Morton Plant North Bay Offers Community Health Seminars

Smoking Cessation, Total Joint Replacement, Apps for Diabetes Control

NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla., (August 6, 2018) -- Morton Plant North Bay Hospital invites the community to attend upcoming health seminars in September focusing on smoking cessation, arthritis and total joint replacement, and apps/web tools for diabetes control.

Smoking Cessation
Wednesday, September 5
10 a.m.
Morton Plant North Bay Hospital, Bekesh Education & Conference Center, Meeting Rooms 1 - 3, 6600 Madison St., New Port Richey

This two-hour class provides valuable tools to help you quit using tobacco. It includes four free weeks of patches, gum or lozenges.

Arthritis and Total Joint Replacement
Wednesday, September 12
10 a.m. 
Morton Plant North Bay Hospital, Bekesh Education & Conference Center, Rooms 1-3, 6600 Madison St., New Port Richey

Orthopedic Surgeon Joseph Borrelli, MD, will discuss treatment options and guidelines for hip, knee and shoulder arthritis.

Apps/Web Tools Diabetes Control
Tuesday, September 25
10 a.m.
Morton Plant North Bay Hospital, Bekesh Education & Conference Center, Rooms 2 & 3, 6600 Madison St., New Port Richey

A certified diabetes educator will discuss mobile apps, web tools and technical advances for monitoring and maintaining healthy blood sugars.

To pre-register, call (727) 953-6877, or visit: www.BayCareEvents.org. 

About Morton Plant North Bay Hospital
Established in 1965, Morton Plant North Bay Hospital is a 154-bed facility committed to improving the health of everyone it serves. Morton Plant North Bay has received the Gold Seal of ApprovalTM for Primary Stroke Care from the Joint Commission. Morton Plant North Bay Hospital is located at 6600 Madison St., New Port Richey, Fla. For more information about Morton Plant North Bay, go to www.baycare.org/mpnb. 

About BayCare Health System
BayCare is a leading not-for-profit health care system that connects individuals and families to a wide range of services at 13 hospitals and hundreds of other convenient locations throughout the Tampa Bay and central Florida regions. Inpatient and outpatient services include acute care, primary care, imaging, laboratory, behavioral health, home care, and wellness. Our mission is to improve the health of all we serve through community-owned, health care services that set the standard for high-quality, compassionate care.