Cardiology

The newly expanded $330 million St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., will begin transitioning patients to the facility on Oct. 13, according to a St. Luke's Health System release.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn., has hired five cardiologists from rival Saint Thomas Heart in Franklin, Tenn., according to a Tennessean report.

Stony Brook (N.Y.) University Medical Center has opened a new Valve Center within its Heart Center to treat valvular heart disease, according to a hospital news release.

Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health hospitals Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte, N.C., and Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C., have affiliated with Cleveland Clinic for cardiovascular services, according to a health system news release.

Niagara Falls (N.Y.) Memorial Medical Center is partnering with Buffalo Heart Group to expand its cardiology services, according to a Buffalo Business First report.

American Imaging Management conducted a customer case study that found prospective clinical review for echocardiography improves the clinical appropriateness of cardiac imaging services, helping prevent the incidence of unnecessary utilization, according to an AIM news release.

Heart failure patients with no insurance, Medicaid or Medicare receive lower quality of care and have worse outcomes compared to heart failure patients with private insurance or HMO coverage, according to a study published in the Journal of the American…

Salem (Ore.) Hospital and five medical groups have signed a collaboration agreement to create the Salem Health Heart & Vascular Institute, according to a Salem Health news release.

Oklahoma State University Medical Center in Tulsa has acquired OSU Mobile Cardiology, a mobile unit that will bring cardiology diagnostic services to underserved and rural communities in Oklahoma, according to a hospital news release.

A monthly Wells Fargo report, which tracks hospital volume, shows the volume of cardiovascular procedures has been dropping each month this year compared to last year, according to a Forbes report.