Inova Loudoun Hospital to Offer Safe Sitter® Class

Leesburg, VA – (June 14, 2012) — Inova Loudoun Hospital will offer Safe Sitter® classes for girls and boys age 11 to 13. The Safe Sitter® classes will be taught on the last Saturday of the month beginning in June from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. at the new Cornwall Pavilion, 224 D. Cornwall St., NW on the Inova Loudoun Medical Campus – Leesburg.

The Safe Sitter® program is a medically accurate program that teaches young adolescents how to handle emergencies when caring for younger children.  The cost is $65 and includes the student handbook and snacks during the day. To register your son or daughter or your child’s babysitter, call 571-308-5794. Advanced registration is required and a minimum of eight people must be registered for the class to take place.

Thousands of young adolescents across the country have been trained by Safe Sitter® to handle life threatening emergencies.  During the course, students will get hands-on practice in basic lifesaving techniques so they are prepared to act in a crisis.  Safe sitters also receive helpful tips to make them more confident caregivers.  They learn safety precautions, how to understand children of different ages, and even the business of babysitting.

To successfully complete the Safe Sitter program, students must pass a practical and written test to show that they have mastered the key concepts and have the skills necessary to handle an emergency.

Inova Loudoun Hospital, serving Loudoun County for 100 years, is part of the Inova Health System; a not-for-profit healthcare system based in Northern Virginia that consists of hospitals and other health services, including emergency- and urgent-care centers, home care, nursing homes, mental health and blood donor services, and wellness classes.  Governed by a voluntary board of community members, Inova’s mission is to improve the health of the diverse community it serves through excellence in patient care, education and research. Visit us on the web at www.inova.org/ilh.