For Immediate Release

Contact:

Bobby Maldonado

248-858-6662

Bobby.Maldonado@stjoeshealth.org

April 18, 2018

CHELSEA, Mich. (April 18, 2018) – St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea will sponsor the 29th annual Heart and Sole Run, Walk and Bike on Saturday, May 12 at Chelsea High School.

Once again, all proceeds raised will benefit Behavioral Health Services at St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea.

The race will offer several distance options for participants including a 10K, 5K and 2 mile run; a 5K and 2 mile walk; and a 13.8 mile bike. All races start and finish in the Chelsea High School parking lot, located just off of Trinkle Road.

Online registration for the race is currently open at www.chelseaheartandsole.org.

For all races, the registration fee for adults is $27 and $15 for youths (13 years and younger). A late fee will be accessed for adult registrations received after 11 p.m. on May 9.

Start Times:

Bike 8:15 a.m.

5K/10K Run/Walk 9:30 a.m.

2 Mile Run/Walk 9:40 a.m.

St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea offers a continuum of behavioral health services to meet the specific needs of patients and their families. These services include inpatient, outpatient, and day treatment programs. Coordination among these services allows patients to move from one level of care to another as their needs change. Patients and families are assured of personal, thoughtful care that addresses the physical, psychological and social aspects of well-being.

About St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea

St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea (SJMC) is a not-for-profit hospital established in 1970. Located in Chelsea, Michigan, SJMC is a member of Saint Joseph Mercy Health

System. SJMC is nationally recognized for both quality of care and patient satisfaction by national ranking organization Press Ganey, and is accredited by the Joint Commission. SJMC attracts more than 300 physicians in almost all disciplines, with leading edge technology.

About Saint Joseph Mercy Health System

Saint Joseph Mercy Health System (SJMHS) is a health care organization serving seven counties in southeast Michigan including Livingston, Washtenaw, Wayne,

Oakland, Macomb, Jackson, and Lenawee. It includes 537-bed St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor, 443-bed St. Joseph Mercy Oakland in Pontiac, 304-bed St. Mary Mercy Livonia, 136-bed St. Joseph Mercy Livingston in Howell, and 133-bed St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea. Combined, the five hospitals are licensed for 1,553 beds, have five outpatient health centers, six urgent care facilities, more than 25 specialty centers; employ more than 15,300 individuals and have a medical staff of nearly 2,700 physicians. SJMHS has annual operating revenues of about $2 billion and returns about $120 million to its communities annually through charity care and community benefit programs.

SJMHS is a member of Trinity Health, a leading Catholic health care system based in Livonia, Mich. Trinity Health operates in 22 states, employs about 131,000 colleagues, has annual operating revenues of $17.6 billion and assets of about $24.6 billion. Additionally, the organization returns almost $1 billion to its communities annually in the form of charity care and other community benefit programs.

For more information on health services offered at Saint Joseph Mercy Health System, please visit www.stjoeshealth.org.

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