BREMERTON — Harrison Medical Center is partnering with Mended Hearts, a nonprofit organization focused on supporting patients and families affected by heart disease, to start a chapter here in Kitsap County.

An informational luncheon for those who want to learn more is set from 12-2:30 p.m. Feb. 6. at Harrison Medical Center, 1800 Northwest Myhre Road in Silverdale.

Mended Hearts partners with 460 hospitals and rehabilitation clinics across the United States. It has 300 chapters and 20,000 volunteers in 48 states.

It assists patients with recovery and emotional support.

“Harrison Medical Center has had an open heart program in Kitsap County for the last 11 years, and thousands of patients have passed through these doors during that time,” said cardiothoracic surgeon William Reed, MD, FACS, FCCP.  “A Mended Hearts program allows them to meet, share their stories, and address concerns that affect all of them.”

All heart patients, family and caregivers are invited to attend this luncheon. Following lunch, Nathan Segerson of Harrison HealthPartners Cardiovascular Consultants will present a talk titled “The Religiosity of Food: Separating fads from foods in the $60 billion diet industry.”

Registration starts at 11:45 a.m. and lunch and the talk starts at 12:30 p.m.

To learn more, visit mendedhearts.org or email Theresa Reed, Harrison cardiovascular care coordinator, at theresa.reed@harrisonmedical.org.