Listed below are upcoming Community Education programs offered at The Westerly Hospital.  All programs are free and open to anyone.  Programs are held from 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. in the Hospital's Henry J. Nardone Conference Center unless noted otherwise below.To register for a community education programs, click on the program topic below or call 401-348-2300.

Freedom From Smoking classes. 

Please note April class is FULL.  If you would like to be put on a mailing list for upcoming classes, please call 401-637-4720 and leave your name and telephone number.

Begins April 10, 2012,  6-7:30 p.m. at The Westerly Hospital, Nardcone Conference Center. Class meets once a week for seven, consecutive weeks. Class size limited so register early!  To register, click here. 

Additional Freedom from Smoking sessions will be announced during 2012.

2012 Healthy For Life Community Education

All classes held from 6:00-7:30 p.m. in the Nardone Conference Center at the Hospital unless otherwise noted.

(Additional dates/topics will be announced as confirmed)

February 22:  Topics in Heart Health (David M. Donaldson, MD)

March 8: Nutrition and Exercise for Weight Management (Yvette Dionne, RD and Derek Vacca, Certified Personal Trainer)

March 20, 2012: Prepare for Surgery, Heal Faster (Christine Gentry, RN)

March 27: Colon Cancer: Prevention, Risks, Screening (Pamela Connors, MD)

April 18:  Joint Replacement Options: Hips & Knees (Paul Benoit, MD)

May 23: The Aging Eye: Cataracts and Macular Degeneration (David Rivera, MD)

June 13: Food as Medicine (David Schwindt, MD and Christine Gentry, RN )

September 12: Prostate Health (Erik Enquist, MD)

September 19:  Stress Management/Stress Reduction (Marie Leinhaart, LCSW)