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Join Navicent Health to Learn if Your Heart is as Healthy as it Could Be

Heart Fest 2018 Planned for February, American Heart Month

 

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. The CDC estimates 610,000 people in the U.S. die of heart disease each year – approximately one in every four deaths. Heart disease affects both men and women, with no regard for race or ethnicity. Deaths related to heart disease are particularly high in Georgia and the Southeast.

 

While statistics on the deadliness of this disease are staggering, there are steps individuals may take to improve the health of their heart. Navicent Health is dedicated to battling heart disease by giving central Georgians the tools they need to live heart healthy lives. Celebrate Heart Fest 2018 with Navicent Health during February, American Heart Month. Make your plans to attend the following events:

 

• Friday, February 2
  • “Eat Your Heart Out” Heart Healthy Presentation and Cooking Demonstration
    • 12:00 p.m.
    • Wellness Center, Navicent Health, 3797 Northside Dr. in Macon.
    • Free recipes, taste testing and door prizes
    • Please RSVP to rsvp@navicenthealth.org or 478-633-4733.

 

• Saturday, February 3
  • Save Your Heart Health Fair
    • 7:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
    • Central Georgia Technical College Building H, 3300 Macon Tech Drive, Macon
    • Free screenings include full blood lipid screening, blood pressure, body mass index, glucose, vision and more.

• Attendees may register for these free screenings at www.navicenthealth.org  or by calling 478-633-6336.

• Angioscreen, a painless, non-invasive screening to determine the risk of heart disease and stroke, will be offered for $50. Please call 1-800-627-2393 to reserve your place for this special screening. (This screening is offered at no charge for U.S. military veterans)

 

• Thursday, February 8
  • Stroke Prevention & Atrial Fibrillation Seminar
    • 6:30 p.m.
    • Carlyle Place, Navicent Health, 5300 Zebulon Road, Macon
    • This educational seminar will feature Felix Sogade, MD, Cardiac Electrophysiology Specialist
    • Dinner provided.
    • Please RSVP to 478-633-7157.

 

• Friday, February 9
  • Peach Regional Women’s Luncheon
    • 12:00 p.m.
    • Byron Municipal Complex (401 Main Street, Byron)
    • This educational luncheon will feature the following presentations:
      • “Laughter is Good for the Heart,” presented by Sandra Stone, Senior Program Coordinator at Wellness Center, Navicent Health
      • “Heart Health,” presented by Rosa Smith, RN with Heart Center, Navicent Health
    • Please RSVP to 478-654-2002

 

• Monday, February 12
  • “TAVR: A New Approach to an Age Old Problem” Seminar
    • 6:00 p.m.
    • Wellness Center, Navicent Health, 3797 Northside Drive, Macon
    • This educational seminar will feature J. Brandon Elmore, MD, of Central Georgia Heart Center
    • Please RSVP to 478-633-7157.

 

• Thursday, February 22
  • Vascular Seminar
    • “Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm” presented by Jason Chapman, MD, Vascular Institute, Navicent Health
    • “Peripheral Artery Disease” presented by Michael Klyachkin, MD, Vascular Instute, Navicent Health
    • 6:00 p.m.
    • Cowles Clinic Auditorium, 1000 Cowles Clinic Way, Magnolia Building, Greensboro
    • Dinner provided.
    • Please RSVP to 478-633-7157.

 

• Tuesday, February 27
  • Baldwin Regional Women’s Luncheon
    • 12:00 p.m.
    • Navicent Health Baldwin, 821 North Cobb Street, Milledgeville
    • This educational luncheon will feature Anil Puri, MD, speaking on Women’s Heart Health
    • Please RSVP to 478-454-3770.

 

• Angioscreen Opportunities
  • Angioscreen, a painless, non-invasive screening to determine a person’s risk of heart disease and stroke, will be offered on the following dates:
    • Wednesday, February 7

• 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
• Navicent Health Baldwin (821 North Cobb Street, Milledgeville)

• Wednesday, February 14

• 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
• Luce Heart Institute at The Medical Center, Navicent Health (777 Hemlock St., Macon)

• Wednesday, February 21

• 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
• Monroe Regional Medical Complex (120 N. Lee Street Suite B, Forsyth)

• Thursday, February 22
  • 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
  • Putnam General Hospital (101 Greensboro Road, Eatonton)
• Wednesday, February 28

• 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
• Carlyle Place, Navicent Health (5300 Zebulon Road, Macon)

• Thursday, March 1

• 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
• Cowles Clinic (1000 Cowles Clinic Way, Aspen Cottege Suite A-300, Greensboro)
• Please call 1-800-627-2393 to register. There is a $50.00 registration fee. However, this screening is free for U.S. military veterans.

 

For more information on Heart Fest 2017, please visit www.navicenthealth.org, keyword “Heart Fest.”

 

About Navicent Health
Navicent Health was incorporated on November 17, 1994, as a nonprofit corporation whose primary purpose is to coordinate The Medical Center, Navicent Health and other affiliated entities in their mission of providing a comprehensive continuum of high quality, reasonably priced healthcare services to the region. Navicent Health has 970 beds for medical, surgical, rehabilitation and hospice purposes. The health system includes The Medical Center, Navicent Health, a nationally recognized tertiary teaching hospital; Beverly Knight Olson Children’s Hospital, Navicent Health, the region’s only dedicated pediatric hospital; Navicent Health Baldwin and Medical Center of Peach County, Navicent Health, both rural critical access hospitals; Rehabilitation Hospital, Navicent Health, the region’s oldest and most experienced rehabilitation provider; Pine Pointe, Navicent Health, which provides palliative and hospice care in homes and in its facility; Carlyle Place, Navicent Health, the area’s first continuing care retirement community;  Navicent Health Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Navicent Health; as well as diagnostic and home care services. For more information, please visitwww.navicenthealth.org.

 

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