Cardiac rehabilitation focus of hospital’s April 23 WomenHeart of Central Connecticut meeting

April 18, 2014 By Kimberly Gensicki

New Britain [April 18 2014] - Cardiac rehabilitation is the topic of The Hospital of Central Connecticut’s Wednesday, April 23 WomenHeart of Central Connecticut support network meeting. 

HOCC Cardiovascular Specialist Susan Bennett, MS, ACSM-RCEP®, will discuss Cardiac rehabilitation: Are you missing out? 

The meeting will be 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. at the New Britain General campus, 100 Grand St., Dining Room B. The free meeting is open to women with heart disease. 

The Hospital of Central Connecticut is the first hospital in New England to be a founding member of the WomenHeart National Hospital Alliance. WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease is the nation’s only patient-centered organization serving the 42 million American women living with or at risk for heart disease and is dedicated to women’s heart health through patient support, education and advocacy. 

For more information or to register for an upcoming WomenHeart of Central Connecticut support network meeting, please call 860-224-5769. 

The Hospital of Central Connecticut (HOCC) is a 414-bed, 32-bassinet acute care teaching hospital with two campuses, New Britain General and Bradley Memorial in Southington. A member of Hartford HealthCare, HOCC services include emergency, inpatient, surgery, laboratory, outpatient, and radiology. Among specialty areas are cardiovascular care, metabolic health, obstetrics, oncology, orthopedics, and psychiatry/behavioral health. For more information, please visit www.thocc.org; for a physician referral, call 1-800-321-6244.