March 2008
Warm a heart, warm your home by giving blood on March 5
Yale-New Haven Hospital will sponsor a blood drive on Wednesday, March 5, 7 a.m.-5:45 p.m. in the East Pavilion cafeteria. All blood donors who give between Feb. 1 and March 31 will be eligible to win $200 toward the cost of heating their homes whether the source is oil, gas or electric heat. The Red Cross will choose one lucky winner each week through March 31. Anyone wishing to donate may send an email to sign up or call 203.688.7436. Walk-ins are always welcome, too! 
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 and Yale New Haven Health, 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 brochure detailing conference highlights and registration is now available. Visit Women & Family Life Center or call 203.458.6699 for more information.
“Innovations in Colon Cancer Treatment” lecture March 12
Yale-New Haven Hospital and Yale Cancer Center will present a free health talk, “Innovations in Colon Cancer Treatment” on Wednesday, March 12 at 6:30 p.m. with a light supper beginning at 6 p.m. in the East Pavilion cafeteria. The lecture is part of the ongoing Understanding Cancer Lecture Series for patients and families living with cancer. Wasif Saif, MD, will present the latest information on colorectal cancer. Click here to register or call, 203.688.2000 or toll-free 888.700.6543.
The Friends of Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital telethon airs March 15
On Saturday, March 15, the Friends of Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital 2008 telethon will be broadcast live, from 7-8 p.m. on WTNH News Channel 8 and simulcast on MyTV 9. The 6th annual telethon will be hosted by WTNH news anchors Keith Kountz and Jocelyn Maminta, who is also a Friends board member. The goal of this year’s telethon is to raise $75,000 to help support the Friends’ mission of improving the health and well-being of children and their families at Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital through clinical care, education and outreach. Click here to make an online donation, or for more information, please call 203.688.8727.
“The Challenges of Aging” lecture series begins March 20
The Yale-New Haven Hospital Auxiliary kicks off its 2008 spring health education lecture series with “Getting help at home: How to get caregiver assistance in the home” on Thursday, March 20. Join Dianne Davis, geriatric case manager, Dorothy Adler Geriatric Assessment Center, from 6-8 p.m. in the Yale-New Haven Hospital East Pavilion cafeteria for the first lecture in “The Challenges of Aging” series. To register, call 203.688.2000 or toll-free 888.700.6543.
Do you suffer from facial pain?
Trigeminal neuralgia is a painful facial condition in which people may experience sharp, electric shock-like pain to the cheeks, jaw, teeth, gums and lips. On Thursday, March 27, Jonathan Knisely, MD, and Kenneth Vives, MD, from Yale-New Haven Hospital Gamma Knife Center, along with Philip Barasch, MD, and Kenneth Lipow, MD, from Bridgeport Hospital, will discuss the signs and symptoms of trigeminal neuralgia as well as gamma knife stereotactic radiosurgery and its advantages as a treatment for this condition. This lecture will be held at the Trumbull Marriott, 7-9 p.m. and refreshments will be provided. To register, call 888.357.2396.
“We Care” special wellness event at Westfarms Mall
Bristol Hospital, affiliated with the Yale-New Haven Cancer Network, Westfarms Mall and the American Cancer Society, are sponsoring a special wellness event on Saturday, March 29, from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. at Westfarms Mall in Farmington. The “We Care” event will provide education, prevention and screenings on cancer. Come by, talk with physicians, get your questions answered and receive information and giveaways. This event is free and all are welcome. For more information, call 860.585.3524.
Art Place on the Shoreline opening reception April 3
Yale-New Haven Shoreline Medical Center in Guilford will open its third art exhibit on Thursday, April 3, 5:30-7 p.m. Featured artists include hospital staff and physicians along with area residents. Refreshments will be served.
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 Monday, March 17 and Monday, April 21 from 5-7 p.m. To make an appointment with a financial counselor, call 203.688.2046.