- Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine’s Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute became the first in Illinois to successfully transplant a heart donated after circulatory death.
- Minneapolis-based Allina Health opened the state’s first cardiovascular ASC.
- Intermountain Healthcare became the first in Utah to perform a new lifesaving heart procedure.
- Long Beach (Calif.) Medical Center became the first facility in the nation to use a new heart biopsy device.
- Tulsa-based Oklahoma Heart Institute cardiologists were the first in the world to use a new heart valve implant.
At the Becker's 23rd Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC + The Future of Spine Conference, taking place June 11-13 in Chicago, spine surgeons, orthopedic leaders and ASC executives will come together to explore minimally invasive techniques, ASC growth strategies and innovations shaping the future of outpatient spine care. Apply for complimentary registration now.
