Among all U.S. hospitals, only 29 had better heart failure mortality rates and lower payments for heart failure care compared to national averages between July 1, 2020, and June 30, 2023, according to CMS data released Feb. 19. CMS reports…
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The American College of Cardiology honored cardiologist and researcher Jeffrey Towbin, MD, with the ACC Lifetime Achievement Award at the organization’s 2025 annual meeting in Chicago. Dr. Towbin is co-director of Memphis, Tenn.-based Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital’s Heart Institute, as…
A common symptom of hypertension, an often underrecognized condition, can be found “hidden” within existing electronic health records, according to a study published March 31 in JAMA Cardiology. Researchers from Boston-based Harvard Medical School and New York City-based NYU Grossman…
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare has appointed Sarah Jayawant associate vice president of cardiovascular services for the system’s Far West division, covering hospitals across California and Nevada. Ms. Jayawant has been with HCA Healthcare for 18 years, according to a March…
Concord (N.H.) Hospital has launched a new marketing campaign to showcase its cardiovascular care service line. The campaign aims to reinforce the Concord Hospital Cardiovascular Institute as “New Hampshire’s Heart Hospital,” according to a March 31 news release shared with…
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Among all U.S. hospitals, Murray, Utah-based Intermountain Medical Center had the best value of care for heart attack patients between July 1, 2020, and June 30, 2023, according to CMS data released Feb. 19. The hospital also had a better…
A 10-year-old child survived 24 days on an artificial heart at Ann-Arbor-based University of Michigan Health’s C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, becoming the first child in Michigan to receive a total artificial heart, the Detroit Free Press reported March 27. The…
As the population of childhood cancer survivors continues to grow, and as recognition of the cardiovascular risks associated with many cancer treatments increases, the American Heart Association has updated its scientific statement on the cardiovascular care of pediatric patients during…
The heart transplant team at Baltimore based-Johns Hopkins Medicine broke a new record in 2024, performing 65 adult transplants, more than doubling the team’s 2023 total. The milestone also broke Johns Hopkins Hospital’s previous record of 27 heart transplants in…
Here are 10 health systems across the U.S. hiring for cardiology leadership positions: Note: This is not an exhaustive list. Listings were compiled from job-seeker websites.