February 21, 2019

Healthy UIs stress affecting your health and well-being? Do you worry about injuries from falls as you get older? Are you suffering from back and neck pain due to poor posture?

Get information on these and other health and wellness topics at Mather Hospital’s HealthyUSpring Semester on Saturday, March 23, 2019 from 9am to 1:30pm at the Hospital.

HealthyU is a FREE seminar series and health fair focused on your physical, emotional and financial well-being. The health fair offers blood pressure, glucose, BMI and other free screenings along with health and wellness information.

Seating is limited. Register at 631-686-7879 or online at www.matherhospital.org/healthyu

The panels for the Spring Semester of HealthyU are:

  • Preventing Falls through Balance and Safety
  • Managing Diabetes and Pre-Diabetes
  • Navigating Medicare
  • Cooling the Burn of Acid Reflux
  • The Brittle Bones of Osteoporosis
  • Maintaining Good Posture as You Age
  • Food as Medicine
  • Reduce Your Stress for Better Health
  • Living Your Best Retirement

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About Mather Hospital

Mather Hospital is an accredited 248-bed, non-profit community teaching hospital dedicated  to providing a wide spectrum of high quality healthcare services to Suffolk County residents, showing compassion and respect and treating each patient in the manner we would wish for our loved ones. Mather has earned the prestigious Magnet® recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), which recognizes healthcare organizations for quality patient care, nursing excellence and innovations in professional nursing practice. Mather has received 12 “A” ratings for patient safety from The Leapfrog Group. No other hospital in New York State has received more top ratings. For further information about Mather Hospital, visit www.matherhospital.org or “Like” us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/matherhospital.

About Northwell Health

Northwell Health is New York State’s largest health care provider and private employer, with 23 hospitals, nearly 700 outpatient facilities and more than 18,500 affiliated physicians. We care for over two million people annually in the New York metro area and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Our 68,000 employees – 16,000-plus nurses and 4,000 employed doctors, including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners – are working to change health care for the better. We’re making breakthroughs in medicine at the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research. We’re training the next generation of medical professionals at the visionary Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and the Hofstra Northwell School of Graduate Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies. For information on our more than 100 medical specialties, visit Northwell.edu.