Cardiology

Penn State Milton S. Hershey (Pa.) Medical Center has opened the new Penn State Hershey Heart and Vascular Institute-Hanover (Pa.), according to a Gant Daily report.

The American Heart Association announced a new demonstration project to reduce the time from heart attack to treatment.

Patients taken directly to a hospital that is able to treat heart attacks with percutaneous coronary intervention (or angioplasty) received treatments 31 minutes faster on average than patients who were first taken to a hospital without PCI and then transferred,…

The American College of Cardiology announced new recommendations on operating modern cardiac catheterization labs.

Mark Valentine has served as president of The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano (Texas) since 2006. As president, Mr. Valentine oversees Baylor Health Care System's second dedicated heart hospital. The $100 million facility, which opened in January 2007, is a partnership…

Bertrand Chaffee Hospital in Springville, N.Y., has opened a new heart center, according to a MetroWNY report.

Three New Jersey townships have passed legislation calling for the state to allow Community Medical Center in Toms River, N.J., to offer cardiac surgery, according to an Asbury Park Press report.

Tucson, Ariz.-based Carondelet Health Network announced its Heart & Vascular Institute will relocate from its current location in Tucson to the Carondelet St. Mary's Hospital campus in Tucson.

Cardiology is typically a profitable service line for hospitals. As reimbursement declines and the population ages, hospitals may face increasing demand for cardiology services and increased pressure to reduce costs. These factors will make maintaining profitability more challenging for hospital…

The University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City announced plans for a new heart transplant program.