CORAZON SPONSORS YOUTH HEART CAMP EVENT

June 9, 2005 - Pittsburgh, PA—What: Heart Camp 2005. Corazon Consulting, a national leader in providing specialized consulting services to hospitals for development of cardiac and vascular programs, is sponsoring a Hawaiian Luau at 8:00 PM on Thursday, June 16 th, at Heart Camp, which provides an opportunity for patients of it’s client, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, that are 8-16 years old and have heart disease, to enjoy four days of medically supervised outdoor fun. At the Luau Corazon heart experts will provide the media with heart disease statistics and facts to highlight the importance of early childhood prevention and Dr. William Neches of Children’s Hospital and the founder of Heart Camp will summarize American Heart Association recommendations to help parents keep their children’s hearts healthy and strong.

Who: Corazon Consulting, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, and a variety of other event sponsors.

When: Heart Camp 2005, Hawaiian Luau is Thursday June 16th at 8:00 PM.
(Heart Camp takes place Tuesday, June 14 th through Saturday, June 18 th.)

Where: Camp Kon-O-Kwee, a YMCA camp in Fombell , PA , is l ocated along the banks of the Connoquenessing Creek, 30 miles north of Pittsburgh , just west of Zelienople.

Background: Heart disease affects approximately 1% of all children born in the U.S. , yet very few children with heart disease are aware of others with the similar problems. The annual, medically supervised Heart Camp provides a 4-day overnight camping adventure for children to interact with their doctors, nurses and peers in a non-medical setting and includes a variety of typical summer time activities. Corazon Consulting, a leading researcher and strategic advisor to hospitals for cardiovascular program development, will provide the media with heart disease statistics and facts to highlight the importance of prevention in healthy children and adults. Dr. William Neches of Children’s Hospital will also be on hand to provide medically recommended tips to help parents keep their children’s hearts healthy and strong.

For more information, contact:
Cheryl Isen, Isen and Company, for Corazon Consulting, (425) 222-0779
Melanie Finnigan, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, 412-692- 5016
Keith McIntire, Heart Camp Director, (412) 821-1906

Corazon is a recognized leader in strategic cardiovascular program development, assisting clients through the full spectrum of consulting services from feasibility study and business planning through implementation of services. The Corazon team of Heart Experts has assisted healthcare leaders and physicians in tertiary centers and community hospital settings to bring specialized advice and progressive thinking in cardiovascular services to strategic planning, market assessments and financial analyses, clinical operations and new technology, Heart Centers and Heart Hospitals, physician-hospital partnering, best practice benchmarks, and staffing models and staff education for well-developed or newly established cardiovascular programs. Corazon pioneered the application of the Universal Bed in cardiovascular care delivery and brings firsthand experience with service line management as a progressive organizational means for healthcare providers. Corazon is a 2003 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Company and one of the 2004 “ Pittsburgh 100” Companies.

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