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Save a Life With Your Feet. The Beth's Heart & Sole Walk is on October 18th.

Come celebrate with us at Verona Park and support Newark Beth Israel Medical Center's heart failure treatment and transplant program.

Come celebrate with all your heart. Every step helps to save a life.

Beyond expert clinical care, The Beth’s physicians conduct cutting-edge research into the latest treatments and therapies, and provide education and training for the next generation of heart transplant clinicians.

As of June 30, 2015, the doctors at The Beth have performed more than 875 transplant surgeries. The Beth’s heart transplant program is one of the most active in the country, ranking among the top ten in the nation by volume, with short-and-long term survival rates that consistently exceed national benchmarks. The Beth’s heart failure and transplant doctors, nurses, and social workers provide comprehensive, compassionate care that creates better outcomes and improves the quality of life for hundreds of patients each year.

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The walk will take place on Sunday, October 18th, 2015 at Verona Park. Registration opens at 10am. $25 suggested donation; kids walk for free. Register today as an individual, join a team or create your own! Register by visiting our website: http://bhfriend2friend.barnabashealth.org/heartandsole

Can’t make it to the walk, but want to support the heart transplant program? Donate by visiting our website: http://bhfriend2friend.barnabashealth.org/heartandsole

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Questions? Contact Karly at 973-926-7018, or kmintz@barnabashealth.org

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