Decorated Christmas trees, holiday wreaths, miniature trees, mantle pieces and centerpieces will transform the McLeod Medical Plaza during the 2009 Festival of Trees, a two-week long holiday event benefiting the McLeod Children’s Hospital.

McLeod Regional Medical Center is gearing up for it’s Fourth Annual Festival of Trees.

A two-week Health Resource Expo is under way for employees of McLeod Regional Medical Center.

A cooking demonstration and guest speakers will be featured during the McLeod Diabetes Center’s 2009 Diabetes Health Fair. The free event, in its 11th year, will be from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 7 at McLeod Medical Plaza, 800 E. Cheves St., Florence.

The McLeod Diabetes Center is offering a pre-diabetes and diabetes prevention class. It will be from 4:15 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in McLeod Medical Park East, Suite 250 , 901 E. Cheves St., Florence.

The Digital McLeod Mobile Mammography Unit is planning several visits in October to sites across the Pee Dee.

McLeod Medical Center Darlington is offering a series of diabetes education classes to the public during the month of October.

McLeod Health registered nurses Kristin O’Neal and Elizabeth Wright received the 30th annual Dr. Joseph G. Sylvester awards for 2009 and 2008, respectively, Wednesday in a packed McLeod Pavilion auditorium.

The McLeod Health Foundation’s 10th Annual An Evening of Hope Cancer Benefit Dinner featuring Dr. Ann Kulze, a nationally recognized expert in nutrition and wellness, will be Oct. 22 at the Country Club of South Carolina.

McLeod Hospice is offering a new volunteer training program for those interested in helping hospice patients from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday at the McLeod Hospice House, 1203 E. Cheves St., Florence.

Safe Kids Florence, led by McLeod Health, will offer a Stranger Danger course for children ages 3 through 5 from 9 to 10 a.m. Friday at McLeod Resource Center.

McLeod Medical Center Darlington is offering a free community health fair from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday on the hospital’s campus, 701 Cashua Ferry Road.

The first week in August every year is celebrated around the world as World Breastfeeding Week.

The McLeod Breast Health Center has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in mammography as the result of a recent survey by the American College of Radiology.

The Digital McLeod Mobile Mammography Unit is planning several visits during the summer to sites across the northeastern region of South Carolina.