Banner Boswell launches Healthy Heart Check
Sun City, AZ (June 7, 2010) – Area residents are invited to get better acquainted with their hearts during a Healthy Heart Check screening at Banner Boswell Medical Center, 10401 W. Thunderbird Blvd. in Sun City.
The 30-minute heart health profile, conducted at the hospital on the second and fourth Tuesday mornings of each month, provides an assessment to help participants understand better their risk for heart problems and connect with resources that can reduce their risk and offer support.
A nominal fee of $25 per person will be charged. To register, call (602) 230-CARE or visit www.bannerhealth.com and select classes, events and support, then events. Options for different morning appointment times are available.
Each participant meets privately one-on-one with a nurse, who conducts the comprehensive screening which includes a cardiac risk assessment, cholesterol screening, blood-pressure check and body composition analysis. A report will be provided for each participant to take home, along with pertinent information and heart health resources as follow up. Participants’ physicians also will be sent a copy.
“Knowing more about risks for the disease, whether it is hereditary or environmental, is key to maintaining heart health,” said Vincent Nicchi, MD, medical director for the Heart Health Check program. “This screening arms each participant with vital information that empowers them to take control of their heart health and possibly avoid problems further on down the road.”
About Banner Boswell Medical Center
Banner Boswell Medical Center is a 430-bed, acute-care hospital located in Sun City, Arizona. Founded in 1970, Banner Boswell offers heart services, cancer care, orthopedics, neurosciences, women’s diagnostics, emergency care, and medical and surgical services. Supporting Banner Boswell’s mission of excellent patient care is Sun Health, which encourages charitable giving to enhance health care delivery. Banner Boswell is part of nonprofit Banner Health, the leading provider of health services in the Valley with 23 hospitals throughout the West. For more information about Banner Boswell, visit www.BannerHealth.com/Boswell.
Contact:
Lisa Guinn
(623) 876-5704
