Morton Plant North Bay Offers Community Health Seminars

Advances in Breast Cancer, Smoking Cessation and Sleep Well, Wake Well

NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla., (September 4, 2018) --Morton Plant North Bay Hospital invites the community to attend upcoming health seminars in October focusing on advances in breast cancer, smoking cessation and sleep well, wake well.

Advances in Breast Cancer
Tuesday, October 2
Noon
Morton Plant North Bay Hospital, Bekesh Education & Conference Center, Rooms 1-3, 6600 Madison St., New Port Richey

Surgical Oncologist Jason Wilson, MD, will discuss diagnostics, surgical and reconstruction options, as well as treatments, wellness and reducing recurrence.

Smoking Cessation
Wednesday, October 3
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.

Sleep Well, Wake Well
Thursday, October 18
Noon
Morton Plant North Bay Hospital, Bekesh Education & Conference Center, Rooms 1-3, 6600 Madison St., New Port Richey

Zahid Mohammad Akram, MD, will explain the value of good sleep in achieving goals, how sleep affects health and safety, the benefits of good sleep and tools to improve sleep quality.

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.