February 2008
Tune in to support children with cancer and The Tommy Fund
Support The Tommy Fund at Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital by calling into its first-ever radiothon on Thursday, Feb. 28, from 5:30 a.m.-midnight, and Friday, Feb. 29, from 5:30-10 a.m. Listen to WPLR 99.1 FM for the live broadcast with Chaz and AJ and call 866.96.TOMMY to make a donation to support children with cancer, their families and improve the cure rate of childhood cancer. Click here to make your donation online.
Volunteers are needed during the radiothon to staff the phones and accept donations, tally the funds raised, and serve as runners for various tasks. Day and evening shifts are available: Thursday, Feb. 28, 5:30-10 a.m., 10 a.m.-3 p.m., 3-8 p.m., or Friday, Feb. 29, 5:30-10 a.m. There is a mandatory volunteer training session on Wednesday, Feb. 20 or Monday, Feb. 25 from 6-7 p.m. The volunteer training and radiothon will be held at Cox Studios in Milford. Click here to volunteer and join the community in supporting The Tommy Fund’s efforts in curing childhood cancer. 
Heart wellness day on February 14
February is American Hearth Month, marked by the American Heart Association's "Go Red for Women" campaign — a nationwide movement to raise awareness about women and cardiovascular disease.
The best treatment for heart disease is prevention. On Thursday, Feb. 14, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., have your cholesterol screened, blood pressure taken and diet reviewed in the Yale-New Haven Hospital second floor Atrium special events area. Hospital staff will be on hand to answer questions and provide information on living a heart-healthy lifestyle. The tests are free and open to everyone.
Get the facts about Shoreline Medical Center
A fact sheet is now available to help you learn more about Yale-New Haven Shoreline Medical Center in Guilford. Shoreline Medical Center brings state-of-the-art health care of a national academic medical center to the shoreline, with all the comforts and amenities of a community healthcare facility. Read our other fact sheets, too: Yale-New Haven Hospital, Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital and Smilow Cancer Hospital.
Pediatric Update: Children’s orthopedics, MRIs and more
Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital’s winter issue of Pediatric Update is now available. Learn more about our renewed focus on pediatric orthopedics, our expanded pediatric emergency department, MRIs for kids and our alliance “Together for Kids,” a nonprofit fundraising foundation that will help more than 50 children’s hospitals care for seriously ill children.
6th Annual Women’s Health Conference
Guilford’s Women & Family Life Center, in partnership with State Comptroller Nancy Wyman, a leading advocate for women’s health, will host its 6th Annual Women’s Health Conference at the Mystic Marriott Hotel & Spa on Sunday, March 9. Sponsored in part by Yale-New Haven Hospital, the conference offers a wide variety of speakers, information booths and seminars that address topics in the areas of medicine, wellness, alternative therapies, nutrition and beauty. The conference will feature 36 breakout sessions and keynote speakers Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro and Dale Atkins, PhD, a licensed psychologist with more than 30 years of experience as a relationship expert, focusing on families, couples, parenting, aging well, managing stress and maintaining balance in one's life. A brochure detailing conference highlights and registration is now available. Visit Women & Family Life Center or call 203.458.6699 for more information.
Billing questions?
YNHH offers financial counseling to patients and families. Spanish-speaking counselors are available. Additionally, evening sessions are scheduled once a month – the next two are Tuesday, February 19 and Monday, March 17 from 5-7 p.m. To make an appointment with a financial counselor, call 203.688.2046.