Monmouth Medical Center and Monmouth Medical Center, Southern Campus Host ‘Dance for Your Heart” Event at Monmouth Mall

PHOTO: Senator Jennifer Beck, New Jersey’s 11th Legislative District; Eric Carney, chief operating officer at Monmouth Medical Center; Sharon Holden, assistant vice president of Cardiopulmonary, Critical Care, Emergency and Renal Services, Monmouth Medical Center; and Eatontown Mayor Dennis Connelly.

Monmouth Medical Center and Monmouth Medical Center, Southern Campus, both RWJBarnabas Health facilities, hosted the fourth annual dance-themed American Heart Month event at Eatontown’s Monmouth Mall on February 11, providing a host of cardiac screenings to nearly 100 people.

The annual event celebrates heart health and featured dance, health screenings and overall cardiac risk and health information. Special guests Senator Jennifer Beck, who represents New Jersey’s 11th Legislative District, and Eatontown Mayor Dennis Connelly provided remarks.

A month-long national observance, American Heart Month urges citizens to recognize the nationwide problem of heart and blood vessel diseases and support all essential programs required to solve the problem.

Heart disease is the No. 1 cause of death in the United States. It is also one of the most preventable. Throughout February, Monmouth Medical Center and Monmouth Medical Center, Southern Campus and its fellow RWJBarnabas Health Heart Centers are hosting a range of screening events, educational programs, nutritional and heart disease risk assessments, and family-focused programs at hospitals and community-based centers. From infant CPR courses to cardiac physicians explaining the latest guidelines for preventing heart attack and stroke, to dance parties that encourage people of all ages to get moving, all the activities are designed to improve the heart health of New Jersey residents.

To learn more about cardiac services available at Monmouth Medical Center and Monmouth Medical Center, Southern Campus, call 888-724-7123.

About Monmouth Medical Center
Located in Long Branch, N.J., Monmouth Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas Health facility, along with The Unterberg Children’s Hospital at Monmouth Medical Center, is one of New Jersey's largest academic medical centers and has been a teaching affiliate of Philadelphia’s Drexel University College of Medicine for more than 40 years. From its earliest days, Monmouth Medical Center has been a leader in surgical advancement and has introduced many technological firsts to the region, including robotic surgery and other minimally invasive techniques. Monmouth Medical Center is the only hospital in Monmouth and Ocean counties to consistently receive an “A” Hospital Safety Score by The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit organization of employer purchasers of health care and the nation’s leading experts on patient safety. It is one of eight New Jersey hospitals to receive a four-star rating from The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the highest hospital rating in the state.