Newsbriefs

Blood drive Jan. 5 

The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive at the York Street Campus, 7:30 am – 5 pm Wednesday, Jan. 5, 55 Park St. auditorium. To make an appointment, visit www.redcrossblood.org and use YALENHHOSP as the sponsor code. 

Weight-management program starts Jan. 12

YNHH’s Center for Nutrition and Wellness is offering “Live Well and Lose It,” an eight-week weight-management program for employees and their adult dependents: Wednesdays, Jan. 12 - March 2, 12:15 - 12:45 pm or 7 - 7:30 pm. The program is covered under the Yale New Haven Health System benefits plan with no copay or deductible. Sessions will be conducted via telehealth/Zoom with possible in-person weigh-ins by arrangement. Topics include best food choices, portion control, dining out, meal planning and cooking strategies, finding your healthy eating style, goal-setting and staying motivated. For information or enrollment, contact [email protected].

Help fill the Toy Closets 

Every year, the YNHH Auxiliary Toy Closet Program supplies more than 150,000 toys to pediatric patients discharged from locations in our hospitals, Emergency Departments and Pediatric Specialty Centers from Old Saybrook to Greenwich. Toys are distributed 365 days a year. Donations from the public help make it possible. You can make a toy donation in person at the hospital. Call 203-688-5717 or email [email protected] to schedule a convenient drop-off time, or to make a financial contribution. Toys may also be purchased from a suggested wish list on an online registry and shipped directly to the hospital. Visit the Toy Closet Program on the YNHH website for details.  

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