Exchange Club to hold ‘Honoring Heroes’ program in June
The Greater Bristol Exchange Club will be honoring the late police officers Lt. Dustin DeMonte and Sgt. Alex Hamzy, along with Officer Alec Iurato as this year’s “Police Officers of the Year” at its “Honoring Heroes” program at the Aqua Turf Grand Ball Room on June 29.
DeMonte and Hamzy were struck down in the line of duty in an Oct. 12 shooting. Iurato, who was injured in the same incident, is credited for stopping the shooter.
Proceeds from the event will go to the “Fund the First,” a fund which was set up in honor of our deceased officers, and to assist their families.
Tickets are available online at Honoring Heroes Tickets. For sponsorships, go to Sponsorships.
For information, contact Exchange Club program director, Jack Ferraro at TheBristolExchangeClub@gmail.com.
Wheeler 38th annual golf tournament fundraiser set for Sept. 13
Wheeler’s 38th Annual Golf Classic, presented by Mutual of America Financial Group for the fifth consecutive year, will take place at The Country Club of Farmington on Wednesday, Sept. 13. Registration is open, and sponsors, players, and prize donors are welcome.
Proceeds from this event will support our planned community health center and flagship location in Bristol, which will provide convenient, whole-health services for the whole family in one convenient location.
In 2022, the Golf Classic event grossed a record-breaking $100,000 to support individuals and families in care through Wheeler’s Basic Needs Fund, bringing the total amount raised since its inception to more than $1.3 million.
For more information, visit WheelerHealth.org/Golf or contact Sue O’Connell at 860.793.4214, 860-609-1583, or soconnell@wheelerclinic.org.
Free parenting program aids families
Wheeler is offering a free six-week virtual Circle of Security® Parenting™ class to teach parents and caregivers how to better understand the needs of children and adolescents, bring joy to families, and promote healthy and positive parenting.
The virtual sessions are open to parents, caregivers, grandparents, foster parents, and childcare providers. Course certificates of completion are provided for all who attend all six sessions in their entirety. Space is limited.
The courses are facilitated by Melissa Mendez, LCSW, director of early childhood programs at Wheeler.
Mendez says in a recent announcement from Wheeler that the program focuses on an attachment theory for how parents and caregivers acknowledge their own frustration at the complexities of parenting today.
For more information or to RSVP, please email Mendez at mmendez@wheelerclinic.org.
Master’s level clinical internship through Wheeler Clinic
Wheeler Clinic is offering placement for interns in both outpatient and In-home settings, including experience working with dual diagnosed acute clients, presenting with psychiatrist conditions, substance use disorders and other social determinate of health.
Interns will receive practical training on agency Electronic Health Records, the use and application of the DMS-TR, individualized treatment planning, evidenced based practices, as well as resume building and preparation to enter into the clinical workforce.
Candidate must be currently enrolled in a university master’s program for Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT), Clinical Mental Health Counseling. For information, click here.
Bristol Hospital bed capacity
As of May 16, 61.3 percent or on average 82.1 of 134 adult staffed hospital beds, the same as the previous week, were occupied at Bristol Hospital, according to the State of Connecticut’s Data and Analytics division.
During the same week, the number of occupied staffed ICU beds remained at 64 percent or 9 of 14 from the previous reporting period.
Latest COVID-19 update and stats
The COVID-19 state of emergency for the country had been lifted by the Centers for Disease Control, it has been reported through various news media. Weekly updates will not longer be provided.
While the emergency status has been lifted, COVID-19 is still a serious concern.
At the moment, 150 deaths are being reported daily from those who contracted the disease, which would result in a projected an annual death rate of 54,000 deaths. For comparison’s sake, deaths attributed to the flu have averaged between 12,000 and 52,000 deaths a year on average, with a high of 52,000 in 2017-18 and a low of 23,000 in 2015-16.
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