Healthy Heart Walks at BRMC

Getting fit and healthier gained heightened focus Friday at Bradford Regional Medical Center (BRMC) for employees and members of the community who took time to exercise their hearts. More than 140 BRMC employees and community residents participated in one of three “Healthy Heart Walks” held inside the hospital. As part of National Wear Red Day, designed to promote awareness of heart disease and stroke in women, BRMC physicians led walkers on a quarter-mile loop which took about 10 minutes to complete. The walks were held at 7 a.m., noon and 3 p.m. Leading the lunchtime walk were (from left) Mark J. Welch, M.D., Jill Owens, M.D., and Steven C. Herrmann, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.C., F.A.S.E., director of Cardiovascular Services at BRMC’s Heart Center. All of those participating got a free T-shirt donated by the Bradford HealthWorks Project, a health initiative of BRMC, the Center for Rural Health Practice at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, Zippo Manufacturing Co., and Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield. Some hardy individuals followed David K. Godfrey, M.D., on a snowshoe trek along Pitt-Bradford’s Richard E. McDowell Community Trail. The snowshoes and red scarves for the oudoor participants were provided by Susan Godfrey of The Fran Charles Shop in Bradford. The Healthy Heart Walks were sponsored by BRMC’s Employee Wellness Committee.
(Photo courtesy of BRMC)