Plattsburgh, NY - On Thursday, Feb. 26, the community will gather to support their friends and neighbors with heart disease and raise awareness about the leading cause of death for women. The Foundation of CVPH’s Stepping Out for Your Heart at the West Side Ballroom will be an evening of education, inspiration and fundraising and tickets are on sale now.

Registration begins at 5 pm. Tickets are $65 each or $55 for those age 65 and older. They can be purchased at www.uvmhealth.org/CVPHHeart, in the Foundation Office or by calling Manager of Events and Special Project Michelle Senecal at (518) 314-3359 or email, msenecal@cvph.org.

Cardiologists Joel Wolkowicz and Eric Gauthier will present “The Heart and It’s Care Close to Home” and local heart disease survivor MaryAnn Castine will share how surviving a heart attack changed her life. The evening will also include several interactive stations, a heart-healthy dinner, silent and live auctions.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in women, and many of those deaths, according to the American Heart Association, can be prevented through greater awareness of cardiovascular health, symptoms, risk factors, and lifestyle changes. The nationally recognized cardiology team at CVPH offers cutting-edge cardiac care close to home and is dedicated to educating patients and their families about the disease so they can recognize warning signs early, make informed decisions, and take proactive steps to protect their heart health.

Proceeds from the event will benefit CVPH’s new Cardiac & Pulmonary Rehab Center. The $1.3 million construction project, when complete, will offer a larger space on the main campus to house the hospital’s successful Cardiac Rehabilitation Program and add a similar service for pulmonary patients. Cardiac Rehabilitation is a supervised exercise, education and support program focused on returning patients who have had a heart attack, valve replacement, angioplasty or bypass surgery to their optimum level of health. Similarly, Pulmonary Rehabilitation provides patients with chronic lung conditions an individualized program to help them breathe better, build endurance and improve the quality of their life. Education, support and supervised exercise are also key components of Pulmonary Rehabilitation.

Stepping Out for Your Heart is graciously supported by Monaghan Medical Corporation, Liquor and Wine Warehouse, Della Auto Group, Brennan Buick GMC, Community Bank, Plattco, AES Northeast, SeaComm Federal Credit Union, The Development Corporation, Warren Tire, Kimberly Titherington, UFirst Federal Credit Union, AmeriCU Credit Union, Stafford Owens Murnane Kelleher Miller Meyer & Zedick and Northeast Group.  

Learn more at UVMHealth.org/CVPHHeart.

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About Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital
The University of Vermont Health Network - Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH) is a private, not-for profit hospital in Plattsburgh, NY.  Established in 1967 with the merger of Champlain Valley and Physicians Hospitals, CVPH joined Fletcher Allen Partners in 2012, which in 2014 became The University of Vermont Health Network.  Together with its partner hospitals, the UVM Medical Group and a home health agency, CVPH provides high-quality, cost-effective care, close to home. Services include an award-winning cardiac services program, accredited cancer center, freestanding ambulatory surgery center, comprehensive rehabilitation services and a 24-hour physician-staffed Emergency Department.  Governed by a 15-member Board of Directors, CVPH is accredited by the Joint Commission and licensed by New York State and Medicare/Medicaid Approved.

About University of Vermont Health Network
University of Vermont Health Network is an integrated system serving the residents of Vermont and northern New York with a shared mission: working together, we improve people’s lives. The partners are:

• University of Vermont Medical Center
• University of Vermont Health Network Medical Group
• University of Vermont Health Network – Alice Hyde Medical Center
• University of Vermont Health Network – Central Vermont Medical Center
• University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital
• University of Vermont Health Network – Elizabethtown Community Hospital
• University of Vermont Health Network – Porter Medical Center
• University of Vermont Health Network – Home Health & Hospice

Our 4,000 health care professionals are driven to provide high-quality, cost-efficient care as close to home as possible. Strengthened by our academic connection to University of Vermont, each of our affiliates remains committed to its local community by providing compassionate, personal care shaped by the latest medical advances and delivered by highly skilled experts.