Nieca Goldberg, MD

Hickory, NC – The Frye Heart Center will host Ready Set Red, What Your Heart is Trying to Tell You on Friday, February 3, 2006, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Hickory Metro Convention Center.

The local event coincides 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.

The keynote speaker for the event will be Nieca Goldberg, MD, a cardiologist and author who is chief of women’s cardiac care at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York. Her most recent book, “The Woman’s Healthy Heart Program: Lifesaving Strategies for Preventing and Healing Heart Disease” is due out late January 2006.

WBTV News Anchor Molly Grantham

In addition to Dr. Goldberg, special guests will present their stories of survival. WBTV News Anchor Molly Grantham will serve as emcee and Sheri Lynch, nationally syndicated radio personality of the Bob & Sheri Show on 107.9 the LINK, will serve as facilitator of the questions and answer session.

Panelists for the questions and answer session will be 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, will serve as the panel moderator.

	Sheri Lynch, radio personality of the Bob & Sheri Show on 107.9 the LINK

Tickets are $25 per person, payable the day of the event, cash only please. RSVP is required as seating is limited.  To make reservations call 828-315-5850 or email readysetred@fryeregional.com. Those attending are encouraged to wear red to show their support. Sponsorship opportunities are also available for Ready Set Red. Please contact Suzanne Fogleman at 828-315-3091 for more information.

Frye Regional Medical Center, part of Tenet North Carolina, is a 355-bed acute care facility located at 420 North Center Street in Hickory, NC.  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, skilled nursing unit, orthopedics, bariatric surgery, inpatient rehabilitation unit, outpatient rehabilitation services, 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; Pain 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.