Learn to plan for health care decisions at Griffin Hospital in Derby

Griffin Hospital will host a free educational workshop on how to plan for future health care and medical decisions Sept. 17 at noon./ Contributed photo

DERBY - The Community Health Resource Center at Griffin Hospital, 130 Division St., will host a free educational workshop on how to plan for future health care and medical decisions at noon Sept. 17.

The talk will focus on the three stages of Advanced Care Planning, a process in which individuals discuss and decide their future healthcare wishes in the event they unable to speak for themselves while at a healthcare facility.

“In an effort to honor one’s healthcare wishes, to promote quality of life and provide peace of mind, it is important to begin these important conversations about end of life sooner rather than later to ensure one’s wishes are honored,” said Maggie Sessa RN, Certified ACP Instructor with Griffin Hospital’s Community Outreach and Parish Nurses.

This program is part of a series of free, educational forums hosted by the Community Health Resource Center in an effort to help improve the health of the community.

To register or for more information, call Kerry or Deborah, 203-732-7399.

The Community Health Resource Center at Griffin Hospital is a traditional library that provides an array of medical and health information, including a large collection of easy to read health and lifestyle related materials. 

The Center is open to the public to educate themselves on ways to enhance their well-being, prevent illness and play an active role in decisions about their health.

This is a press release from Griffin Hospital.

Advanced care planning topic of talk at Griffin in Derby

DERBY - Griffin Hospital will host a free talk on how to plan for future healthcare and medical decisions at 5:30 p.m. April 8.

The talk will focus on the three stages of Advanced Care Planning in which individuals discuss and decide their future healthcare wishes in the event that they unable to speak for themselves while at a healthcare facility.

“In life, we plan for our careers, our families, and for retirement. In effort to honor one’s healthcare wishes, to promote quality of life and provide peace of mind, it is important to begin these important conversations about end of life sooner rather than later to ensure one’s wishes are honored,” said Daun Barrett, Director of Community Outreach and Parish Nurses.

Barrett will lead the Advanced Care Planning talk along with Diane Betkoski of Griffin Hospital, Edward J. Sheehy, Jr., of Riverview Funeral Home, Inc., in Shelton, and John T. Bennett, of John T. Bennett Funeral Home in Ansonia, will also provide funeral planning information. It will include coordinating with clergy, and organizing flowers, restaurants, cemeteries, military honor guards, monuments, and burial benefits, to make decision making easier in the emotional time after losing a loved one.
A light dinner will be served.

This presentation is sponsored by the Valley Senior Services Council and Griffin Hospital and funded by the Valley United Way and TEAM, Inc.
To register or for more information call 203-732-7434 or visit the event calendar at griffinhealth.org.

The hospital is at 130 Division St.

This is a press release from Griffin Hospital.