Middletown, NY – Orange Regional Medical Center will host a free support group called Just Breathtaking. The support group takes place the 4th Wednesday of each month, beginning on April 25, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and runs April through November. The group will meet at Orange Regional Medical Center’s Community Health Education Center located at 110 Crystal Run Road, Middletown, NY.
This group will share knowledge through presentations made by various lung health professionals and will provide a safe space for socialization and group discussions. The group will be facilitated by Elyse Carroll, BSRC, RRT, CTTS, Manager of Pulmonology Rehabilitation at Orange Regional.
The goal of this support group is to educate, support and connect people suffering with chronic lung disease. Participants will also learn ways to cope with lung conditions. Just Breathtaking will offer a combination of guest speakers, discussions as well as social activities. Led by trained facilitators, this group will provide patients with the tools to stay healthy and active.
To learn more about Orange Regional’s Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program, visit www.ormc.org/pulmonary or contact Elyse Carroll at 845-333-2015.
About Orange Regional Medical Center
Orange Regional features seven floors of state-of-the-art technology and provides 383 beds and employs approximately 3,300 healthcare professionals. In addition to inpatient services, highlights of Orange Regional include a cancer center and a five-story outpatient services building on the main campus, featuring Orange Regional Medical Group with primary care and specialty physicians, urgent care, outpatient surgical and diagnostic services and more. Orange Regional was named by Healthgrades as one of the 100 best hospitals nationally for cardiac intervention and General Surgery and was a recipient of the Healthgrades Patient Safety Excellence Award™. Orange Regional also achieved the Healthgrades 2019 America’s 250 Best Hospitals Award™ placing the hospital in the top 5 percent of more than 4,500 hospitals assessed nationwide for its superior clinical performance. In 2017, Orange Regional was named the Most Beautiful Hospital in the US and is recognized by US News & World Report as a Best Regional Hospital. It is a recipient of the Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite; a designated Magnet hospital recognizing excellence in Nursing and its Electronic Medical Records (EMR) system has achieved Stage 7; the highest level on HIMSS Analytics’ EMR adoption model. Orange Regional Medical Center (ORMC) is an Academic Affiliate of the Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine. It is also a member of the Greater Hudson Valley Health System (GHVHS), which is recognized by Ethisphere as one of the 2018 and 2019 World’s Most Ethical Companies. To learn more about ORMC, visit www.ormc.org.
