NewsChannel 13: Walking Your Way to Heart Health

Offered every month by Samaritan Hospital and St. Mary’s Hospital, “Walk With a Doc” is a heart-healthy program featuring a walk with an area cardiologist. The next walk is at 8 a.m. on Saturday, January 13, in Troy.

New guidelines suggest high blood pressure be treated at 130/80 mm/Hg rather than the previous standard of 140/90. But why?

Samaritan Hospital has been awarded nuclear/PET accreditation by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission. Samaritan’s is one of only 24 hospital-based nuclear cardiology programs in New York state to receive the three-year award.