1/10 -- Heart Attack Education Day at New Community Gardens
Located practically across the street from the Medical Sciences Building, New Community Gardens is one of our closest neighbors. As such, this senior housing complex was the perfect first stop for the hospital's new health education campaign that focuses on heart attacks.

Similar to our successful stroke education outreach campaign in 2002, the campaign will travel to senior complexes throughout the Central Ward to educate seniors and others about heart attacks.

Leading this effort will be Merwin Richard, MD, director of the Cardiac Catheterization Lab at the hospital. Dr. Richard spoke at the New Community lecture and showed a video on the signs and symptoms of a heart attack. His state-of-the-art presentation also demonstrated how angioplasty works.

Raghu Bejjanki, MD, Fellow, Cardiology and Chuck Loeber also assisted with this lecture.

Screenings statistics:
Blood pressures -- 17

1/14 -- Heart Attack Education Day at Villa Victoria

Dr. Merwin Richard and Chuck Loeber took the Heart Attack campaign to Villa Victoria, a senior complex on the borderline of the Central and North Wards. The presentation was very well received and as one senior summed it up, "That University Hospital, they're the best."

Dr. Richard advises a guest at the heart attack lecture.

Chuck Loeber of the New Jersey Cardiovascular Institute takes a blood pressure reading during the Villa Victoria lecture.

Screening statistics:
Blood pressures -- 20

1/18 -- Heart Attack Education Day at New Hope Baptist Church

Frigid temperatures didn't stop the members of New Hope Baptist Church from attending Dr. Merwin Richard's lecture on heart attacks. Despite the cold weather, more than 20 seniors joined Dr. Richard and Jeanne Prevost, who took blood pressures.

Screening statistics:
Blood pressure -- 20

1/29 -- Glaucoma Lecture at Happy Days Adult Day Care Center

Dr. Paul Lama (Ophthalmology) made such a good impression among the seniors at Happy Days Adult Day Care Center in 2002 that they requested him back in 2003. Dr. Lama obliged and once again, his medical expertise and warm demeanor made him a hit.

"He is such a nice person," said Germaine Berry, the Center's Activities Director.

Attendance -- 20

1/30 -- Heart Healthy Thursdays at the Garden Cafe
University Hospital employees got a double treat on this particilar day: the chance to taste a heart healthy shrimp dish and get a free blood pressure reading.

As part of Heart Healthy Thursday's, the menu at the garden cafe includes a dish that is low in salt and fat, and is good for the heart. This Thursday's dish featured a tasty seafood dish called sesame shrimp with coucous. Plus, there was one other benefit--the dish was only $2.50.

Chuck Loeber was on hand to do the blood presure readings.

Screening statistics:
Blood pressure -- 31

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