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Blanchard Valley Health cuts open-heart surgery program

Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

Findley, Ohio-based Blanchard Valley Health System is cutting its open-heart surgery program and will instead transfer patients to other systems as needed.

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Virginia system launches open-heart surgery program

Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

Regional Healthcare surgeons recently performed the system's first open-heart surgery, marking the launch of its new cardiac surgery program. Chesapeake (Va.)

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New York hospital halts open-heart surgeries

Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

based Wynn Hospital is temporarily suspending open-heart surgeries to review and strengthen the service, NBC affiliate WKTV reported May 7. Utica, N.Y.-based

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Linda’s wise advice about open heart surgery

Heart Sisters

Personal tips from an experienced open heart surgery patient to help you in the hospital, when you’re going back home, and long afterwards.

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New York hospital continues pause on open-heart surgeries, begins review process

Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

Open-heart surgeries at Wynn Hospital in Utica, N.Y., The hospital began its 40-day review period this week and surgeries should resume at the end of that time, a spokesperson confirmed to Becker's. continue to be on hold following an immediate jeopardy citation issued to the facility May 7.

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Endeavor Health to move open-heart surgeries to new heart institute

Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

based Endeavor Health is discontinuing open-heart surgeries at two hospitals as it plans to open a cardiovascular institute at another of its hospitals in May. Once open, all heart surgeries will take place at Glenbrook Hospital in Glenview, Ill., Evanston, Ill.-based

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Florida cardiologists extract heart tumor with catheter

Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

HCA Florida Largo Hospital cardiologists were the first in the state to successfully remove a tumor from inside a patient's heart without open heart surgery.