FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

CONTACT: Theresa Mulkins, Director of Public Relations
OFFICE: (845) 483-6418
MOBILE: (845) 416-0377
tmulkins@health-quest.org        

Poughkeepsie, NY – November 9, 2011 –Vassar Brothers Medical Center is offering a new program for individuals diagnosed with congestive heart failure. The program, entitled “Conversations about Congestive Heart Failure for Patients and Families,” will include information, education and treatment options as well as support. Physicians, nurses and other experts will join the discussion and be available to answer specific questions.

Sessions will be held on November 11th and 18th from noon-1pm in Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Conference Room B. Please call (845) 437-3115 for more information.

Vassar Brothers Medical Center is a 365-bed facility that has been serving New York’s Mid-Hudson Valley since 1887. Located on the banks of the Hudson River, Vassar Brothers has established centers of excellence in cardiac services, cancer care and women and children’s health services. As a regional medical center, Vassar Brothers houses the area’s first and only cardiothoracic surgery center between Westchester and Albany and delivers more babies than any other hospital between Manhattan and Montreal.

Vassar Brothers is an affiliate of the Health Quest hospital system, which also includes Northern Dutchess Hospital in Rhinebeck and Putnam Hospital Center in Carmel. Health Grades, a leading hospital ratings organization, recently acknowledged Health Quest as “the most recognized health system in the Hudson Valley”.

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