Nieca Goldberg, MD

Women and Heart Disease Dinner Draws Many from Community

Hickory, N.C. - Approximately 500 men and women turned out for Ready Set Red dinner on Friday, February 3 at the Hickory Metro Convention Center in Hickory, N.C. The event was designed to raise awareness of heart disease in women and was sponsored by the Frye Heart and Stroke Centers.

The dinner coincided with the American Heart Association’s national Go Red for Women Day, designed to be a call to all women to take charge of their health, as well as recognize and reduce their risk for heart disease.

Keynote speaker for the event was New York-based Cardiologist and Author, Dr. Nieca Goldberg. Her most recent book, “The Woman’s Healthy Heart Program: Lifesaving Strategies for Preventing and Healing Heart Disease” was released late January.

Dr. Goldberg presented information about women and cardiovascular disease and the enlightening differences in symptoms for men and women suffering a heart attack.  She also stressed the importance of taking immediate action to reduce ones’ risk of cardiovascular disease.

In addition to Dr. Goldberg, special guests presented their stories of survival. Christy Hamby, a 32 year-old quadruple bypass patient and 54 year-old Creola Dula, a heart attack survivor, shared their stories to a hushed audience.

	Molly Grantham

WBTV News Anchor Molly Grantham served as emcee and Sheri Lynch, nationally syndicated radio personality of the Bob & Sheri Show on 107.9 the LINK served as facilitator of the questions and answer session.

Panelists for the questions and answer session included Dr. Goldberg,  survivors Hamby and Dula, and Frye staff physicians Nicholas Frankel, MD, radiologist; Vincent Patrone, MD, cardiologist; Cemil Purut MD, cardiovascular surgeon; and Brian Steg, MD, cardiologist. Anita Montes, MD, obstetrician/gynecologist, served as the panel moderator.

Sheri Lynch

A special thank you to the following sponsors who helped make Ready Set Red possible: A Sign Co; Bank of Granite; Carolina First Associates; Curves; Frye Heart Center; Frye Stroke Center; Frye Volunteer Auxiliary; Hickory Daily Record; It’s My Party Rentals; Kingston Residence of Hickory; Lillian’s Flowers, Tropicals and Unique Gifts, Palliative CareCenter & Hospice of Catawba Valley, Plastic Packaging; 107.9 the LINK; Sarstedt; Shurtape; WBTV; and the Women’s Resource Center.

Frye Regional Medical Center, part of Tenet North Carolina, is a 355-bed acute care facility located at 420 North Center Street in Hickory.  The hospital has been serving the medical and health care needs of Catawba County since 1911.  The hospital’s main campus includes a comprehensive heart center and cardiopulmonary rehab, orthopedics, bariatric surgery, inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation, pediatrics, center for neurosciences, cancer center and women’s pavilion.  Frye has several extended campuses to serve families throughout the area, including Frye Wellness and Education Center, which houses the Center For Diabetes Self-Management Care, perinatal education and community wellness classes; South Campus for psychiatric services; Viewmont and Tate Surgery Centers; Vein and Wound Center/Infusion Care; Unifour Pain Treatment Center; Piedmont Therapy, offering sports and industrial rehabilitation; an urgent care facility; FryeCare, an outpatient diagnostic facility; Alexander Campus, which provides 24-hour emergency care along with diagnostic and laboratory services and infusion care; plus HealthPoint, which provides extensive industrial services and programs to employers.

Frye Regional Medical Center is accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency.  To learn more about the hospital, visit www.fryemedctr.com.