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Ten Predominant Causes of Stroke: A Lunch and Learn Seminar Event Offered by Galesburg Cottage Hospital

(Galesburg, IL) – On average in the U.S., someone suffers from a stroke every 40 seconds and someone dies from a stroke every 4 minutes. During National Stroke Awareness month in May, attend the Ten Predominant Causes of Stroke, a Lunch and Learn seminar event to be held on Thursday, May 2nd at 12noon in Conference Room 2 at Galesburg Cottage Hospital.

Marc Katchen, M.D., board certified in neurology, member of the medical staff at Galesburg Cottage Hospital and the medical director of the Cottage Memory Clinic, will conduct the program. A buffet lunch will be available. The program is free to Our Healthy Circle members. For all others there will be a $5 charge. Reservations are required. Call Eileen Inness at 345-4563.

The lunch and learn program is offered by the hospital’s Our Healthy Circle affinity program which costs $13.50 for a yearlong membership and includes monthly programs and national and local discounts. To learn more visit OurHealthyCircle.com or call 309-345-4563.

About Galesburg Cottage Hospital
Celebrating 125 years of serving Western Illinois, Galesburg Cottage Hospital is a 140-bed facility that provides complete inpatient, outpatient and emergency care with an award winning wound healing center complete with two hyperbaric healing chambers. Galesburg Cottage Hospital is accredited by The Joint Commission (TJC), the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care as a Chest Pain Center, TJC Primary Stroke Center and its Emergency Department is approved for Pediatrics by the State of Illinois.