Northwest Medical Center Scheduled To Offer Open Heart Surgical Services To The Community
Margate, Fla. — Northwest Medical Center has announced it is establishing an open heart surgery program scheduled to open by the end of this year. The new program will enhance the other cardiovascular services that are already offered at the hospital, which includes elective and emergent percutaneous angioplasty, state of the art coronary imaging services, and expert cardiologists, radiologists, and clinicians.
Northwest Medical Center CEO Dianne Goldenberg announced the program today to the hospital’s staff and physicians. “The addition of an open heart program will allow us to provide advanced cardiac care for our patients. All of us at Northwest Medical Center are extremely proud of this accomplishment, which shines a light on the quality of care we provide to our community,” said Goldenberg.
“It has been our goal for several years to make comprehensive cardiovascular care more accessible to our patients and community. The funding of this new program by parent company HCA shows the hospital’s commitment to the community it serves and will allow the hospital to save lives by treating acute cardiac events in a more timely fashion,” said HCA East Florida Division President Michael G. Joseph.
The expansion and construction includes open heart surgery suites and a cardiovascular intensive care unit — all with state of the art equipment. Patients will be able to continue their heart-related care at the hospital, making it more convenient for their families during the recovery process.
Dr. Eduardo Sabates, Medical Director of Cardiovascular Services, believes this expansion of services will better serve the community’s needs.“The medical staff at NWMC is committed to continuing the long tradition of excellent care in this new and exciting service,” said Dr. Sabates. “The NWMC staff worked extremely hard this past year to reach this goal and will continue to excel in providing excellent cardiac care and treatment.”
Board of Trustee Chairman Dr. Randy Burks expressed his enthusiasm as well. “After watching the incremental steps NWMC has taken as it prepared to implement the open heart program, I am extremely excited and optimistic that this center of excellence will soon become a premier location for cardiac surgical care in Broward County.”
Chief of Staff Dr. Peter Gach pointed to the dedication of those involved in the expansion, calling it a milestone for the hospital.
Cardiologist Dr. Craig Hostig, believes the community is very fortunate that HCA and NWMC are providing the community with a state of the art, open heart surgical program, which can only significantly strengthen the cardiovascular care we already provide.”
According to the American Heart Association, over the past 50 years, significant progress has been made in the battle against heart disease, stroke, and other forms of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Improved diagnosis and treatment have been remarkable – as has the survival rate. According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), 1.6 million lives have been saved since 1977 that otherwise would have been lost to heart disease and stroke. An estimated 44 percent of the decrease in heart disease deaths from 1980-2000 were a result of prevention through the reduction of risk factors. Recent studies support the link between modifying risk factors and reducing CVD. Women who maintained a desirable body weight, consumed a healthy diet, exercised regularly, did not smoke, and consumed a moderate amount of alcohol had 82 percent fewer heart attacks and strokes than women who did not do these things.
Northwest Medical Center, an HCA hospital located in Margate, Florida, is a 215-bed medical center and healthcare complex, continuously expanding and bringing on the latest technology. Staffed by nearly 600 physicians and 800 healthcare professionals, Northwest Medical Center prides itself in providing state-of-the art services to the population it serves.
March 17, 2010 | Posted by Northwest Medicl Center
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