Mohawk Valley Heart Institute To Sponsor Health & Fitness Expo

The Mohawk Valley Heart Institute (MVHI) will again sponsor the Health & Fitness Expo and a Cardiac Risk Assessment Booth as part of America's Greatest Heart Run/Walk.  The Expo is being held on Friday, March 5 at the Utica College gymnasium from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., and will feature a variety of health-related exhibits. 

The Risk Assessment booth will provide free cardiac health screenings from 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., which will include: blood pressure reading, cholesterol reading with a breakdown of LDL and HDL, triglycerides, and blood glucose measurement.  Counseling on the results will be provided by various healthcare professionals.

The Risk Assessment is sponsored in part by: AstraZeneca, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, Medtronic, Edwards Life Science, Black River Systems, and Sage Products, Inc.

Also available at the risk assessment will be pulmonary function testing provided by Mohawk Valley Community College.

MVHI will have a booth that will display information about cardiac-care services available at St. Elizabeth Medical Center and Faxton-St. Luke's Healthcare.  This year, MVHI's booth will highlight   cardiac surgery services.

MVHI is a collaboration of St. Elizabeth Medical Center and Faxton-St. Luke's Healthcare, which provides cardiac-care services at both campuses.