Riverside Post Acute Shines a Spotlight on Heart Health

Riverside Post Acute in Jacksonville celebrated the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women Day by illuminating its signage and building with red lights. The Duval County skilled nursing facility has an established Cardiac Rehabilitation specialty care program.

Staff and residents kicked off Heart Month in support of the Association’s initiative to increase awareness about cardiac health for women. Highlighting the importance of heart health, the center offered Samba Fitness and Fit and Spin classes to get residents moving and grooving for Go Red Day.

Riverside provides post-hospital, short-term rehab and long-term residential care. Its Cardiac Rehabilitation program focuses on promoting independence and quality of life through reducing symptoms and decreasing disability in heart patients. This focus on transforming lives has brought real results.

The American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women initiative has been committed to raising awareness and clinical care of cardiovascular disease in women since 2004. According to the Association, cardiovascular disease is the No. 1 killer of women, causing one in three deaths each year.