Cath Lab Today

More than a million times a year, an interventional cardiologist snakes a narrow tube inside a patient’s heart to examine its chambers and blood vessels. The minimally invasive procedure, used to diagnose and treat heart problems, is common at hospitals throughout Polk County. What isn’t common is entering through the wrist and using the radial [...]

NEWARK — Barry Ash, 55 of Maplewood, woke up on Friday morning at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center feeling cold. “It was weird. My legs were shivering, but my head was sweating,” Mr. Ash recounted. He was emerging from medically induced hypothermia that saved his brain function following a massive heart attack. Mr. Ash does [...]

Sheridan Memorial Hospital is committed to providing a cardiac catheterization lab to provide cardiac care for Sheridan County residents. The plot is to build the cath lab where the current Pathology Department is says Hospital Facilities Services Manager Rob Forister. The Board approved $337,000 to go the Pathology Department. O’Dell Construction of Sheridan will be [...]

Parma Community General Hospital has been named the best hospital in Ohio — and among the top 5 percent in the nation — for coronary interventional procedures. The ranking came from HealthGrades, a nationwide independent source of physician information and hospital quality. “We’re proud of the cardiac care we deliver to the community,” said Dr. Christine Zirafi, [...]