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The William W. Backus Hospital Auxiliary Tuesday donated $80,000 in scholarships and fundraising at its annual membership tea, which is held each year during National Hospital Week.
NORWICH – The William W. Backus Hospital will host the third annual Pink Fair on Thursday, May 5, from 3-6 p.m. in the hospital’s main lobby conference rooms.
NORWICH – Backus Hospital and United Community & Family Services will host a women’s health and robotic surgery event on Wednesday, April 27.
PLAINFIELD – The William W. Backus Hospital’s next Enjoy LIFE (Lifelong Investment in Fitness and Exercise) will focus on healthy feet.
Arthur Lerner, Executive Director of Food: Resources, Education, Security, Health (FRESH) New London, has spent countless hours fighting to improve the community’s access to healthy food.
When a blood clot forms as part of the body's normal repair process, there is little cause for alarm. But when a clot forms when it is not needed, it can have potentially significant consequences.
With near record-breaking cold temperatures and higher than average snowfall in eastern Connecticut, the dangers of frostbite are real. According to the Backus Hospital Emergency Department, frostbite results when skin becomes exposed to extreme cold. Prolonged exposure leads to freezing the skin and tissue below.
NORWICH – On Jan. 11 Backus Hospital will begin offering a new cancer support group that focuses on the psychological and social issues people diagnosed with cancer face. “Diagnosed with Cancer? What You Need to Know” will be held the second Tuesday of every month from 5-6 p.m. in Backus Hospital’s main lobby conference room #1.
PLAINFIELD – A new Enjoy LIFE (Lifelong Investment in Fitness & Exercise) Active Challenge program begins Thursday, Jan. 20, with an exercise variety show that includes a food demonstration by Backus Hospital dietitians, represtentatives from the Backus Weight Loss Center, Marie’s Fitness, Plainfield Curves and more.
Backus Hospital is a busy place during the holiday season, and this year was no exception. The Holiday Dinner put on by the Food and Nutrition Department is always a popular event. Children from the Mary Allen Ross Childcare Center at Backus sampled holiday treats and met Santa. And Dr. Thomas Lesnik led a band of musicians and carolers throughout the hospital spreading musical cheer to our patients and staff.