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Former Heart Patient Completes Cross-Country Bicycle Fundraiser

By Angela Giacobbe , Community Writer
September 25, 2016 at 09:22pm. Views: 56

LOMA LINDA>> Dignity Health – St. Bernardine Medical Center welcomed home former heart patient, Clark Garrity, who completed a cross-county bicycle trip to not only raise awareness for St. Bernardine’s Inland Empire Heart & Vascular Institute, but also to inspire others to know what they can accomplish after heart surgery. Clark has survived two open heart surgeries, six bypasses and an aortic valve replacement. All of his surgeries were performed at the hospital’s Inland Empire Heart and Vascular Institute. His trip encompassed the entire length of Route 66 from Chicago, Illinois to San Bernardino, California, totaling roughly 2,000 miles. His fundraising efforts have reached nearly $2,600, which he said he plans to donate to St. Bernardine Medical Center. Many came to the event Thursday, Sept. 15 including Darryl VandenBosch, President of St. Bernardine Medical Center, Dr. Ashis Mukherjee, Medical Director of Cardiology at St. Bernardine and Dr. Victor Waters, Chief Medical Officer at St. Bernardine joined Pam Garrity, Clark’s wife of 23 years and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit nurse at St. Bernardine.

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