Bayhealth Wants You to Be a Quitter

Have you tried to quit smoking or using chewing tobacco many times before without success?  You are not alone.  Take steps to make a positive change in your lifestyle now.

Bayhealth Medical Center's Tobacco Cessation Program is a seven-week series that offers the support and guidance you need to stop using tobacco for the rest of your life through behavior modification, exercise, diet, stress reduction, and nicotine replacement therapy.  In addition, the program focuses on relapse prevention with a long-term plan for success.  The series is FREE to all Delaware residents.

The next series of classes will meet at the following locations, dates and times:

• Smyrna Clayton Medical Services: February 23, March 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 and April 13 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
• Milford Memorial Hospital: February 25, March 4, 11, 18 and 25 and April 1 and 15 from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

To register, call Bayhealth's Education Department at 1-302-744-7135 or toll-free at 1-877-453-7107.  For any questions specific to the program, contact Terry Towne, MSN, RN at 1-302-744-6724.

Bayhealth Medical Center's mission is to improve the health status of all members of the Bayhealth community.  Central and Southern Delaware's largest healthcare system, Bayhealth is comprised of Kent General and Milford Memorial Hospitals, Middletown Medical Center and numerous satellite facilities.  Bayhealth was ranked Best in Delaware for Cardiac Surgery by HealthGrades 2008 and was recognized by J.D. Power and Associates for the second year in a row for providing an "Outstanding Inpatient Experience."  Bayhealth is a technologically advanced not-for-profit healthcare system employing over 2,900 with a medical staff of 449 physicians.  Bayhealth is a member of the Penn Cancer Network and an affiliate of Penn Medicine - Penn Cardiac Care.  In the 2008 fiscal year, Bayhealth recorded 73,189 emergency department visits, 17,448 patients admitted to beds and 2,454 births.  Last year, as part of its mission, Bayhealth provided more than $30.9 million in unreimbursed care to patients.  A not-for-profit organization, Bayhealth supports our community through services or programs for the uninsured, underserved and for the broader community.