Spring wellness series at Westerly Hospital

Phone and online registration is now open for Westerly Hospital’s spring wellness programs. All events are free and will be held in the Henry J. Nardone Conference Room at Westerly Hospital. Participants must enter through the hospital main entrance. Seating is limited. Registration is required.

April 12: Why Sleep is Essential for your Health

Discuss the importance of sleep for your overall health, common sleep disorders and treatments available.

Speaker: Jeanne Ansel, PA, NEMG

April 25: A Safe Approach to Medication Management

Learn the proper way to manage your medications to reduce your risk of side effects and hospitalization.

Speaker: Matt Amaral, RPh, clinical pharmacist

May 2: Melanoma: Early detection, prevention and treatment

Discuss sun-safe choices and tips for early detection of skin cancer by learning the ABCDE’s of melanoma when performing skin checks.

Speaker: Matthew Austin, MD, Oncology, Yale Medicine

May 18: Biliary Colic: The Elusive Culprit in Gallbladder Pain

Discuss gallbladder pain, difficulty in diagnosis and minimally invasive treatment options.

Speaker: Justin Gauthier, MD, general surgery, Northeast Medical Group (NEMG)

Register online at WesterlyHospital.org/events or call 1-800-636-2824.

About Westerly Hospital

Westerly Hospital, a member of Yale New Haven Health, is a 125-bed hospital that has been providing residents of southern Rhode Island and southeastern Connecticut with a full range of inpatient and outpatient services in a community hospital setting for more than 90 years. Westerly Hospital patients receive the finest quality treatment in the following areas of care: emergency, medical, surgical, radiology, laboratory and rehabilitative services. The hospital also offers heart and vascular care, interventional pain management, wound care, pulmonary rehabilitation services, inpatient geriatric psychiatric care and comprehensive cancer care provided through the Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center. All inpatient rooms are private. www.westerlyhospital.org