February 5, 2010 (Daytona Beach, FL) -- Team members from the Memorial Cardiovascular Institute at Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center in Daytona Beach came out to show their support and spirit for “Go Red Day” on Feb. 5 by creating a giant heart.
The event kicked off Florida Hospital Memorial’s Heart Smart lectures for American Heart Month. The seminars, held each Friday in February, are presented by the Memorial Cardiovascular Institute at Florida Hospital Memorial and will feature cardiologists and a dietician to educate on heart healthy lifestyles.
The “Go Red Day” campaign serves to create more awareness for heart disease, the #1 killer of American women, claiming more than 500,000 lives each year. American Heart Month has been celebrated since the 1960s as a way to raise awareness about heart disease.
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Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center consists of two campuses, a 277-bed hospital in Daytona Beach and a 119-bed hospital in Ormond Beach. Our specialties include cardiology, emergency medicine, hospice, home health, imaging, laboratory, oncology, obstetrics, neurology, physician practices, rehabilitation and women’s services. In July 2009, Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center opened as the replacement facility for Florida Hospital Ormond Memorial, which had served the community for more than 42 years. Future plans include a 30,000-square-foot replacement facility for Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center's Cancer Institute, an onsite wellness center, fitness and walking trails and a child care center.