A statistical brief released by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality shows cardiac stent implantation in 2009 accounted for 644,240 hospital stays, amounting to nearly $12 billion nationally.
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The American Heart Association announced a new program to improve survival of cardiac arrest.
Better outcomes at physician-owned cardiac hospitals may be due to their lower patient acuity and higher procedural volumes than general hospitals, according to a study in Health Affairs.
St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital in Effingham, Ill., is renovating office space at the Prairie Heart Institute into additional exam rooms and nursing support space.
The American Heart Association announced a new accreditation program to recognize hospitals for their heart attack care.
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Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park, N.Y., announced the opening of the new 30-bed Cardiovascular and Thoracic Unit.
Kona Community Hospital in Kealakekua, Hawaii, announced its opening of a new cardiology clinic in partnership with Maui Heart & Vascular.
Here is a list of 10 cardiovascular facility openings and expansions at hospitals from the past one and a half months, beginning with the most recent announcement.
Two cardiologists, formerly of Heritage Medical Group in Lemoyne, Pa., have joined St. Camp Hill, Pa.-based Holy Spirit Health System's Cardiovascular Institute, according to a Central Penn Business Journal report.
Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Health Care System announced a collaboration with Columbia University Medical Center in New York City to improve heart care for Sarasota patients.