For Women For Life™ is a free event hosted by Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano and THE HEART HOSPITAL Baylor Plano where women can take a morning to focus on their health, wellness, beauty and lifestyle. The event will be held on the combined health care campus of Baylor Plano and THE HEART HOSPITAL Baylor Plano located at 4700 Alliance Blvd., in Plano on Saturday, January 26 from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m.
The free health fair will provide health screenings, seminars, non-profit exhibitors, and door prizes all with the intent of helping women in our community of all ages to improve their health. This year we will be offering seminars on the following topics:
9:00 A.M. - 10:00 A.M.
Baylor Plano: Don’t Stress It: Learn How Stress Impacts Your Body and How Coping Strategies Can Improve Your Health. Presented by: Jamile Ashmore, PhD, behavioral health; Lewis Frazier, MD, pain management; Colleen Kennedy, MD, bariatric surgeon; Philip Kovoor, MD, oncologist; and Srinivas Gunukula, MD, cardiologist; all on the medical staff at Baylor Plano.Education Center Rooms 1 & 2, Garden Level
THE HEART HOSPITAL Baylor Plano: Women’s Cardiovascular Seminar: Caring For You And Your Heart. Presented by: Sarah Samaan, MD, FACC; Samuel C. Woolbert, MD, FACC; Sabrina Stone, MD, FAACP; all on the medical staff at THE HEART HOSPITAL Baylor Plano Auditorium, 1st Floor
10:30 A.M. - 11:30 A.M.
Baylor Plano: Women’s Health Overview: Age Specific Guidelines to Keep Your Health in Check. Presented by: Robert Berry, DO, orthopedic surgeon; Muriel Boreham, MD, urogyencologist; and Jennifer Newton, MD, gynecologist; all on the medical staff at Baylor Plano.Education Center Rooms 1 & 2, Garden Level
THE HEART HOSPITAL Baylor Plano: Women’s Cardiovascular Seminar: Caring For You And Your Heart. Presented by: Deepika Gopal, MD, FACC; Jodie Hurwitz, MD, FACC, FHRS; Hafiza Khan, MD, MMSc, FACC, FHRS; all on the medical staff at THE HEART HOSPITAL Baylor Plano Auditorium, 1st Floor
While the event offers various screenings, guests should select their top favorites to attend first, and attend other screenings as time permits. The For Women For Life event will also include free screenings for:
- Skin cancer
- Low bone density
- Abnormal body mass index
- Sports Injury Evaluations
- Scoliosis
- Insufficient lung volume
- Abnormal cholesterol levels
- High blood pressure
- High glucose levels
- Back to Golf Swing Evaluations
A shuttle will transport women between the two hospitals so they can take advantage of the offerings at both locations.
Date: Jan. 26
Time: 7 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Locations: Baylor Plano and The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano
For more information: Call 1-800-4BAYLOR or click here.
Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano is a 160-bed acute care hospital committed to serving North Texas residents with personalized care and advanced technology on a beautiful campus with hotel-like amenities and all private rooms. Services at the not-for-profit, fully-accredited facility include treatment for advanced spine deformities at the Baylor Scoliosis Center, neurosciences, orthopedics, medical and radiation oncology, surgical weight loss, women’s services, gynecology, urology, gastroenterology, pulmonary medicine, pain management, diabetes management and more. Patients have access to digital imaging onsite at Baylor Plano, the Baylor Diagnostic Imaging Center at Craig Ranch, an outpatient department of Baylor Plano and the Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano Elizabeth Jekot, MD Breast Imaging Center. The hospital is the first in North Dallas and Collin County to offer minimally invasive robotic surgery for procedures through the FDA-approved da Vinci® S Surgical System. Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano ranks fourth on U.S. News & World Report's first-ever Best Hospitals metro area ranking for the Dallas/Fort Worth area and was named a top performer by The joint Commission. Baylor Plano is also a 2010 recipient of the Texas Award for Performance Excellence and houses an Accredited Community Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Program by the American College of Surgeons Commissions on Cancer. Baylor Plano is the first hospital in Collin County to be accredited by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers. Jerri Garison is president of Baylor Plano. For more information, or a physician referral, call toll free 1-800-4-BAYLOR or log onto www.BaylorHealth.com/Plano.
CONTACT:
Kayci Prince
469.814.2109
kaycipri@baylorhealth.edu
About Baylor Scott & White Health
As the largest not-for-profit health system in the state of Texas, Baylor Scott & White promotes the health and well-being of every individual, family and community it serves. It is committed to making quality care more accessible, convenient and affordable through its integrated delivery network, which includes the Baylor Scott & White Health Plan, Baylor Scott & White Research Institute, the Baylor Scott & White Quality Alliance and its leading digital health platform – MyBSWHealth. Through 51 hospitals and more than 1,200 access points, including flagship academic medical centers in Dallas, Fort Worth and Temple, the system offers the full continuum of care, from primary to award-winning specialty care. Founded as a Christian ministry of healing more than a century ago, Baylor Scott & White today serves more than three million Texans. For more information, visit: BSWHealth.com