5K Run/Walk for Muscular Dystrophy to Kick Off Open House at Hillside Medical Center

5K Run/Walk for Muscular Dystrophy to Kick Off Open House at Hillside Medical Center

September 1, 2010 -
Hillside Medical Center announces the 8th Annual Heritage/ERA Preferred Properties Run/Walk for Muscular Dystrophy, a 5K event which will take place rain or shine, at 9 a.m., Saturday, September 11, 2010, at the Hillside Medical Center, 250 Fame Avenue, Hanover. An Open House event will follow the Run/Walk, to showcase the numerous medical services currently available at the newly expanded Hillside facility.

Registration for the 5K begins at 8 a.m., with the run and walk following at 9 a.m. The fee to walk or run is $20, which includes a t-shirt if registered before August 20. After August 20, the fee is $25, with t-shirts available while supplies last.

Corporate as well as individual awards will be presented. Trophies will be awarded to the first three overall male and female finishers, as well as medals to the first three finishers in each age group. The awards will be presented by eight-year-old Anastasia Corp, of Hanover, this year’s MDA Goodwill Ambassador.

Certified Athletic Trainers from Hanover Rehab Centers will be available to provide medical assistance if needed. Refreshments will be available following the race.

Runners and walkers will not only be improving their own health, but also contributing to an important charitable cause -- the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Originally established in September, 2003, the 5K has raised $33,224.12 to benefit Muscular Dystrophy through the previous seven events.

For more information about the Hillside-ERA Preferred Properties Run/Walk for MDA, or to obtain a registration form, please contact Jen Sherdel, Hanover Rehab Centers-Cherry Tree, at 633-9595, ext. 6817, or email: sherdelj@hanoverhospital.org. Sponsorship sheets are available by contacting Bill Shanbarger at 717-633-6261, or b.shanbarger@era.com.

Following the 5K, the public is invited to the Open House festivities, which will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visit the various medical suites at Hillside, meet the doctors and staff, and listen to presentations by physicians on timely health topics (see speaker schedule below). Light refreshments and door prizes will also be provided.

11:30 a.m. Dr. Oscar Murillo, Hanover Medical Group Adult Medicine, Geriatrics & Infectious Disease, “Welcome to Hillside Medical Center”

11:35 a.m. Dr. Paul Thomas, Hillside Endoscopy Center, “GI Practice Overview/Obesity”

12:00 p.m. Dr. Janak Vidyarthi, Hillside Pan Management, “Back Pain/General Pain”

1:00 p.m. Dr. Carl J. May, Jr., & Dr. Jason Williams, May Eye Care Center, “Lasik and Refractive Surgery”

1:40 p.m. Dr. Mohit Narang, Alliance Hematology Oncology, “New Advances in Cancer”

2:00 p.m. Dr. Terry M. Gordon, Progressive Dental Care Center, “Advanced Esthetics in Full & Partial Denture Care”

2:20 p.m. Dr. Gayle Andrews-Murray, Hanover Medical Group Adult Medicine, Geriatrics & Infectious Disease, “New Advances in Diabetes”