FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

CONTACT: Theresa Mulkins, Director of Public Relations
OFFICE: (845) 483-6418
MOBILE: (845) 416-0377
tmulkins@health-quest.org

Poughkeepsie, NY – March 12, 2012 –  Vassar Brothers Medical Center is hosting a free lecture and cooking class for individuals interested in living well with diabetes. The class, made possible by a grant from the Vinny Zaccheo Memorial Fund of the Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley, will feature information from a Registered Dietician on nutritional options as well as a live cooking demonstration with sample tasting.

The class will be held on Wednesday, April 4th from 5:30 to 7:30 pm in the Joseph Tower Auditorium at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Registration is required. Reservations can be made by calling (845) 454-8500 ext 72116.

Vassar Brothers Medical Center is a 365-bed facility that has been serving New York’s Mid-Hudson Valley since 1887. Located on the banks of the Hudson River, Vassar Brothers has established centers of excellence in cardiac services, cancer care and women and children’s health services. As a regional medical center, Vassar houses the area’s first and only cardiothoracic surgery center between Westchester and Albany and delivers more babies than any other hospital between Manhattan and Montreal.

Vassar Brothers is an affiliate of the Health Quest hospital system, which also includes Northern Dutchess Hospital in Rhinebeck and Putnam Hospital Center in Carmel.

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