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6 cardiologists on the move
Here are six cardiologists starting new positions in January: -
Intermountain partners with tech company on care plans for heart failure patients
Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare partnered with Story Health, a technology company, to provide specialty care for patients with heart failure. -
Want to decrease heart failure deaths? Call the patients, researchers say
Los Angeles-based Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai researchers found that a phone call intervention program reduced death rates by 25 percent for patients discharged after heart failure with nine or more comorbidities. -
3 hospitals ending cardiology programs
Here are three hospitals that recently announced they are consolidating or closing cardiology programs: -
Healthgrades' top 2023 cardiology hospitals by state
Healthgrades has recognized hospitals nationwide for exceptional care via its "America's Best Hospitals" awards, released Jan. 17. -
Partnership drops heart readmissions 50%, researchers say
Puyallup, Wash.-based MultiCare's Pulse Heart Institute partnered with DispatchHealth to reduce congestive heart failure patient readmission to 6.8 percent, according to a recent white paper. -
7 systems seeking cardiologists
Here are seven hospitals and health systems hiring cardiologists: -
AMA blood pressure improvement system lowers blood pressure by 13%
Chicago-based Cook County Health used the American Medical Association's MAP BP program to reduce blood pressure by 13 percent among patients. -
5 heart centers upgrading, opening or expanding
Here are five recent heart center openings, expansions or upgrades that Becker's has reported since Dec. 13: -
9 cardiologists on the move
Here are nine cardiologists stepping into new roles recently: -
Virginia hospital approved to start open-heart surgery program
Chesapeake (Va.) Regional Medical Center has been approved to launch an open-heart surgery program. -
Public interest in CPR spikes in wake of NFL player's on-field collapse
Public interest in CPR training has surged after Damar Hamlin, a player for the NFL's Buffalo Bills, suffered cardiac arrest during a game, The Washington Examiner reported Jan. 9. -
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center appoints Dr. Claudia Gidea heart medical director
Newark (N.J.) Beth Israel Medical Center appointed Dr. Claudia Gidea medical director of heart transplant, mechanical circulatory support and advanced heart failure. -
New York drops emergency PCI cases from physician-level reports
New York is dropping its emergency percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) mortality outcomes requirement at the physician level, TCTMD reported Jan. 4. -
Deborah Heart and Lung Center names Dr. Gregory Domer vascular surgery chair
Browns Mills, N.J.-based Deborah Heart and Lung Center named Dr. Gregory Domer chair of vascular surgery. -
Dr. Susan Smyth, dean at U of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, dies at 57
Susan Smyth, MD, dean of the College of Medicine at Little Rock-based University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and renowned cardiologist, died of cancer Dec. 31 at the age of 57, Arkansas Democrat Gazette reported. -
20 best diets for heart health, per US News
U.S. News & World Report released its 2023 best diet rankings Jan. 3, which includes best diets overall and best heart-healthy diets. -
Dr. Azmi Atiya named Smidt Heart Institute medical director
Azmi Atiya, MD, was named medical director of cardiac surgery at Los Angeles-based Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center, part of the Smidt Heart Institute. -
AHA updates guidelines for diagnosing, treating heart attacks in older adults
The American Heart Association released a new scientific statement Dec. 12 that updates information for diagnosing and treating acute coronary syndrome in people 75 and older. -
5 systems seeking cardiologists
Here are five hospitals and health systems hiring cardiology leaders.
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