Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Spectrum Health has acquired West Michigan Heart, a 30-physician cardiology group in Grand Rapids, according to a report by the Grand Rapids Press.
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Swedish Medical Center's Heart & Vascular Institute has acquired Seattle Cardiology, with six locations and 11 cardiologists, according to a release from Swedish Medical Center.
A study published in the American Journal of Cardiology found that patients with heart problems treated in rural hospitals had similar outcomes to those treated in urban hospitals, according to a report by ABC News.
Thomson Reuters' new list of the Top 100 Cardiovascular Hospitals includes seven specialty hospitals. Here are descriptions of each hospital.
Thomson Reuters has announced its annual study of 100 Top Hospitals for inpatient cardiovascular care, according to a Thomson Reuters news release.
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HCA Midwest Health System, based in Kansas City, Mo., has announced that it will buy Midwest Cardiology Associates for an undisclosed sum, according to an HCA Midwest news release.
Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island in Pawtucket, R.I., has announced a clinical affiliation with Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston for cardiac and emergency services, according to a report by the Providence Journal.
Elizabeth G. Nabel, MD, director of the NIH's National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, will become the next president of Brigham and Women's Hospital and Faulkner Hospital in Boston, according to a release from Brigham and Women's.
Baltimore-based University of Maryland Medical System has reached a deal to partner with Civista Medical Center in La Plata, Md., and will provide the hospital with physicians, technology and specialists to help treat patients in Southern Maryland, according to a…
Here are statistics on the top 10 most common principle diagnoses among 65-74-year-old hospitalized patients, as determined by the diagnosis rate per 1,000 hospitalized patients within that age range, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's Healthcare Cost…