FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 16, 2008

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Cindy Hickey, Public Relations
330-489-1212
cindy.hickey@csauh.com

Mercy To Host Free Heart Attack Education Program
Community Event Will Feature Mercy Heart, Emergency Physicians

Canton, Ohio: The Mercy Heart Center will present a free community education event – "If It's a Heart Attack, It's Time to Act" – on Wed., May 7 at 7 p.m. at Rivertree Christian Church, 7373 Portage Rd., N.W., in Massillon.

Ahmed A. El Ghamry Sabe, M.D., director of the Mercy Heart Center and co-director of the Mercy Emergency Chest Pain Center (ECPC), will discuss acute coronary syndrome and its diagnosis and treatment. Frank Kaeberlein, M.D., director of Mercy Emergency Services and co-director of the Mercy ECPC, will talk about early heart attack care, acute coronary syndrome and typical and atypical symptoms.

A question and answer period will follow the physician presentations. Light refreshments will be served. To make reservations, call the Mercy Healthcare Connection at 330-489-1333 or 800-223-8662.

According to the American Heart Association, coronary heart disease (CHD) is the single leading cause of death in America. CHD, which causes heart attack and angina, resulted in more than 450,000 deaths (or one of every five deaths) in the United States in 2004. There are about 1,200,000 new and recurrent coronary attacks per year.

Mercy Medical Center, a nonprofit corporation of the Sisters of Charity Health System and University Hospitals Health System, operates a 476-bed hospital serving Stark, Carroll, Wayne, Holmes and Tuscarawas Counties and parts of Southeastern Ohio. It has 550 physicians on its Medical Staff and employs 2,500 people. Mercy operates outpatient health centers in Carrollton, Jackson Township, Lake Township, Louisville and North Canton. A Catholic hospital, Mercy Medical Center upholds the mission and philosophy of the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine and continues to be responsive to the needs of the community, including the provision of care to all, regardless of their ability to pay. For more information, see www.cantonmercy.com.