One Nineteen hosts Heart Day
At St. Vincent’s Health Systems, the biggest part of awareness is action.
So knowing heart disease, strokes and high blood pressure are the leading cause of death for men and women in the United States, St. Vincent’s made the decision to reach out.
For the 11th year, St. Vincent’s will host Heart Day at each of its 11 locations, including St. Vincent’s One Nineteen. On Feb. 21, from 6-11 a.m. the health systems will offer three tests — a lipid profile, a blood pressure screening and a basic metabolic profile — and a T-shirt for only $30.
“As we move toward trying to keep people healthy, which is the model St. Vincent’s has been working toward… part of that is prevention, and part of that is screening,” said Allison Crotwell, St. Vincent’s marketing manager and coordinator of Heart Day.
There are a certain number of spots available at each St. Vincent’s location, and Crotwell said their goal is to fill and serve everyone who has an interest in finding out more about their health. The price, she said, is the same as a co-pay, which is less than the normal costs for those screenings.
“Because there are so many different insurance offerings, we feel that this is the price point that is very affordable,” Crotwell said. “That’s important to us that it’s very affordable. We are an organization that really lives our mission: to serve the poor and vulnerable.”
She added that the staff at St. Vincent’s health system wants to make sure they are still out there, available and providing services and healthcare to people. Heart Day gives the staff the opportunity to do just that.
St. Vincent’s looks forward to Heart Day every year, Crotwell said, and they sponsor the Go Red For Women: Fight Heart Disease in Women organization.
“You can talk all day long about health and wellness,” Crotwell said. “If you’re not offering resources to the community first, then I think that there is a disconnect.”
To register for St. Vincent’s Heart Day, call Dial-A-Nurse at 939-7878. Registration ends Feb. 13.
Heart Day
St. Vincent’s One Nineteen
Feb. 21, 6-11 a.m.
Register by Feb. 13.
$30 fee includes lipid profile, a blood pressure screening, a basic metabolic profile and a T-shirt.
To register, call Dial-A-Nurse at 939-7878.