Do We Really Need Screenings For Heart Disease in Our Community?

Winter Haven Hospital 1998 Statistics

* 1542 patients admitted with chest pain due to heart disease

* 40% of these (~600) were heart attack victims!

* 1600+ heart catheterizations performed

* 359 patients transferred out for angioplasty (PTCA)

* 257 patients transferred out for bypass surgery

* 44 patients transferred out for treatment of valve disease

*Note: These numbers reflect only patients admitted to and transferred from Winter Haven Hospital. They do not include the patients that were transferred directly from the physician's office to a facility for one of the same advanced cardiovascular services.

CardiAction

A comprehensive education series designed for those with heart disease as well as those trying to prevent it.

Heart to Heart

A cardiac support group for those with heart disease and their loved ones.

Heart to Heart Newsletter

A quarterly publication designed to educate and inform the community about the latest and greatest in cardiac medicine.

Be Heart Smart

An eduction class held at Lake Wales Medical Center.

Community education about heart disease and its prevention is provided by Winter Haven Hospital's Cardiac Rehabilitation Services.

Winter Haven Hospital is proud to support the mission of the American Heart Association - to reduce death and disability from cardiovascular disease & stroke - and offers the following ongoing programs to its community.