Dover, Del.-based Bayhealth Heart & Vascular Institute has launched a congestive heart failure clinic to improve patient outcomes after discharge and reduce hospital readmissions. The clinic will operate out of Bayhealth Cardiology facilities in Dover and Milford, Del., according to…
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Medicor Cardiology, a partner practice of West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health, has made a $1 million commitment to Somerset Health Care Foundation, the fundraising arm of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset in New Jersey. The gift will support cardiology…
Surgeons at Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt Health performed more than 200 adult and pediatric heart transplants this year — the most of any individual transplant center in the world. This year, 16 children and more than 185 adults received heart transplants…
In 2025, national cardiovascular organizations recognized physicians whose work is advancing heart disease research, clinical care, education and innovation. These five cardiologists were honored for their contributions to the specialty this year: Note: This is not an exhaustive list. 5.…
Durham, N.C.-based Duke Health has named Bradley Marino, MD, chair of its department of pediatrics and pediatrician-in-chief, effective March 30. Dr. Marino recently held several leadership roles at Cleveland Clinic Children’s, including chair of the Children’s Institute Department of Heart,…
West Des Moines, Iowa-based UnityPoint Health has named Peter George, MD, as chief medical officer for cardiovascular services. In the role, Dr. George will provide clinical leadership, as well as guide the organization’s strategy for heart and vascular care across…
An Aurora-based Children’s Hospital Colorado team has performed the hospital’s and region’s first heart and liver dual-organ transplant. Only 38 pediatric heart and liver dual-organ transplants have been performed in the U.S., according to a Dec. 15 news release from…
Between July 1, 2021, and June 30, 2024, Utah had the most hospitals with 30-day heart attack readmission rates better than the national rate of 13.6%, according to CMS data published Nov. 26. CMS reports hospital-, state- and national-level data…
New Orleans-based Ochsner Health’s Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program has been accredited by the Adult Congenital Heart Association, becoming the only program in Louisiana to earn the designation. The ACHA accreditation recognizes programs that meet specific standards for medical services and personnel…
The Cardiac Surgical Institute of Northwest Florida has opened a freestanding ambulatory surgery center in Panama City, Fla., and performed its first procedures Dec. 15, according to a Dec. 16 report from NBC affiliate WJHG. The new center offers services including…