for the people and communities of western Nebraska and the neighboring states of Colorado, South Dakota and Wyoming. With over 110 active physicians, 95 percent of whom are board certified or board eligible, plus an additional 25 consulting specialists, Regional West offers care that spans more than 30 medical specialties. Regional West Medical Center, a subsidiary of Regional West Health Services, is accredited by The Joint Commission and is one of three Level II Trauma Centers in Nebraska.