Henrico Doctors’ Hospital Offers Free Smoking Cessation Program

(Richmond, VA – January 8, 2009) – Henrico Doctors’ Hospital is offering a free six-week educational series on smoking cessation called FRESHSTART.  Research has demonstrated that participating in group education and support can be more effective than stopping on your own. FRESHSTART sessions will take place from 5:30 – 7:00 pm on the following dates:

• Wednesday, January 21, 2009
• Wednesday, January 28, 2009
• Wednesday, February 4, 2009
• Wednesday, February 11, 2009
• Wednesday, February 18, 2009
• Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Participants should plan to attend all six sessions. The entire series will take place at Henrico Doctors’ Hospital – Forest Campus, Patient Resource Library Room 346, 1602 Skipwith Road, Richmond, Virginia 23229.

About Henrico Doctors’ Hospital
Henrico Doctors’ Hospital, with campuses at 1602 Skipwith Road (Forest Campus), 7700 E. Parham Road (Parham Campus), and 2621 Grove Avenue (Retreat Hospital), is a 767-bed acute-care hospital offering state-of-the-art medical technology in a community hospital setting. Part of the HCA Virginia Health System, Henrico Doctors’ Hospital was named one of HealthGrades “America’s 50 Best Hospitals” in 2007 and 2008. The Cancer Center at HDH is accredited by the American College of Surgeons with ten commendations. HDH is a national leader in kidney transplants and robotic surgery.  In addition, Henrico Doctors’ recently opened The Orthopaedic Hospital, a new state-of-the-art facility on its Parham Campus. For more information on Henrico Doctors’ Hospital, visit us at www.hcarichmond.com and click on Henrico Doctors’ Hospital.