(Fox 2) – Heart disease is the number one killer in America – date to protect your heart health!

FOX 2 looks forward to working with selected Ascension Hospitals for the 2024 Healthy Heart Project. Our first event was in 2005 and since then over 10,000 people have been helped. You could be the next one!

This is a full heart test and it’s all free. A wide range of tests are available for free, including blood pressure, BMI, blood sugar levels, and even an electrocardiogram (EKG). You can also have a one-on-one interview with a doctor.

You’ll also receive useful information about stroke evaluation, weight loss, diet, and nutrition.

Details are below, so don’t miss out on this year’s lifesaving event!

Date and time: April 27th (Sat)

place:

Detroit metro locations:

• Ascension Providence Heart Institute, 16001 W. 9 Mile Road, Southfield, Michigan, 48075
• Ascension Providence Rochester, 1101 W. University Drive, Rochester, Michigan
• Ascension St. John Hospital, 22101 Moross Road, Detroit, Michigan. Enter the north building entrance.The event venue is on the 2nd floor

Elsewhere in Michigan:

• Ascension Borgess Heart Institute, 1722 Shaffer St., Kalamazoo, Michigan
• Ascension Medical Group Genesys Heart Center, 3399 Pollock Road, Grand Blanc, MI
• Ascension Medical Group Riverfront Cardiology, 1015 S. Washington Ave., Saginaw, Michigan. Located across the street from Ascension St. Mary’s Hospital.event timing

detail:

• Doors open at 7am. The deadline for registration is around 11am. Patients who are in line before the cut-off time will be seen.
• The event will run from approximately noon to 1 p.m., or end when the last patient is seen.

Participants will have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with a doctor and receive free tests, including:

• body mass index
• blood pressure screening
• blood sugar test
• Electrocardiogram (EKG)
• Stroke evaluation: Stroke evaluation is done after heart tests in people who may potentially be at increased risk.

There’s also information on stroke, weight loss, diet and nutrition, and more.