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HEARTS AT RISK
Make the call!
If you think you or a loved
one might be having a
heart attack, call 911. Ask
to be taken to San Joaquin
Community Hospital (SJCH)—
home to the region’s most
award-winning heart program.
We’re here when
you need us most
“We’re committed to
our community. On a
daily basis, we provide
lifesaving treatment
within minutes of
arrival.”
—Stella Williams, Chest Pain Center
We know our award-winning
heart care is making a
difference.
SJCH leads
the way in
Kern County
First to be named one of Healthgrades
®
America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Cardiac
Care
™
and America’s 100 Best Hospitals for
Coronary Intervention
™
First Accredited Chest Pain Center
First STEMI Heart Attack Receiving Center
First open-heart surgery
First cardiac cath lab
First angiogram and angioplasty
FROM 2003 TO 2005,
THE HEART
DISEASE DEATH RATE WAS 268
PEOPLE FOR EVERY 100,000.
In 2016, an estimated
1.3 million people will
have a first-time heart
attack.
SOMEONE HAS A HEART ATTACK
EVERY
43 SECONDS
.
Reduce the
number of
heart disease
–
related deaths in
Kern County to
103 deaths per
100,000 people.
CAUSE OF
DEATH—
CAUSING
1 IN EVERY 4
DEATHS.
#
1
HEART
DISEASE
IS THE
PROGRESS REPORT:
THE LATEST FIGURES SHOW
134 PEOPLE FOR EVERY
100,000 DIED FROM HEART
DISEASE–RELATED CAUSES.
A HEARTFELT
GOAL FOR 2020
IN THE USA
IN KERN COUNTY
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