A Message from the CEO: Lead With Your Heart

Every 40 seconds, someone in America experiences a heart attack. But here’s the good news: Up to 80 percent of heart attacks and strokes are preventable. That’s the reason Hometown Hospital encourages you to take the necessary steps to decrease your risk of having a heart attack. It starts by scheduling an annual physical exam with your personal physician, who can recommend a customized program of diet, exercise and other lifestyle changes to reduce your risk of heart disease. If further tests are required, our hospital has the expertise and the technology to give your heart a thorough examination, everything from an electrocardiogram and chest X-ray to a CT-scan or an MRI. So don’t let yourself or your loved ones become another heart-attack statistic. When it comes to taking care of your heart, there’s a place close to home that has the medical know-how you need: Hometown Hospital.

Source: CDC