Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the U.S, and the hospital and health system heart programs on this list are leading the fight against it. Becker’s is proud to recognize the hospitals and health systems that are…
Cardiology
Median total compensation for a full-time cardiologist rose nearly 5% to $727,712 in 2025, according to MedAxiom’s 2026 Cardiovascular Provider Compensation & Production Survey Report. The report draws on 2025 data from 205 programs and 6,476 providers. Programs with 10…
Only two hospitals received a five-star physician communication rating, according to CMS’ Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems data. CMS shares 10 HCAHPS star ratings based on publicly reported HCAHPS measures. The physician communication star rating combines data…
Dual-trained physicians are rare, but they add valuable insight for patient care and system operations, Mohammed Imran Aslam, MD, director of acute mechanical circulatory support and director of Robert Kung Interventional Heart Failure Clinical and Research Fellowship Program at Boston-based…
Ravenna, Ohio-based University Hospitals Portage Medical Center reduced low-risk chest pain admission and generated more than $940,000 in program value through a quality improvement initiative. Researchers at the University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute at the rural hospital evaluated…
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Anthony Caffarelli, MD, was named chief of cardiac surgery for the MemorialCare Heart & Vascular Institute and medical director of cardiac surgery at MemorialCare’s Long Beach Medical Center. As chief of cardiac surgery of the Long Beach, Calif.-based institute, Dr.…
U.S. News and World Report rated 500 hospitals as high performing for pacemaker implantation. U.S. News evaluated roughly 4,500 hospitals on how well they treated pacemaker implantation patients by analyzing patient survival rates, recovery at home, number of patients treated…
SGMC Health named Jessica Musgrove director of cardiology services, the Valdosta, Ga.-based health system announced Oct. 9. Ms. Musgrove has spent 17 years at SGMC Health and has held leadership roles across several service lines. Most recently, she served as…
Boston Scientific has sued Atraverse Medical, a company Johnson & Johnson acquired earlier this year, alleging its Hotwire transseptal access device infringes a newly issued patent. It is the second patent suit between the companies over the device, according to…
Cleveland-based UH Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute named Ravi Ramani, MD, and Yasir Abu-Omar, MD, PhD, co-presidents. As co-presidents, they will share oversight for clinical, operational, financial, academic and strategic performance, according to an Oct. 9 system news release shared…