


Phone Numbers
Directory assistance
(203) 688-4242
Patient information
(203) 688-4177
Adult emergency
(203) 688-2222
Children's emergency
(203) 688-3333
Admitting
(203) 688-2221
Children's admitting
(203) 688-3331
Psychiatric admitting
(203) 688-9907
Mailing address:
Yale-New Haven Hospital
20 York Street
New Haven, CT
06510-3202

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Patient & visitor information
Yale-New Haven Support Groups
- The Bariatric Support Group meets the first Tuesday of every month from 6-8 pm at 60 Temple St., lower level, Fusco Auditorium, in New Haven; and the third Wednesday of every month from 6-8 pm in Lawrence & Memorial Hospital’s Baker Auditorium in New London. For more information, please call (203) 764-9060.
Please call the contact person(s) listed below for more information, including schedules and locations.
- Brain Tumor Support Group
Contact: Angela
Thomas, LCSW (203) 688-7528; or Betsy D’Andrea, RN (203) 737-1671
- Caregivers Support Group
Contact:Val Walton, RN (203) 688-5559
- Head and Neck Cancer Support Group
Contact: Mary Crooks, LCSW (203) 200-6357; or Shelley Jolie, RN (203) 785-6520
- Lung Cancer Support Group
Contact: Irene Scanlon, LCSW (203) 200-6361; or
Linda David, RN (203) 688-5864
- Metastatic Melanoma Support Group
Contact: Nora Rightmer, LCSW (203) 200-6356
- Multiple Myeloma Support Group
Contact: Nora Rightmer, LCSW (203) 200-6356; or
Diane Dirzius, RN (203) 785-7938
- Prostate Cancer Support Group
Contact: Nora Rightmer, LCSW (203) 200-6356; or
Susanne Lee, LCSW (203) 200-2120
- Stem Cell Transplant Support Group
Contact: Mary Crooks, LCSW (203) 200-6357
- Patient and Family Support Group
(Smilow Cancer Hospital)
Contact: Susanne Lee, LCSW (203) 200-2120
- Patient and Family Support Group
(Shoreline Medical Center)
Contact: Carol Ridolfi, RN, (203) 453-7208
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CPAP Support Group - A Continuous Postive Air Pressure (CPAP) support group offering health awareness information to adults with sleep apnea is now forming. Family members are also welcome. The group will
provide an interactive forum for exchanging information, education on sleep
disorders and review of new and old CPAP equipment. Each meeting will be
attended by board-certified sleep specialists and staff from Yale Sleep
Medicine. Refreshments will be provided. Meeting locations are in Norwich and at the Yale-New Haven Shoreline Medical Center. Call 203-764-6788 for information.
- Heart Transplant Support Group- Every other Tuesday; 2-3:30 pm; Children's Hospital; or Every other Thursday; 7-8:30 pm; Max Taffel Room; Contact: Dorene Scolnic, MSW, (203) 688-6160
- Congenital Heart Defects Support Group- First Monday of each month; 6 pm; Max Taffel Room located off the main atrium. Contact: Jeanne Imperati, (203) 234-1371, or Erin Ross, (203) 214-0384, or Andy Szocs, (203) 494-7672, or Marion Andrews, (203) 376-6772.
- Nurturing Program- For parents of children ages
0 to 5 years old; Topics discussed: discipline, injury prevention and
age appropriate expectations; Weekly, Call for schedule; Contact:
Debbie Weinstein, (203) 688-6158
- Nurturing Parent Support Group
Parenting is a learned skill. The goal of the Nurturing Parenting group is positive
parenting and to teach parents nurturing skills through education and parent-child activities.
A theurapetic, educational children's group for the children of the participants is held at the same time.
Download more information (pdf; 433KB) about the program
or contact the Department of Social Work, (203) 688-2195.
You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader installed in order to read the pdf file.

- Nurturing families home visiting
A free home visitation program that helps support first-time parents to meet
the challenges of parenthood, create a safe environment for their child and learn positive parenting skills.
Download more information (pdf; 417KB) on this program or contact the
Department of Social Work, (203) 688-2195.
- Nurturing connections
A program to help new mothers cope with the added responsibilites of parenthood.
Download more information (pdf; 417KB) on this program or contact the
Department of Social Work, (203) 688-2195.
- Heart Transplant Support Group- Every other Thursday;
7-8:30 pm; Max Taffel Room; or First Tuesday of every month; 2-3:30
pm; Children’s Hospital; Contact: Dorene
Scolnic, MSW, (203) 688-6160
- Stem Cell Transplant Support Group- 2nd Monday of
every month; 5 pm; Children’s Hospital Room 201; Contact: Nancy
Edgington, LCSW, (203) 688-3222
- Bright Beginnings Mentor Support Group- Provides
support during mentoring experience with young mothers; 1st Tuesday
of every month; noon-1 pm; Children's Hospital 11th floor conference
room; or 4th Wednesday of every month; 5:30-6:30 pm; Children's Hospital
Room 201; Contact: Anita
Bonilla, BSW, (203) 688-8165
- Hygeia...An
Online Journal for Pregnancy and Neonatal Loss created by a
member of the Yale-New Haven medical staff. Offers poetry, journal articles,
visitors' contributions, resources and a "grieving and sharing" area
for registered users.
- The Cove Center
for Grieving Children is a support program for children and
families who have experienced the death of a parent or sibling. The
Cove offers support groups in seven communities in Connecticut.
What Do I Do Now?
Steps to take
when a loved one dies
Download the brochure
Many groups of individuals who share a common medical diagnosis meet
on a regular basis to educate and encourage group members. These groups
are always evolving. For the most up-to-date information about groups
meeting in southern Connecticut, please contact Infoline by calling toll-free 211.
The Witness Project is a community-based breast and cervical cancer education program for African American women.

Last revised: May 21, 2010 (dh)


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