Team Justin Crosses Finish Line at Great Pumpkin Challenge

Justin Carey 2016 Great Pumpkin Challenge

Justin Carey and Team Justin crossing the finish line at the 16th Annual Great Pumpkin Challenge.

Justin, blind from birth and born with a congenital heart disease, received a heart transplant 3 years ago. Team Justin includes his family, friends, and his care team at Saratoga Hospital Regional Therapy Center’s cardio-pulmonary rehabilitation program.

Justin was a cardiac rehabilitation patient and is now an After Therapy Club gym member at the Center on 6 Care Lane. The Great Pumpkin Challenge was Justin’s first 5k walk.

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About Saratoga Hospital: Saratoga Hospital is the Saratoga region’s leading healthcare provider. The only acute-care facility in Saratoga County, the hospital has a medical staff of more than 450 physicians and other credentialed providers, offering care in a broad range of medical specialties. In keeping with its emphasis on quality, Saratoga Hospital was the first in the Capital Region to earn Magnet Designation for nursing excellence. Hospital facilities include: Saratoga Hospital main campus, Mollie Wilmot Radiation Oncology Center, Saratoga Community Health Center, Saratoga Hospital Center for Breast Care, Saratoga Hospital Center for Sleep Disorders, Saratoga Surgery Center, Wilton Medical Arts, practice offices and services at the Saratoga Medical Park at Malta, six primary care offices and five regional therapy centers across Saratoga County. Saratoga Hospital Medical Group, the hospital’s multispecialty physician practice, includes physicians in the following specialties: cardiology, dentistry, endocrinology, ENT, family medicine, hematology/oncology, internal medicine, neonatology, nephrology, neurology, occupational medicine, oncology, pain management, palliative care, physiatry, podiatry, primary care, psychiatry, pulmonary medicine, sleep disorders, surgery, and urology. For more information: www.saratogahospital.org or www.facebook.com/SaratogaHospital.

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18 Oct 2016