Free Women's Health Expo Coming To Temecula Valley

From Temecula Valley Hospital: Temecula Valley Hospital and Southwest Healthcare System, which includes Rancho Springs Medical Center and Inland Valley Medical Center, is hosting a free community event, a Women’s Health Expo on

February 28, 2018, from 10:00 am to 1:30 pm at Pechanga Resort and Casino.

The event will feature education regarding heart, stroke and gynecological health for women. The event is free to attend and lunch will be provided. Registration is required and can be completed at https://www.temeculavalleyhospital.com/expo.

This expo will provide education and resources to assist women in making lifestyle changes that can improve their health. Free screenings will be available for women to learn their numbers in terms of measurements that put them at risk. These screenings are available to ensure that every woman who attends knows her numbers. Blood pressure and Electrocardiograms (EKGs), a test that tracks the heart’s electrical activity to determine if there are any abnormalities, will be offered to attendees.

There will be informational booths providing education on nutrition and healthy eating education, exercise, smoking cessation, stroke, heart disease, and stress management. American Medical Response (AMR) will provide hands-only CPR training. Local businesses will be attending and offering healthy lifestyle options to attendees.

The lunch portion of the event will include physician speakers who will discuss risk factors, lifestyle changes, how heart disease and stroke symptoms present differently in women and when these symptoms require medical attention. A physician will also speak regarding gynecological health. The speaker panel will conclude with an audience Q & A session.

All women are encouraged to attend this informative event to receive education on their health, including heart disease, stroke, gynecological health, as well as empower themselves to make lifestyle changes that may help save their life. Seating is limited so please register soon!

About Temecula Valley Hospital

Temecula Valley Hospital brings advanced technology, innovative programs, patient centered and family sensitive care to area residents. The hospital features 140 private patient rooms; 24 hour a day emergency care; advanced cardiac and stroke care; orthopedics; and general and surgical specialties. For more information, visitwww.temeculavalleyhospital.com

About Southwest Healthcare System

Inland Valley Medical Center is the only hospital in the region to offer Level II Trauma Services, Advanced Primary Certified Stroke Center by the Joint Commission, and is a nationally recognized center for weight-loss surgery by the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program, visit www.inlandvalleymedcenter.com

Rancho Springs Medical Center features the largest Women’s Center in the region which includes the Rady Children’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (Rady San Diego: Ranked 5th in the nation for neonatal care), Advanced Primary Certified Stroke Center by the Joint Commission, and the da Vinci © Robotic Surgical System performing the region’s first virtually no-scar single site procedures, visit www.ranchospringsmedcenter.com

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