Free Heart Screening and Educational Event Presented by Piedmont Hospital's Nicholas E. Davies Community Health Information Center

Piedmont Hospital’s Nicolas E. Davies Community Health Information Center invites the community to a free heart screening and educational event on Thursday, Feb. 28 at 12:30 p.m. Cardiologist Kenneth Taylor, M.D., medical co-director of the Fuqua Heart Failure Resource Center, will present “Heart Don’t Fail Me Now: Managing Heart Failure in the 21st Century” and answer questions. Following Dr. Taylor’s presentation, all attendees are welcome to participate in free, non-fasting screenings, which test for total cholesterol, HDL and glucose from 1:30-2:30 p.m. The Richard H. Rich Auditorium is in the 77 Building at Piedmont Hospital, 1968 Peachtree Road, N.W., Atlanta 30309. Refreshments will be provided.

Piedmont Hospital was recently recognized as Best in Atlanta for Overall Cardiac Care and Cardiac Surgery for 2008, according to The Tenth Annual HealthGrades Hospital Quality in America Study. Piedmont Hospital is the only metro Atlanta hospital to attain both the Cardiac Care and the Cardiac Surgery Excellence Awards and one of only 108 hospitals in the country to earn the distinction. Overall cardiac care includes performance in numerous cardiovascular services, including care for patients with heart attack and heart failure, which Taylor will discuss in his lecture.

Piedmont Hospital’s Nicolas E. Davies Community Health Information Center houses the latest resources to help healthcare consumers, patients, families, friends, and caregivers obtain current, reliable information. For more information, please call 404-605-2303 or visit www.piedmonthospital.org.
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