EMCH Lobby Lecture: Early warning signs of stroke and heart attack

BRUSH, Colo. (Nov. 17, 2011) – The East Morgan County Hospital internist, Scott Faulkner, MD, invites area residents to join him Dec. 13 for the next Lobby Lecture Series topic: Early Warning Signs of Stroke and Heart Attacks.

Lobby Lectures will be held in the main lobby of the hospital beginning at 6 p.m. with a light meal. Please use the main entrance to the hospital. 

Dr. Faulkner will explain the different warning signs for strokes and heart attacks and provide tips for prevention. The lecture is offered free of charge and will give participants the opportunity to ask questions and receive information. 

Dr. Faulkner is board certified in Internal Medicine. He specializes in Asthma/Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), bone health, Coronary Artery Disease, Diabetes management, multiple health problems, and routine care. When Dr. Faulkner began his practice, he was stationed at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida. After discharge from military service, Dr. Faulkner established his practice Fort Morgan Internal Medicine in Fort Morgan and joined Banner Health in January 2010.

Lobby Lectures is a series of health education offered on the second Tuesday evening, in September, October, November, December, February, March, April, and May. For more information about the upcoming topics please call 970-842-6202 or visit our web site www.bannerhealth.com/EastMorgan.

About East Morgan County Hospital
East Morgan County Hospital in Brush, Colo. is licensed by the state of Colorado and certified by Medicare as a 25-bed critical-access hospital. Designated as a Level IV Trauma Center, East Morgan includes a 24-hour emergency department with three trauma bays, two surgery suites, two recovery rooms, six pre and post operative rooms, one endoscopy room, and one outpatient surgery suite. It is part of Banner Health, one of the country’s largest nonprofit hospital systems.

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