Where cardiology is booming 

Becker’s has reported on a total of 17 new cardiology ASCs, physician practices and clinics opening this year.

Here’s a breakdown of the four states with the most openings:

1. Pennsylvania: 5

• Doylestown (Pa.) Hospital opened a new cardiovascular lab
• Greensburg, Pa.-based Independence Health System opened a cardiology services facility, including an outpatient anticoagulation clinic.
• Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic Medical Group created a cardiology medical practice with two locations in Pennsylvania. 
• The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia expanded its pediatric heart care services with a new cardiology clinic in Reading, Pa. 

2. Florida: 3 

• The University of Miami Health System UHealth cardiology program added UHealth Doral, a new cardiology clinic. 
• Amavita Heart and Vascular Health opened a multimillion-dollar cardiovascular ASC in Miami.
• Good Samaritan Medical Center in West Palm Beach, Fla., launched its Center for Preventive Cardiac Medicine to enhance “proactive” heart health and early detection of cardiovascular diseases.

3. California: 2 

• UC Davis Health and WellSpace Health, both based in Sacramento, Calif., partnered to expand heart failure care for high-risk patients through two new community-based clinics.

4. Virginia: 2

• Winchester, Va.-based Valley Health opened a new cardiac and vascular diagnostic center.
• Carilion Roanoke (Va.) Memorial Hospital, part of Carilion Clinic, completed an expansion that consolidated cardiology services into a new facility.