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Welcome to Check Up 13, in partnering with St. Vincent Health

WTHR, Channel 13, and Anne Marie Tiernon, co-anchor and health reporter, have partnered with St. Vincent Health on an initiative called Check Up 13. The goal of the program is to educate and encourage Indiana residents to take a proactive role in their own health. Check Up 13 includes news stories that will air on the 13th of every month during the Health Beat segment. The program will highlight St. Vincent Health medical staff and focus on the health topic screening, event or promotion for that month.

Show Your Heart Some TLC with a HeartScan Heart disease is the number one cause of death in the United States; and currently one of every two deaths in America is related to heart disease. More>> Online registration is open on Feb. 13th. Hotline hours are from 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. Request to register for a $49 HeartScan. To qualify for the HeartScan: Must be at least 40 years old or older. Cannot qualify if you have been diagnosed with heart disease, had a stent placement or open heart surgery. Must not have had the HeartScan in the past 5 years. Participating Facilities St.Joseph Hospital Saint John’s Health System St.Vincent Indianapolis Hospital St.Vincent Heart Center of Indiana St.Vincent Jennings Hospital St.Vincent Medical Center Northeast St.Vincent Williamsport Hospital