Good Samaritan Hospital Hosts Heart Health Awareness Event

John Mitty Tuesday, February 5, 2013

West Islip, NY - As a leading local sponsor of the American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women initiative Good Samaritan held an educational and awareness event on February 1 to kick-off heart health awareness month. More than 150 community members and staff attended, receiving

free screenings, nutrition information, cardiac related demonstrations, informational fliers, giveaways and healthy snacks. Kristy Selvaggi, PA, from the Electrophysiology Lab, discusses Cardiac Ablation with participants.

Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center is a 537-bed (including 100 nursing home beds), voluntary, not-for-profit hospital located in West Islip.  The medical center, which has more than 4,500 employees and almost 900 physicians on staff, had nearly 30,000 patient admissions and more than 95,000 emergency department visits in 2011.  Good Samaritan is a member of Catholic Health Services of Long Island. Visit the website at www.good-samaritan-hospital.org.

Good Samaritan provided more than $43 million in community service and charity care in 2011.  The medical center supplies residents with the tools necessary to maintain good health.  This includes community lectures, screenings, health fairs and other community programs and services.

jmitty@longislandyellowpages.com

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