Naples (Fla.) Comprehensive Health will name the catheterization labs and boardroom of the future RM Schulze Family Heart and Stroke Critical Care Center after a recent $10 million gift from Jay and Patty Baker. The new center, on which the…
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As of May 2024, the mean annual wage for cardiologists in the U.S. was $432,490, according to data published April 2 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Cardiologists in West Virginia earned the lowest mean annual wage of $276,750 while…
A team at New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health’s Cohen Children’s Medical Center performed its first pediatric heart transplant March 28. It was also the first pediatric heart transplant to be performed on Long Island, according to an April 1…
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…
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…
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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…
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…