Did you know that snoring can by a symptom of a life-threatening sleep disorder and that insomnia is twice as common in women as men? While lack of sleep negatively affects your health, getting help for a sleep disorder can start with a positive and comfortable overnight experience.

St. Mary’s Sleep Center invites the community to tour its new location and expanded facility at an open house and ribbon-cutting from 3-5 p.m. Thursday, June 17.

The new St. Mary’s Sleep Center, located at 3349 American Ave., Suite D, off Wildwood Drive and behind Lowe’s, offers more homelike amenities for sleep studies, including eight private rooms with individual thermostats and ceiling fans. The facility also offers electric adjustable beds, sound proofing, a patient lounge, wireless Internet access, and convenient front-door parking. St. Mary’s Sleep Center is the first center in Jefferson City to be accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.

The open house is free and open to the public. No reservations are required. The blessing and ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held at 3:30 p.m.