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When heart patient William "Jeff" Morris needed a pacemaker, it took a team of dozens at two different Hartford HealthCare hospitals to help get him back on track.
When Dr. William Horgan really wants hospital leaders to understand the importance of hand hygiene, he brings out his guitar!
Hartford HealthCare is now taking care of Southeastern Connecticut.
Nutrition is an essential part of health and shouldn’t be neglected when going through cancer treatment. MaryBeth Dahlstrom-Green, an oncology nutritionist with the Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute at Backus Hospital, said the often rigorous treatment required to fight cancer can leave patients physically and emotionally depleted. That’s where she comes [...]
While some of the symptoms of congestive heart failure (CHF) can be managed, patients often need advanced care as the disease progresses. The stress of driving long distances for care and assessment can have a serious impact on the patient’s quality of life. Thanks to the Hartford HealthCare Heart & [...]
You’re a busy professional in the demanding field of healthcare. One of the demands is finding the time to take Continuing Medical Education (CME) hours to keep abreast of the latest innovations in healthcare, not to mention maintain your licensure. Hartford HealthCare’s Department of Continuing Education can help with the [...]
Backus Hospital and Windham Hospital experienced a year of growth, increased access to specialty services in the community and enhanced care coordination in 2018, according to Hartford HealthCare East Region President Donna Handley at the combined Annual Meeting of the two hospitals on Nov. 7. The meeting, the theme of [...]
In an effort to recruit, train and retain the best new pharmacy school graduates, The Hospital of Central Connecticut and Backus Hospital have launched Pharmacy Residency Programs. Similar to physician residency training, a pharmacy residency program is a postgraduate training program in a defined area of pharmacy practice. Eligible pharmacy [...]
Dr. Patricia DeFusco (left) with Dr. April Duckworth at the recent Pink Party in West Hartford. Dr. Patricia DeFusco, affiliated with the Hartford Hospital Division of Medical Oncology since 1986, was recently named the first director of the Breast Program for the Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute. Her experience – and [...]
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Backus uses the latest techniques and technology, including minimally invasive robotic procedures, to treat a full range of general surgery conditions.
We will give you a short tour of the Birthing Center so that you can familarize yourself with our Unit. This is the same tour during [...]
This support group is for new mothers and their babies from birth to 6 months old. Registration is not required, they meet twice a week on [...]
This series covers the third trimester of pregnancy, labor, comfort techniques, medical procedures, newborns, and postpartum expectations. [...]
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