Cardiology

California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco closed a rehabilitation program for heart patients Aug. 31, sparking protests from some patients, according to a Bay Citizen report.

Saint Thomas Heart at Saint Thomas Hospital in Nashville, Tenn., announced the opening of the Saint Thomas Heart Valve Center.

Southampton (N.Y.) Hospital is planning a new heart and stroke facility using a $5 million gift from the Audrey & Martin Gruss Foundation, according to an East Hampton Patch report.

Billings Clinic announced plans to construct a new outpatient cardiac center and an ambulatory telemetry unit for heart patients.

A writing group sponsored by the American Heart Association and other organizations discusses trends in critical care and lessons learned from general medical and surgical intensive care units in a Circulation report (pdf).

The American Heart Association, in collaboration with several other cardiology-related organizations, sponsored a writing group to develop a roadmap for responding to the "critical care crisis" in cardiac intensive care units, according to a report in Circulation.

In the summer of 2010, Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside, Calif., opened the Cardiovascular Health Institute using a co-management structure. In this model, physicians and hospital administrators had an equal stake in the institute and equal representation on the board…

The University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center and Rochester (N.Y.) General Hospital have partnered to offer a new aortic valve replacement procedure, according to a Democrat and Chronicle report.

Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque (Iowa) is opening its $13 million new intensive care and cardiovascular units, according to a Telegraph Herald report.

The Food and Drug Administration has recommended patients with implanted heart defibrillators with St. Jude Medical Riata leads have X-rays or other imaging scans to check for abnormalities in the insulation surrounding the lead.