Lexington, Ky.-based UK HealthCare named Vedant Gupta, MD, director of the Gill Heart & Vascular Institute. As institute director, Dr. Gupta will lead strategy and program development for all cardiovascular health and clinical services at the system, according to a…
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Roxana Mehran, MD, was named president of the American College of Cardiology. She is the first female cardiologist from New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System to hold the position, according to a March 30 system news release. The last…
Columbia, Mo.-based Boone Health has filed a lawsuit against Columbia-based Missouri Heart Center, also known as Missouri Cardiovascular Specialists. The civil lawsuit alleges that Missouri Cardiovascular Specialists breached contracts, misused confidential information and plans to engage in unlawful competition. Missouri…
Dover, Del.-based Bayhealth opened its first dedicated Heart & Vascular Institute location on March 24, bringing cardiovascular services under one roof as part of its “Next Wave” multiyear initiative. The renovated facility has 28 exam rooms and houses cardiology cardiovascular…
Chicago-based University of Illinois named Adhir Shroff, MD, interim chief of its division of cardiology. Dr. Shroff currently serves as chief of clinical service for the cardiology department and chief of interventional cardiology, according to a March 19 system news…
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Naperville, Ill.-based Endeavor Health Edward Hospital is investing nearly $29 million to expand cardiovascular services, the Daily Herald reported March 28. The project will open two additional operating rooms, relocate two existing ones to the fourth floor of the Edward…
Five heart societies have created a consensus document that outlines how to start and maintain a program for transcatheter tricuspid valve interventions. The document aims to help hospitals and health systems build programs to treat patients with native valve severe…
Little Rock-based Arkansas Children’s received a $2.5 million donation from the Log a Load for Kids foundation to expand its heart research. The funding will go toward heart research to advance innovations in diagnosis, treatment and care of pediatric patients…
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Ill., has upgraded its mobile stroke unit to enhance prehospital stroke care in 20 west suburban Chicago communities. The new unit is equipped with a 32-slice CT scanner, enabling faster, high-resolution brain imaging…
Lawrenceville, Ga.-based Northside Hospital Gwinnett has expanded access to cardiovascular care with its Center for Aortic Surgery, a component of the Northside Hospital Heart Institute, according to a March 26 news release. The center provides diagnosis and treatment for patients…