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Stroke awareness event to take place at Summit Fitness Center

Niagara’s only New York State designated stroke center will hold a special community event emphasizing stroke prevention and stroke awareness Saturday, May 1, at the Summit Fitness Center, 6930 Williams Road, Wheatfield.

A community service of Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, “Time Lost is Brain Lost – Preventing and Treating Stroke” is being held in conjunction with May’s designation as National Stroke Awareness Month.  The free event will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Stroke is the third leading cause of death and a leading cause of disability in America, yet the American Stroke Association says many people do not realize how educating themselves and others will help reduce the incidence of stroke.  The May 1 event will accentuate stroke education and include presentations by three members of Memorial’s Medical staff, Dr. Nyathappa Anand, the stroke center’s medical director; Dr. Eram Chaudhry, a cardiologist at The Heart Center of Niagara; and vascular surgeon Dr. Mohamed Ibrahim.

The event also will feature healthy cooking demonstrations, health screenings, door prizes, refreshments and exhibits by a number of vendors and medical services providers.  Sponsors for the event include Health System Services, Sanofi-Aventis, Amedysis, Inc. Home Health Services, Wegmans and Summit Fitness Center.

Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center was designated as a stroke center by the New York State Department of Health in December 2009.  The designation is part of a statewide effort to improve quality health care to stroke patients through enhanced policies, protocols, rapid evaluation and treatment.
  
For information about the May 1 event, call 278-4569.