Florida Hospital and the Tampa Bay Lightning Cross the Finish Line For Health and Wellness Victory

TAMPA, Fla., Nov. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Florida Hospital, Championship Level Partner and Official Health and Wellness Partner of the Tampa Bay Lightning, is also the Title Sponsor of the 18th Annual Florida Hospital Bolt Run, Saturday, November 17, 2018. The race consists of a 5 Mile, 5K, and a Family Fun Run/Walk with the first-ever finisher's circle inside AMALIE Arena just a few feet away from the ice! There are family-friendly activities all morning on Ford Thunder Alley, and giveaways and games in the Florida Hospital quadrant inside the arena.

Each year, the Lightning Foundation donates a portion of the funds raised through participant registration to health and wellness organizations in the community.

"We are honored to partner with the Tampa Bay Lightning this year to help fund local prostate cancer research and patient services," said Lauren Key, Senior Executive Officer of Consumer Strategy, Florida Hospital, West Florida Division of Adventist Health System. "Florida Hospital doesn't just invest in health care, we invest in the communities we serve, and we are excited to be part of this event right in the heart of Tampa Bay."

The race has over 1,500 participants, and Florida Hospital has over 130 racers signed up as part of the Corporate Challenge. In our commitment to health and wellness, Florida Hospital and PT Solutions have partnered to provide post race stretching and injury screening to each racer. Participants will also receive a ticket to a pre-specified Lightning home game, as well as a t-shirt and finisher's medal.

Packets are still available at the Tampa Bay Sports store at International Plaza and will be available at the AMALIE Arena Ticket Office from 5:30 a.m. ? 6:30 a.m. on race day along with your bib, t-shirt and ticket!

About Florida Hospital, West Florida Division of Adventist Health System (soon to be AdventHealth)
The West Florida Division of Adventist Health System is a 1,810 bed health care system currently comprised of ten acute-care hospitals including Florida Hospital Carrollwood, Florida Hospital Dade City, Florida Hospital Heartland Medical Center Lake Placid, Florida Hospital Heartland Medical Center Sebring, Florida Hospital North Pinellas, Florida Hospital Ocala, Florida Hospital Tampa, Florida Hospital Wauchula, Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel and Florida Hospital Zephyrhills, as well as three freestanding offsite Emergency Rooms including Florida Hospital Central Pasco ER, Florida Hospital Palm Harbor ER and Florida Hospital TimberRidge ER. Additionally, it has one post-acute care facility, Florida Hospital at Connerton Long Term Acute Care, over 45 multi-specialty Florida Hospital Physician Group practices, 15 Florida Hospital Express Care at Walgreens clinics and 6 Florida Hospital Centra Care Urgent Care Centers. The West Florida Division also provides home health care in Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas, Hernando, and Polk Counties, as well as in parts of Sumter County. For more information, go to floridahospital.com.

SOURCE Florida Hospital