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326 Washington St., Norwich, CT 06360

860.889.8331

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• Cholesterol drug reduces heart attack and stroke risks
• Backus mammography going fully digital
• Backus opens new cardiac unit
• New Dr. Dad program starts at Backus
• 64-Slice Scanner
• Even health concerns will take a back seat to Super Bowl XLII
• Backus pharmacists will check your meds
• Learn to talk to your teen about the transition from girl to woman
• Food and Nutrition launches new tray passing initiative
• Experts say don’t give cough medicine to children under 6
• Think chocolate – and your health – this Valentine’s Day
• Flu season late, but on the way
• Surge in flu cases prompts visitor precautions
• Colon Cancer Quiz
• Drug interactions
• Give the gift of life at Friday blood drive at Backus
• Snow shoveling safety
• Backus opens new blood drawing station
• 'Your Bones Across the Lifespan'
• Shopping cart germs
• Dinner lecture series to focus on lung cancer
• Backus presents fibromyalgia lecture
• Ways to support the Backus Breast Health Initiative
• Programs for expecting parents scheduled for April
• Backus offers poison prevention and medication info
• Hard Rock concert to benefit Backus Hospital
• Frequently Asked Questions & Answers on HCAHPS
• Backus women’s series focuses on Crohn’s, Colitis and Irritable Bowl Syndrome
• Backus to host community baby shower
• Backus Hospital has acquired a 64-slice Computerized Tomography (CT) scanner.
• Backus Psychiatric Services lecture focuses on anti-psychotic treatments
• Nationally known nurse headlines Nurse’s Week May 9
• Nurses who ‘go beyond the call’ to be honored
• Backus Cancer Center first in Connecticut to win national award
• Cancer survivor to throw out first pitch
• Have fun learning about summer safety
• Support Backus Breast Health Initiative
• Backus Health Center in Colchester adds new imaging services
• Healthcare lecture on understanding the Hispanic culture
• Backus wins 12 communications awards
• Learn about the hospitalist trend at Backus
• Garde show to benefit Backus
• Dinner lecture series to focus on melanoma
• Secrets of happily married women to be revealed
• The Backus School of Nursing Alumnae Association's 100th anniversary
• Limit the risk for food-related illnesses
• Backus nurse named ‘Healthcare Hero’
• Connecticut Sun Announces Partnership With The William W. Backus Hospital
• Digital mammography now available at Backus imaging centers
• Menopause topic of community education series
• Backus receives hospital association award
• Increased use of motorcycles and scooters leading to more injuries
• Backus nurse named ‘Healthcare Hero’
• Breast health initiatives take center court
• Give the gift of life at August 29 blood drive at Backus
• Pink Party to celebrate survivors and their supporters
• Backus to host free cholesterol screenings
• Patients rank Backus Emergency Department among best in nation
• Stress, depression and anxiety are topics of community education series
• Outstanding achievements celebrated
• Dinner lecture series to focus on breast health
• Backus Operating Room to hold open house
• Backus health centers offer flu shots
• 'Healthy Rounds' are live on Saturdays
• Duplicate of 'Healthy Rounds' are live on Saturdays
• Give the gift of life at Dec. 26 Backus blood drive
• Dec. 11 event to focus on uterine fibroids
• Backus reports first flu case of season
• Hospital President announces transition
• Backus Dietitians to share nutritional tips
• Backus to hold Dr. Dad program
• Backus physician receives national award
• Backus Medical Staff Directory now available
• Backus to offer arthritis management programs
• New lab drawing station now open in Plainfield
• Backus adds CarePages to patient amenities
• Pink Party postponed due to weather
• Da Vinci wows the crowd at Annual Meeting
• Third Annual Give Kids a Smile Day
• Backus to hold lecture on MRSA
• Oct. 9 event to focus on migraines
• Backus Home Health Care announces public flu clinics
• Backus to hold an interactive diabetes program
• Backus program to focus on the seasonal cold and flu
• Cancer survivor to get married at Backus event
• Give the gift of life at October 30 blood drive at Backus
• Backus health centers offer flu shots
• Schedule changes for Backus Home Health Care public flu clinics
• Backus neurologist publishes book
• Backus Operating Room to hold open house
• Backus physician to answer health questions on radio show
• Autumn brings allergies
• Backus first in region to purchase surgical robot
• Backus Cancer Services to hold colorectal cancer program
• Backus program to hold program on holistic healing
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• Backus Hospital's 2008 Annual Report
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Backus to hold program on exercising in cold weather

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NORWICH - The William W. Backus Rehabilitation Services Department will host a program on creative ways to exercise during the cold winter months on Thursday, Dec. 4, from 5-7 p.m.

The free program will be held at Backus Rehabilitation Services in the Backus Outpatient Care Center, 111 Salem Turnpike, in Norwich.

Learn tips on exercise options and safety issues, as well as the benefits of winter exercise, which include improved sleep, increased energy and decreased depression.

For more information or to register, contact the Backus Hospital Rehabilitation Department at 823-6317.