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HMC offers Program for People with Diabetes

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Host: Hunterdon Medical Center
When: Feb 12 to Dec 12, 2009
Where: HMC offers Program for People with Diabetes
Flemington, 08822
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Name: Hunterdon Medical Center
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Address: 2100 Wescott Drive
Flemington, NJ 08822
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Hunterdon Medical Center is a 176-bed non-profit community hospital, providing a full range of preventive, diagnostic and therapeutic inpatient and outpatient hospital and community health services.

The Hunterdon Regional Cancer Center, an affiliate of Fox Chase Cancer Center, features comprehensive medical and radiation oncology services, early detection and screening programs, nutritional support, genetic counseling, psychosocial support, clinical research and education and support programs.

The Hunterdon Regional Breast Care Program offers education, screening, diagnostic testing, surgery and follow-up care. The Program features the latest technology available in screening through the breast imaging program, which is accredited by the American College of Radiology´s Mammography Accreditation Program.

The Medical Center´s diagnostic imaging services include a state-of-the-art LightSpeed CT Imaging System, x-ray, bone densitometry, ultrasound, MRI, and nuclear medicine.

The Maternity and Newborn Care Center includes 20 private labor-delivery-recovery-postpartum (LDRP) suites, operative delivery rooms and 24-hour coverage by board-certified neonatologists. It is designated by the state as an Intermediate Care Nursery.

A full array of cardiac care services is available, from pre-hospital care provided by paramedics of the hospital´s Mobile Intensive Care Unit, through Emergency Department and Intensive/Coronary Care Unit services, a specialized telemetry unit, and a multi-phase cardiopulmonary rehabilitation program. In addition, our cardiac catheterization suite offers patients a powerful tool in the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease.

The Sleep Disorders Center provides a state-of-the-art program to monitor, evaluate and treat sleep disorders in adults.

Through the hospital´s certified Home Health Agency, a full array of nursing and other services are available in the home, including physical, occupational, and speech therapy, medical social work, home infusion, maternity and newborn care and pediatric and psychiatric home care.

The Senior Services program includes a geriatric assessment program for those with complex and/or multiple health care concerns.

Hunterdon Behavioral Health offers a broad spectrum of counseling and therapy programs, and is the principal provider of mental health services in the community. Services include individual, family and group therapy; psychological testing; psychiatric evaluations; adult and adolescent Partial Hospital Programs; addictions treatment services; the School Based Youth Service Program and the Family Crisis Intervention Unit.

The Family Practice Residency Program is one of the oldest in the country for training family physicians, and is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. Seven family health centers, Phillips-Barber in Lambertville, Delaware Valley in Milford, Highlands in Union Township, Hunterdon Family Medicine in Flemington, Riverfield in Clinton, Branchburg in Somerville, and Charlestown in Hampton and Washington offer comprehensive health services to residents in those communities.

The Diabetes Health Center provides education, support groups, blood sugar monitoring, nutrition counseling and fitness programs. The Center is accredited by the American Diabetes Association.

The Health Education Department´s screening and education services include programs on CPR, weight loss, asthma, stress management and diabetes.

The Public Health Nursing and Education Office, a cooperative program of Hunterdon Medical Center and the Hunterdon County Health Department, offers numerous public health education, screening and health promotion programs throughout the community.

The Hunterdon Health & Wellness Center in Whitehouse Station integrates fitness, disease prevention, rehabilitation and health enhancement.

Hunterdon Medical Center is a teaching institution, affiliated with the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, and a member of the New Jersey Council of Teaching Hospitals. Hunterdon Medical Center is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.

Directions

From The New York City Area:

Interstate Route 95 (New Jersey Turnpike) South to exit for Interstate Route 78 West. Proceed on Route 78 West to Exit 17 - Route 31, Clinton/ Flemington. Proceed 8-1/2 miles south on Route 31. Turn right at the traffic light into Hunterdon Medical Center's main entrance at Wescott Drive.

 From The Philadelphia Area:

Interstate Route 95 North to Exit 4B - Route 31 North, Pennington. Proceed on Route 31 North to exit for Route 202/31 North. Proceed on Route 202/31 North to the Flemington Traffic Circle. At the circle, Routes 202 and 31 divide. Proceed north on Route 31 to the sixth traffic light (approximately 2-1/2 miles). Turn left at the light into Hunterdon Medical Center's main entrance at Wescott Drive.

From The New Brunswick Area:

Interstate Route 287 North to Exit 14B, Route 22 West. Proceed on Route 22 West to exit for Route 202/206 South, Flemington/ Princeton. Take Route 202/206 South to the Somerville Traffic Circle. From the circle take Route 202 South for approximately 12 miles, to the Flemington Traffic Circle. Proceed north on Route 31 to the sixth traffic light (approximately 2-1/2 miles). Turn left at the light into Hunterdon Medical Center's main entrance at Wescott Drive.

Alternate Route:

Interstate Route 287 North to exit for Interstate Route 78 West, Clinton. Proceed, on Route 78 West to Exit 17 - Route 31, Clinton/ Flemington. Proceed 8-1/2 miles south on Route 31. Turn right at the traffic light into Hunterdon Medical Center's main entrance at Wescott Drive

From The Morristown Area:

Interstate Route 287 South to exit for Interstate Route 78 West. Proceed on Route 78 West to Exit 17 - Route 31, Clinton/ Flemington. Proceed 8-1/2 miles south on Route 31. Turn right at the light into Hunterdon Medical Center's main entrance at Wescott Drive.

From The Trenton Area:

Route 31 North to exit for Route 202/31 North. Proceed on Route 202/31 North to the Flemington Traffic Circle. At the circle, Routes 202 and 31 divide. Proceed north on Route 31 to the sixth traffic light (approximately 2-1/2 miles). Turn left at the light into Hunterdon Medical Center's main entrance at Wescott Drive.

From The Easton Area:

Route 22 East through Phillipsburg /Alpha to exit for Interstate Route 78 East. Proceed on Route 78 East to Route 31 South, Flemington. Proceed 8-1/2 miles south on Route 31. Turn right at the light into Hunterdon Medical Center's main entrance at Wescott Drive.

The Center for Nutrition and Diabetes Management offers a monthly program in the evening called Diabetes After Dark.  On February 12th from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. the program will focus on “Keeping Fit with Diabetes.”

We all know how essential it is to stay fit, whether or not we have a diagnosis of diabetes.  Keeping fit safely is even more important.  This session will help you be able to achieve both.  Sabrina Wisniewski, MS, Fitness Trainer at the Hunterdon Health and Wellness Center will be the guest speaker.

This program is free and facilitated by Alicia Dougherty, RN, BSN, CDE, Diabetes Educator at the Center for Nutrition and Diabetes Management.  The Program is held at the Center for Nutrition and Diabetes Management located in the Wescott Medical Arts Building, 9100 Wescott Drive, Ste. 102. in Flemington.  For more information call 908-237-6920.
Posted By Hunterdon Medical Center on Feb 5, 2009