PAST AND PRESENT PATIENTS FROM THE PEDIATRIC HEART CENTER
AT MONTEFIORE CELEBRATE THEIR HEART HEALTH AT ANNUAL PARTY
Kids to Enjoy DJ, Arts and Crafts, Face Painting and More at Party during Heart Month
WHAT: More than 50 children who have been treated at The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) for a wide variety of heart conditions will come together to celebrate their heart health as part of Montefiore’s extensive Heart Month activities. Past and present patients will enjoy arts and crafts, games, face painting, dancing to a live DJ and heart healthy food along with their families and medical teams.
WHO: Patients, parents and siblings will come to the hospital for an afternoon of fun with pediatric cardiologists, surgeons, nurses and other clinicians from the Pediatric Heart Center.
WHY: Montefiore is celebrating American Heart Month with a robust calendar of events to
educate patients, the community and associates about the importance of living heart healthy. The full calendar of events, which includes educational seminars, healthy eating demonstrations, and blood pressure screenings, can be found online at www.montefiore.org/heartmonth
WHEN: Wednesday, February 12 at 4 p.m.
WHERE: Montefiore Medical Center – Grand Hall
Gun Hill Road entrance
About Montefiore Medical Center
As the University Hospital for Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore is a premier academic medical center nationally renowned for its clinical excellence, scientific discovery and commitment to its community. Recognized among the top hospitals nationally and regionally by U.S. News & World Report, Montefiore provides compassionate, patient- and family-centered care and educates the healthcare professionals of tomorrow. The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore is consistently named in U.S. News’ “America’s Best Children’s Hospitals.” With four hospitals, 1,491 beds and 90,000 annual admissions, Montefiore is an integrated health system seamlessly linked by advanced technology. State-of-the-art primary and specialty care is provided through a network of more than 130 locations across the region, including the largest school health program in the nation and a home health program. Montefiore’s partnership with Einstein advances clinical and translational research to accelerate the pace at which new discoveries become the treatments and therapies that benefit patients. The medical center derives its inspiration for excellence from its patients and community, and continues to be on the frontlines of developing innovative approaches to care. For more information please visit www.montefiore.org and www.montekids.org. Follow us on Twitter; like us on Facebook; watch us on YouTube.
Rachael McCallen
Public Relations Manager
Media & Public Relations
Montefiore Medical Center
The University Hospital for Albert Einstein College of Medicine
111 East 210th Street, Bronx, NY 10467
718-920-4014 Office
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