Some of the hospital’s physicians and nurses have publicly voiced opposition to the angioplasty and stenting program on the grounds that the hospital does not have open-heart surgery services and may lack surgical backup for cases with complications. They also said training for the cardiac team and staffing levels for the nurses were insufficient.
The hospital said their concerns are unfounded, pointing to 39 other Florida hospitals that do not offer open-heart surgery but have stent labs, according to the report. The hospital also noted that one-third of their patients who needed angioplasty in the last year were transferred to area hospitals that do not offer open-heart surgery, according to the report.
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