Cardiac Awareness Events - February 2024
Friday, January 19, 2024
Centennial Hills and Summerlin hospitals are hosting cardiac awareness events in February.
Heart Health at Centennial Hills Hospital
Thursday, February 22, 2023
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Join the heart team at Centennial Hills Hospital for a lunch and learn from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., along with hands-only CPR demonstrations and Q&A with the cardiac and neuro coordinators. To RSVP for the heart lunch, call 702-835-9779 or email senioradvantage.vhs@uhsinc.com. Seating is limited.
An Af “Fair” of the Heart Cardiac Showcase at Summerlin Hospital
Wednesday, February 28, 2023
1 to 3 p.m.
Join the heart team at Summerlin Hospital for a variety of educational and interactive sessions including:
Presentations
- Summerlin Hospital Heart Update from 1 to 1:15 p.m.
- Summerlin Hospital Cardiac team, including representatives from the Cardiac Cath Lab and Cardiovascular Patient Care inpatient nursing department
Interactive sessions
- Interactive stretching exercises with Summerlin Hospital Outpatient Therapy (every 15 minutes beginning at 1:30 p.m.)
- Heart healthy cooking demonstration by Summerlin Hospital chef (every 30 minutes beginning at 1:30 p.m.)
- Hands-only CPR and AED (Automated External Defibrillator) demonstrations by AMR
Cardiac technologies educational booths
- Barostim – a therapeutic device to treat heart failure
- CardioMEMs device to indicate worsening heart failure
- Inari technology to remove blood clots from large blood vessels
- Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) to treat narrowing of the aortic valve (stenosis)
- Watchman technology to treat atrial fibrillation
Plus blood pressure checks by area nursing students, a variety of educational tables, refreshments and a free gift to the first 100 community visitors.