![]() NCH debuted its open-heart surgery program in 1996, which meant Collier residents no longer had to leave the community for the surgery. Statewide heart disease accounts for nearly 2 out of 10 deaths 47,044 people died in 2019 from heart disease out of 207,000 deaths from all causes.īesides the MitraClip procedure, NCH’s heart institute added a new procedure approved by the FDA in February, intravascular lithotripsy, that uses sonic pressure waves to address hardened calcium deposits in the arteries so stents can be implanted to improve blood flow. There were 799 cardiac-related deaths in Collier and 1,702 in Lee. Heart disease was the third leading cause of death in both Collier and Lee counties, and the second leading cause of death in the state in 2019, according to the state Department of Health. Leapfrog Group releases grades on patient safety. Southwest Florida hospitals earn distinction among top 250 hospitals nationwide It’s part of a strategy that NCH announced in April to transform its heart institute “into a premier destination center for south Florida and beyond." Robert Cubeddu, to serve as president effective June 1. Part of the nonprofit NCH Healthcare System, the heart institute is expanding its cardiovascular services and hired a prominent cardiologist previously at Cleveland Clinic Florida, Dr.
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