National Wear Red Day Marked Throughout Trinity Health Of New England
February 18, 2026Categories: Events
Trinity Health Of New England was seeing red on Friday, February 6, as colleagues across the region joined in marking National Wear Red Day. Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States, affecting people of every race, ethnicity, gender and age, and has held that distinction since 1950. Team members across all markets proudly wore their brightest reds to show support, with many gathering for group photos at their local sites.
Colleagues from Saint Francis Hospital joined colleagues from around Trinity Health Of New England in Wear Red awareness events on February 6.
Observed each year on the first Friday of February, National Wear Red Day encourages people across the country to wear red in a unified effort to raise awareness and inspire action to help end heart disease and stroke in women. The initiative is championed by the American Heart Association and takes place in conjunction with National Heart Month.
Heart disease claims the lives of one in three women each year. The hopeful news: an estimated 87% of heart issues are preventable, underscoring the importance of awareness, education, research and access to resources.
Fast facts about heart disease in America:
• One in three adults has high blood pressure.
• 80% of heart disease can be prevented through regular physical activity, healthy eating and avoiding tobacco.
• Half of all women die within five years of experiencing a heart attack.
• 33% of women do not engage in sports or regular physical activity.
• 43 million women in the U.S. are currently living with some form of heart disease.
• In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson, nine years after suffering a heart attack, proclaimed February as National Heart Month.
• National Wear Red Day was first celebrated in 2004.