'Man Up' event focuses on men's health issues
Elgin, Ill. - For one night, skip the gym and head to the pub - all in the name of men's health.
"Man Up for Men's Health" will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, at Emmett's Tavern and Brewing Co., 128 W. Main St., West Dundee. The event is hosted by Advocate Sherman Hospital's Men's Health Alliance.
Designed to raise awareness of men's health issues and raise funds for Sherman Hospital's Heart and Vascular Center, the unique event features beer tastings, food and raffle prizes, including a chance to win tickets to an upcoming Chicago Blackhawks game.
Sherman Hospital physicians Dr. Steve Zahn and Dr. Vineet Dandekar will present a brief program on heart attack and stroke, touching on risk factors, signs, symptoms and treatment options. Other physicians will be available to answer men's health-related questions.
The event is free and open to men, women and their families, and kicks off "Movember," which takes place each November to raise awareness of men's health issues.
Donations and raffle-ticket purchases, as well as mustaches - fake and real - are encouraged during the event.
Event sponsorships are also available by calling (224) 783-2500.
For more information or to register, visit www.manupatsherman.com.
About Advocate Sherman Hospital
Named the fifth most beautiful hospital in the U.S. by Soliant Health and built in 2009, the 255-bed Advocate Sherman Hospital features all private patient rooms, a 15-acre geothermal lake to heat and cool the facility, an advanced Emergency Department with a level II trauma center, a spacious Family Birthing Center and Special Care Nursery, a Heart & Vascular Center, a Cancer Care Center and a bright, open design to contribute to the healing process. Advocate Sherman is a certified Primary Stroke Center, Breast Center and Chest Pain Center, and also received a 2011 Silver Award from Illinois Performance Excellence. In 2012, it achieved Magnet nursing status - the highest national standard for nursing excellence. Advocate Sherman provides services across the whole continuum of care, including three immediate care/outpatient centers, an imaging center and a skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility. Advocate Sherman employs more than 2,200 individuals, has more than 600 dedicated physicians on its medical staff and is part of the Advocate Health Care network. For more information, visit AdvocateHealth.com/Sherman or call (800) 3-Advocate.
About Advocate Health Care
Advocate Health Care, named among the nation's Top 5 largest health systems by Truven Analytics in 2013, is the largest health system in Illinois and one of the largest health care providers in the Midwest. Advocate operates more than 250 sites of care, including 10 acute care hospitals and the state's largest integrated children's network. As a nonprofit, mission-based health system affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the United Church of Christ, Advocate contributed $571 million in charitable care and services to communities across the Chicago area and Central Illinois in 2011.