ST. LOUIS –Esse Health On Saturday, May 9th, employees, family members and patients of independent physician group Esse Health walked to raise awareness of heart disease and stroke and promote walking as part of a healthy lifestyle. In addition to being a sponsor of the American Heart Association’s 2015 Metro St. Louis Heart Walk, Esse Health registered more than 200 walkers and raised more than $11,000.00 to support cardiovascular research and educational programs for the St. Louis community.
“It’s a privilege to be part of the Esse Health American Heart Association Heart Walk team. Heart disease and stroke impact all of us. Through events like the Heart Walk we can make a difference. Education and research funded by the American Heart Association is working to build healthier lives,” said Mike Castellano, Esse Health CEO and AHA St. Louis board member.
The Heart Walk is held nationwide in an effort to build healthier lives, free of cardiovascular disease and stroke. The money raised goes toward cardiovascular and heart disease research and the promotion of heart health around the country.
Esse Health is a St. Louis-based, independent physician group that strives to improve the overall well-being of its patients through patient education, lifestyle modification and prevention. With 36 locations throughout the St. Louis and Metro Ease area, Esse Health’s services include asthma, allergy and immunology, family medicine, internal medicine, nutrition, pediatrics, radiology, urology, cardiology and gastroenterology. Esse Health’s adult and pediatric primary care offices have been awarded Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) 2011 Level 3 recognition by the National Committee on Quality Assurance. Esse Health is a recognized leader in using technology in health care and physician accountability for both quality and cost-of-care. For more information on Esse Health, visit www.essehealth.com.
