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Health education is important before, during and after a hospitalization. At The William W. Backus Hospital, our organization takes pride in offering the latest preventative health information – to keep you healthy so you don’t have to be hospitalized -- as well as resources for you if you become a patient and when you go home. This information comes in many forms, including videos, blogs, websites and much more. Our Patient Education Center is a repository of this information and we hope that you find it informative – and useful.
VIDEOS
Julie Belcher, MD talks about cervical cancer
Julie Belcher, MD, talks about the screening and prevention of cervical cancer in this informational video. Dr. Belcher offers valuable information about the causes of cervical cancer and also about the two different HPV vaccines that are available for the prevention of cervial cancer.
Julie Belcher, MD talks about cervical cancer
Julie Belcher, MD, talks about the screening and prevention of cervical cancer in this informational video. Dr. Belcher offers valuable information about the causes of cervical cancer and also about the two different HPV vaccines that are available for the prevention of cervial cancer.
Helping Cancer Patients During the Holidays
The holidays can be a difficult and stressful time for cancer patients who are undergoing treatments. Elynor Carey, an oncology social worker in the Backus Hospital Care Management Department, offers five tips in this video that will help cancer patients and their families during this time of the year.
Michael Driscoll of Sterling credits the Backus Cancer Center with saving his life.
Michael Driscoll of Sterling credits the Backus Cancer Center with saving his life. Watch a video that tells his story.
Script for Health
This summer and fall Backus collaborated with United Community & Family Services and Generations Family Health Center on a new program, Rx for Health, in which physicians “prescribed” farmers’ markets for children who are obese or at risk to be obese. The hospital is underwriting the cost through donations to its annual fund, which is focusing on obesity. Watch the video and find out more about how the program worked.
An Apple A Day
Apples are at their best this time of year and Backus has been celebrating the apple harvest by featuring a variety of fresh local apples and also apple-themed items on the Backus café's hot food menu as well as dessert options. The Backus Child Care center children have been studying apples and one of our Food and Nutrition experts created a fun, edible apple creation. Watch the video and find out more.
Great Tips for Beating the Heat
The forecast calls for some hot days ahead. It's important to play it smart and find ways to keep cool. It's also important to recognize the signs of more serious heat-related problems like heat stroke. Nader Bahadory, DO, from the Backus Emergency Department offers some great advice on dealing with hot summer days.
Coping With Cancer Fatigue
The reasons for cancer related fatigue are discussed in this video, part of Backus Hospital's Patient Information Video Collection. Methods for coping with this common side effect of cancer treatment are discussed by two nurses from the Dr. Sultan Ahamed Radiation Therapy Center at Backus.
Screening Saves Lives
March is colon cancer awareness month. In this video, Dr. Shivani Sood, a gastroenterologist at Backus and Norwich GI Associates, PC, talks about the importance of screening for this disease. Each year more than 145,000 people are diagnosed with colon cancer in the United States but the disease is largely preventable with regular screening and treatable with early detection. Dr. Sood also offers many tips on preventing the disease.
Coping with tragedy
The region is mourning the loss of four Griswold teens. Backus Psychologist James O'Dea, PhD, offers some tips for coping with this tragedy.
Digital mammography and MRI
The Backus Cancer Center and Radiologist Stacy Spooner, MD, present this breast cancer informational video on digital mammography and MRI and other technology Backus offers.
Cultural Diversity
Caring for people from different cultures requires new compassion, expertise and tools
Back to the bedside
Backus nurses are out of the conference rooms in patients’ rooms – where they belong
First bariatric surgeries performed at Backus
Mark Tousignant, MD, Medical Director of the Backus Weight Loss Center, performed the first two LAP-BAND® surgeries done at Backus Hospital on Sept. 7. The surgical procedures are part of an overall weight loss program that includes nutritional counseling, support groups and behavioral screenings.
Concussions in youth sports
Backus Hospital is partnering with local coaches, former pro athletes, radio personalities, parents and their children to minimize the impact of concussion in youth sports. More info.
Bye Pounds. Hello, Health: The Backus Weight Loss Center
The Backus Weight Loss Center offers comprehensive care for patients struggling with obesity. In this video, Dr. Mark Tousignant explains the options, including weight loss surgery.
Obesity: Thousands of Years in the Making.
America is getting fatter, but why? Because we’ve gone from hunter-gatherer to farmer to consumer -- and have become super-sized as a result.
Relay for Life 2010
The 2010 Relay for Life of Southeastern Connecticut June 26-27 at Norwich Free Academy raised more than $63,000, and its survivors lap and luminaria ceremony raised the spirits of hundreds of cancer survivors and their loved ones.
Super Bowl Sunday
Don't get flagged for unnecessary calories on Super Bowl Sunday. Make sure your game plan includes some healthy but super-tasty snacks.
Backus Hospital has been named a Primary Stroke Center
Backus Hospital has been named a Primary Stroke Center by the state Department of Public Health, meaning it offers timely, comprehensive stroke care for patients.