FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

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

Poughkeepsie, NY - June 7, 2010-Vassar Brothers Medical Center will be offering an in-depth discussion series entitled "Caring For Your Kidney's". The free informational group, which will for six weeks, will feature a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals to review a variety of topics related to kidneys, kidney disease and how it impacts your life. Clinical staff from the Nephrology Care Unit at Vassar Brothers will answer questions and offer suggestions.

Sessions meet July 22, August 19, September 16, October 21, November 18, December 16 this year and January 20, 2011 from 6 pm to 7:30 pm in Conference Room A at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. The group is free to the public and family members/caregivers are encouraged to attend. Refreshments will be served.

Reservations are requested. Please call (845) 483-6919 to register or for more information.

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.

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.

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.

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