Forsyth Medical Center 
2006 News Releases
Forsyth Medical Center Nurses Recognize National Nurses Week With Free Community Blood Pressure Checks
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April 28, 2006 Contact: Freda Springs, (336) 718-4050 |
Winston-Salem, NC - Nurses from Forsyth Medical Center will be offering free blood pressure checks at nine locations in Forsyth, Yadkin and Stokes counties on Monday, May 1 as part of activities to mark National Nurses Week (May 1-5). In addition to free blood pressure checks, nurses will provide information on health related issues.
"This activity is part of a national effort to recognize our nursing profession and the hundreds of thousands of nurses who provide care to our sick, injured and elderly every day," says Elizabeth Warden, director of nursing at Forsyth Medical Center. "We want to people to be aware of the vital contribution nurses make to our health care system from doctor's offices and hospitals to nursing homes and in-home health care."
Locations and times for the free blood pressure checks are:
- Curves in Walnut Cove - 8 a.m. 10 a.m.
- Curves in King - 8 a.m. 10 a.m
- Curves in Lewisville - 8 a.m. 10 a.m
- Curves in Yadkinville - 8 a.m. 10 a.m.
- Lowe's Foods in Kernersville - 8 a.m. 11 a.m..
- Women's Wellness in Winston-Salem 8:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m.
- Market Place Mall in Winston-Salem - 10 a.m. 12 noon.
- Fitness 2000 in Lewisville - 9 a.m. 11 a.m.
- Wal-Mart in Winston Salem 11 a.m. 1 p.m.
Forsyth Medical Center is part of Novant Health, a not-for-profit integrated healthcare system based in North Carolina. Hospital affiliates include Forsyth Medical Center and Medical Park Hospital in Winston-Salem, Thomasville Medical Center in Thomasville; Presbyterian Hospital, Presbyterian Orthopaedic Hospital, Presbyterian Hospital Matthews and Presbyterian Hospital Huntersville in the Charlotte area; Brunswick Community Hospital in Supply, NC; and management services for Wilkes Regional Medical Center. Other facilities and programs of Novant Health include three philanthropic foundations, two nursing home and senior residential facilities, 122 physician clinics, outpatient surgery and diagnostic centers, rehabilitation programs and community health outreach programs.
Novant Health has been nationally recognized as the Best in Industry for Working Mothers by Working Mother Magazine and one of the Top 40 Family-Friendly NC Companies by Charlotte Parent and Piedmont Parent magazines. Additionally, Novant Health has been ranked 8th in the nation by the 2006 Verispan Top 100 Integrated Healthcare Networks, published in Modern Healthcare magazine.
