By 2036, the U.S. is projected to have 39,600 cardiology physicians available to meet a demand of 46,600, leaving a shortfall of about 7,000 physicians nationwide, according to projections from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and…
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Los Angeles-based Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai named Susan Cheng, MD, chair of the cardiology department. In the role, Dr. Cheng, a clinician-scientist, will oversee strategic clinical, research and educational growth for the department, according to a March 6 system…
Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health System has invested more than $15 million in cardiology services across the region through its Pulse Heart Institute, according to a March 6 Thurston Talk report. Completed projects include a $5 million hybrid OR and an…
York, Pa.-based UPMC Memorial saw a 37-minute, door-to-table time for an after-hours heart attack patient. The key to their success was incremental improvement. “Improvement doesn’t happen in giant leaps,” Gregg Reis, MD, interventional cardiologist at UPMC, said in an episode…
Cincinnati-based TriHealth is expanding its cardiology services into primary care offices across the region to improve access and follow-up care for heart patients, CBS affiliate WKRC reported March 4. The initiative aims to remove barriers to care by allowing patients…
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Cleveland-based University Hospitals launched its first extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation program at a community hospital. The program launched in November 2025 and is housed in the UH Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute at University Hospitals Elyria (Ohio) Medical Center, a level…
Cardiology is rapidly developing into a competitive and consolidated landscape as more procedures become approved in the outpatient setting and the demand for cardiovascular services remains high among the U.S. population. Private equity is a significant driver of these dynamics…
Long-term gains in cardiovascular disease mortality are slowing or reversing as gaps in care quality and health disparities persist, a recent Boston-based Harvard Medical School study found. The study, published in JACC, synthesized population-based surveys, clinical registries, administrative datasets and…
In-hospital heart attack deaths are rising among people younger than 55 despite heart attack deaths for adults 55 and older declining, according to a Feb. 26 American Heart Association news release. The study, published in the Journal of the American…
Little Rock-based University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences named Srikanth Vallurupalli, MD, director of its division of cardiovascular medicine and associate director of cardiovascular clinical services. Dr. Vallurupalli, a cardiologist and multimodality cardiac imager, has directed UAMS’ cardiovascular medicine fellowship…