Friday, June 4, 2021
BRIDGEPORT, CT (June 4, 2021) – Bridgeport Hospital’s Norma Pfriem Breast Center will host “Move to Give: Zumba in the Park” Saturday, June 12, from 8:30 - 9:30 am, on the band shell stage at Seaside Park in Bridgeport. Registration is $25 for adults and $15 for children. Register at bphosp.convio.net/zumba21. Proceeds will benefit the center’s integrative medicine and patient support services. COVID-19 safety protocols will be enforced. Participants are asked to wear a face mask and bring their own water bottle.Dance spots will be socially distanced.
Also part of Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale New Haven, Norma Pfriem Breast Center has been helping women in the community, regardless of their ability to pay, fight breast cancer for over two decades. With locations in Bridgeport, Fairfield and Trumbull, the center provides patients with world class treatment close to home. It offers a comprehensive breast health program by providing coordinated care through an integrated approach with a focus on medical excellence and compassionate care. The center’s care model ensures access to screening and diagnostic services and the latest therapies and procedures, while delivering care in a sensitive and expeditious manner.
For more information, call Kate Piqué at 203-255-5300.
Bridgeport Hospital, part of Yale New Haven Health, is a non-profit 501-bed acute care hospital with two campuses (plus 42 beds licensed to Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital). Both Bridgeport Hospital and the Milford Campus of Bridgeport Hospital serve patients throughout Fairfield and New Haven counties. The hospital admits more than 30,000 patients and provides over 600,000 outpatient treatments annually. The Connecticut Burn Center at Bridgeport Hospital is the only burn center in the state and one of only 80 verified burn centers in the United States. Bridgeport Hospital is committed to providing safe, compassionate and cost-efficient care to its patients and the community. It has the prestigious Magnet designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the nation’s highest honor of nursing excellence. www.bridgeporthospital.org
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Amanda Raus
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