Author: Elizabeth Gregerson

Here are 50 recent cardiology moves from U.S. hospitals and health systems: Note: This list is updated periodically and is not exhaustive.

The national mortality rate for heart attack patients within 30-days of hospitalization between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024, was 12.2%, according to a CMS data published Aug. 6. CMS began reporting data on hospital-, state- and national-level data…

Between August 2021 and August 2023, 63.6% of adults in the U.S. had at least one cardiovascular disease risk factor, according to a data brief published Sept. 16 by the National Center for Health Statistics. The brief defines cardiovascular risk…

The American Heart Association will honor Fátima Rodriguez, MD, section chief of preventive cardiology at Stanford (Calif.) Medicine, with the Joseph A. Vita Award during its 2025 Scientific Sessions meeting in November. Dr. Rodriguez also serves as an associate professor…

Cardiopulmonary point-of-care ultrasound was associated with a reduction of 246 hospital bed-days and $3,055 per bed-day saved among 208 patients experiencing shortness of breath, according to a study published Sept. 5 in JAMA Network Open.  Despite the cost savings, only…

Philadelphia-based Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has named three inaugural directors to its Cardiovascular Institute. Andrew Landstrom, MD, PhD, will serve as the institute’s director of translational research and as a professor of pediatrics at Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School…

In less than a decade, Morgantown, W. Va.-based WVU Medicine’s Heart and Vascular Institute has grown from 25 providers to more than 200, expanding from a $225 million regional program to a $2 billion healthcare destination, delivering nearly 450,000 patient…

Oklahoma City-based Oklahoma Children’s Hospital OU Health will establish a new heart center after receiving a $20 million gift from the Presbyterian Health Foundation and a $200 million investment from the state legislature. The Oklahoma Children’s OU Health Presbyterian Health…

Oklahoma City-based Oklahoma Children’s Hospital OU Health will establish a new heart center after receiving a $20 million gift from the Presbyterian Health Foundation and a $200 million investment from the state legislature. The Oklahoma Children’s OU Health Presbyterian Health…

Indianapolis-based Indiana University and IU Health have named Sara Pereira, MD, and Matthew Feinstein, MD, as co-leaders of its Cardiovascular Institute. Dr. Pereira stepped into her role in August and Dr. Feinstein will join the institute Jan. 12, according to…