From Heartache to Heartthrob – Meet Hackensack University Medical Center’s Cardiac Patient of the Year

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States – with a heart attack happening every 40 seconds. Approximately  1 in  5 of these patients will be readmitted to the hospital for a second heart event within five years – but this doesn’t have to be the case. 

When: Wednesday, 2/12/24 at 12pm

Where: HUMC’s Cardiac Rehab Gym @ 20 Prospect Avenue in Hackensack, NJ 07603

Cardiac rehabilitation won’t change the past, but it can help to improve the future. 

Hackensack University Medical Center’s Cardiac Prevention and Rehabilitation Center, a division of the Heart and Vascular Hospital will celebrate its 23rd annual “Cardiac Rehab Person of the Year” Awards recognizing the efforts of a patient who has achieved the most significant progress in changing their risk factors for heart disease, including losing weight, managing blood pressure and cholesterol, controlling blood sugar through diet and exercise, managing stress, and staying optimistic.

Click here for Gerry’s full story of heart attack recovery and please join the team who got him here in this heartwarming celebration – just in time for Valentine’s Day!