Park Ridge Hospital Foundation is proud to present a new event in 2008: the "Golf Fore Your Heart" Golf Classic. This women-only event was created to raise awareness of women’s heart health issues and to raise funds for Park Ridge Hospital’s "Straight to the Heart" Program. Heart disease is the number one killer of women in America. The Straight to Your Heart program offers free screenings and education to women in our community.

Golf Fore Your Heart will tee off on Friday, March 14 at the Cummings Cove Golf and Country Club. LPGA teaching professional Karen Palacios Jansen will present a Cardiogolf warm up before 18 holes of play. Cardiogolf is a unique, golf-specific exercise program designed by AFAA certified, Karen Palacios Jansen. With Cardiogolf you will perfect your golf swing as well as condition your body.  Benefits of increased endurance, and balance along with increasing muscle tone. 

A luncheon and heart health presentation by Rhoda B. Brosnan, a cardiologist with Asheville Cardiology Associates, will follow play. For more information about "Golf Fore Your Heart" Golf Classic contact Park Ridge Foundation Events Officer, Caryl Dean, at 687-3981.

Park Ridge Hospital is an acute care facility that has provided superior medical care with Christian compassion since 1910. The hospital is one of 36 hospitals in the U.S. belonging to Adventist Health System. For more information about Park Ridge Hospital, or about other hospital services, visit www.parkridgehospital.org. To request a copy of the Park Ridge Hospital Medical Staff Directory, contact the Business Development office at (828) 687-3947