Bay Area Medical Center
Press Release

For Immediate Release February 9, 2004

For More Information contact: Teri Doughty
Supervisor – BAMC Sleep Disorders Center
715-735-8070

Sleep Apnea Support Group Meeting

(Marinette, Wis.) – The A.W.A.K.E group (Alert Well And Keeping Energetic) is holding an open meeting on Tuesday, February 17 at 6:00 p.m. in the upper level reception area of the new Northern Lights Clinic at 3200 Shore Drive, Marinette.

A.W.A.K.E. On The Bay is a health awareness group for people affected by sleep apnea, a condition that causes interruptions of breathing during sleep. The group is sponsored by Bay Area Medical Center’s Sleep Disorders Center.

The guest speaker will be Joseph L. Ruegemer, MD, of the Northern Lights Ear, Nose & Throat clinic discussing “Surgery for Snoring.”
A support session will follow the presentation. The public is welcome to attend. There is no charge for the program, and refreshments will be served.

For more information about the A.W.A.K.E. group or the program, please call the BAMC Sleep Disorders Center at 715-735-8070.