Cardiology

Waukegan, Ill.-based Vista Medical Center East plans to cut hours at its specialized heart care and treatment facility, according to a March 22 report from NBC Chicago. The hospital is cutting back hours of its catheter lab, which is utilized…

The highest-paid cardiologist in Columbus, Ohio, earns $925,000, according to Medscape’s salary reporter tool, which is much higher than the mean annual wage of $423,250 cardiologists make according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Here are the salaries the five…

Albany, N.Y.-based health insurance provider CDPHP is allegedly indebted to Albany-based Capital Region Cardiology for millions of dollars, according to a March 20 report from NBC affiliate WNYT The practice alleges that CDPHP has not reimbursed them for services from…

Here are five defining facets of cardiology in the ASC world:  1. Cardiology is the fastest growing ASC specialty, according to Avanza’s “2022 Key ASC Benchmarks and Industry Figures” report. According to the study, cardiology procedures saw the highest estimated…

Tri-City Cardiology, a Mesa, Ariz.-based cardiologist group, will open a location within a new medical office complex in San Tan Valley, Ariz.  According to a March 18 news release shared with Becker’s, the official groundbreaking for the development will be…

Telenovela star Clara Montero has received care for atrial fibrillation at Jersey City (N.J.) Medical Center, an affiliate of RWJBarnabas Health. Ms. Montero, known for her television, theatre and movie career, sought treatment with the center for her irregular heartbeat,…

Nine physicians from the New England Heart and Vascular Institute at Catholic Medical Center are branching out to establish Cardiovascular Specialists of New England, an independent practice, the New Hampshire Union Leader reported Feb. 29.  The physicians — five interventional…

Here are 10 numbers on the cardiology workforce in the last year: 50%: The percentage of U.S. counties that lack access to a cardiologist, according to a Medicus white paper published Feb. 20. 8,650:  The projected shortage of cardiologists by…

Greenville, N.C.-based ECU Health has launched a telecardiology program in Edenton, N.C., to expand access to care.  The program connects in-person patients at the ECU Health Chowan Hospital’s outpatient specialty clinic in Edenton, N.C., with Sivakumar Ardhanari, MD, a cardiologist…

Traveling cardiologist Aman Patel, MD, was arrested on multiple rape and sex offense charges, according to a March 11 report from ABC affiliate WMDT. An employee who was working at University of Maryland Shore Medical Center in Easton, Md., alleges…