Sacred Heart opens Heart & Vascular Center, relies on community support for …

April 14, 2012

Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast held the grand opening celebration of its Judy and Steve Turner Heart and Vascular Center April 13. The center was built in 6,600-square-feet of shell space made during construction of the Family Birth Place in 2007 at a cost of $12 million. The Turners donated $1 million toward [...]

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"Door to Balloon" time and why it could save your life

April 14, 2012

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) – For heart attack victims, every second counts and the clock doesn’t stop ticking at the ER door. In fact, for doctors and nurses, it’s just beginning. They call it “door to balloon” time. Dr. Venkat Surakanti is a cardiologist at Baton Rouge Cardiology Center.  He says, “It used to be nearly [...]

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Hoag upgrades operating room

April 14, 2012

A hospital operating room is not the usual place you’d associate with mood lighting and ambient sound. “It’s like a resort,” Ellen Chitjian said of Hoag Hospital’s new Allan and Sara Fainbarg Electrophysiology Cath Suite, which is equipped with two 55-inch flat-screen monitors and a sound system more reminiscent of something a patient would see [...]

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Medtronic expands in Ireland, Florida | MassDevice.com On Call

April 12, 2012

April 11, 2012 by MassDevice staff Med-tech titan Medtronic expands its facilities in Jacksonville, Fla., and breaks ground on a new customer innovation center in Galway, Ireland. MASSDEVICE ON CALL — Med-tech titan Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) is expanding its operations at facilities in Galway, Ireland, and Jacksonville, Fla., adding at least 175 jobs along the way. The [...]

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Regional STEMI centers best way? – Springfield News

April 12, 2012

<!–Saxotech Paragraph Count: 7–> Extremely vital to Missourians having the most serious heart attack, a STEMI (ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction), is the 2008 state law calling for Regional STEMI and Stroke Centers, requiring “Patients who suffer a STEMI, as defined in section 190.100, shall be transported to a STEMI Center,” bypassing the local hospital and [...]

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Mesa View Hospital CEO Discusses New Patient Services-Video

April 12, 2012

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Bayhealth names Kimberly Holmes stroke center coordinator

April 12, 2012

Bayhealth Medical Center has named Kimberly Holmes its new stroke center coordinator. Holmes, a Dover native, has previously worked as the clinical practice leader for Bayhealth’s Cardiac Cath Lab and as a staff nurse at Kent General Hospital. In her new role, she hopes to designate Milford Memorial Hospital as a Primary Stroke Center, which [...]

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Harvard Doctors Learning At Local Hospital

April 8, 2012

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IU Health Bloomington Hospital adding staff, sharing expertise, technology – The Herald

April 8, 2012

“); //– IU Health Bloomington Hospital adding staff, sharing expertise, technology By Dann Denny331-4350 | ddenny@heraldt.comApril 8, 2012 On Jan. 1, 2010, Bloomington Hospital merged with the IU Health System, known at that time as Clarian, and changed its n … Please log in to read the rest of this tale. Subscribing to HeraldTimesOnline.com gives [...]

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New heart valve replacement doesn’t involve open heart surgery

April 8, 2012

SAN ANTONIO — Doctors at University Hospital in San Antonio have performed a first-of-its-kind procedure in South Texas. It’s a way to replace a heart valve without cracking open the patient’s chest. Previous article McManus dishes it out at McDonald’s for 100 Club fundraiser Next article Schertz mayor dies in his sleep at SAMMC Article source: [...]

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