Chilton Hospital’s New Vitality Division Offers Program to Help Retired Women Start Their New Beginning

There are many options for new retirees such as traveling, volunteering and school. Chilton Hospital’s Community Outreach Department, “New Vitality” division for people over the age of 50, offers “Re-Discover Yourself” to help guide newly-retired women to the right direction.

The five-week class is held on Mondays, from March 12 to April 9, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Chilton Health Network, 242 West Parkway, Pompton Plains (located 1.5 miles down the street from the hospital), in the Second Floor Community Outreach Conference Room.

Presenter Enid Topchik, MA, MS, will help attendees explore this stage of life. Discussions will include views on aging, relationships, roles in society and goals for the future. Come share, listen and laugh as you start this new beginning. Class is limited to 12 participants.

Pre-registration is $50 per person for all five weeks. For more information and registration, call  (973) 831-5367. The full list of New Vitality classes and programs can be found in the Chilton Hospital Web site at: www.chiltonhealth.org/senior-health-new-vitality

Chilton Hospital is a fully accredited, 260-bed, acute-care, community hospital. It is a four-time recipient of the HealthGrades Specialty Excellence Award in Stroke, and Five-Star Rated for Stroke Care, the highest possible, for six years in a row. It is also Five-Star Rated for Joint Replacement and Total Knee Replacement for 2012. Chilton’s many services include minimally invasive and robot-assisted surgery, a state-of-the-art Emergency Department, a Pain Management center, the Sleep Health Institute, the Comprehensive Wound Healing/Hyperbaric Center, the Chilton Cancer Center, the Mother/Baby Center, an American Diabetes Association-recognized diabetes education program and a weight loss surgery program. Chilton has recently embarked on a $24 million modernization project, which includes the Cardiovascular Interventional Lab, the Comprehensive Breast Center and the Total Joint Center. The hospital is located at 97 West Parkway in Pompton Plains, NJ 07444. For more information about Chilton's facilities and services, or to find a doctor by name, specialty, or location, please visit www.chiltonhealth.org or call 1-888-CHILTON.