Little Rock-based Arkansas Heart Hospital has laid off 40 staff positions or about 4% of its workforce, according to a Sept. 1 Arkansas Business report. Jacob Robinson, Arkansas Heart Hospital’s chief strategy and operations officer, attributed the layoffs to increased…
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In May, a group of nurses at Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network’s Allegheny General Hospital began participating in a cardiologist-designed well-being program aimed at improving heart health. Developed by cardiologist Indu Poornima, MD, the program was made possible by a $100,000…
Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth has opened the AdventHealth Heart & Vascular Institute on its Littleton, Colo., campus. The new facility represents a $150 million investment for the health system, according to an Aug. 26 report from NBC affiliate 9News. Services…
Fairfax, Va.-based Inova Health System has established five chair positions within the Inova Schar Heart and Vascular program. Funding for the positions was made possible by a $75 million gift from Dwight and Martha Schar, according to an Aug. 27…
The American Heart Association has partnered with health tech company Cadence to launch a home care program aimed at reducing 30-day readmissions for heart failure patients. Participating hospitals can refer patients to the Connected Care program prior to discharge, a…
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Boise, Idaho-based St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center had the lowest 30-day readmission rate for heart failure patients between July 1, 2021, and June 30, 2024, according to CMS data published Aug. 6. The CMS measure is based on unplanned readmissions…
Galveston-based University of Texas Medical Branch has launched a new heart and vascular institute alongside a new department of cardiovascular medicine. The Sealy Heart and Vascular Institute will be supported by a $30 million grant from the Sealy & Smith…
Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Hospital had the lowest rate of unplanned hospital visits among coronary artery bypass graft surgery patients between July 1, 2021, and June 30, 2024, according to CMS data published Aug. 6. The CMS measure is based on…
In 2024, Nashville-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s heart transplant team set a world record by performing 174 heart transplants. One of the leaders behind the record is Kelly Schlendorf, MD. She serves as medical director of Vanderbilt’s adult transplant program…
Chicago-based CommonSpirit’s Mercy Hospital in Durango, Colo., has implemented real-time EMS-to-hospital communication technology to streamline and enhance cardiovascular care. The program utilizes a communication platform called Pulsara. The platform transmits patient data from EMS teams to Mercy Hospital emergency room…