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Creative repurposing saves heart during double-lung transplant

Old technology — applied in new and novel ways — can still be a lifesaver.

Utah Medical Center First in Nation to Use Game-Changing Device to Treat Aortic Aneurysms

Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah, has become the first hospital in the United States to use the newly FDA-approved Gore EXCLUDER Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis (TAMBE) device to treat complex aneurysms in the visceral aorta.
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Illinois hospital launches pediatric heart transplant program

East Chicago, Ind., teen Nataly Paramó became the first pediatric heart transplant recipient at the Advocate Children’s Hospital in Oak Lawn, Ill.

You won’t believe how quickly patients are walking after receiving new heart valves at OSF HealthCare

A new pulmonary valve used on patients at Michigan-and-Illinois-based OSF HealthCare doesn't require open-heart surgery to implant it.

U.S. Hospitals and Health Systems Enhance Patient Safety

Hospitals and health systems across the nation are implementing innovative programs to connect with their communities and enhance patient safety.
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Telling the Hospital Story: Providence St. Joseph Hospital Eureka California hospital sees record ER efficiency after launching virtual program

Providence St. Joseph Hospital Eureka in California is reporting some of its fastest emergency department wait times ever — often under 10 minutes — after launching a virtual nursing model that pairs telehealth technology with traditional bedside care.

Mass General Brigham’s discharge lounge provides comfortable care transition

To ease patients’ transition from hospital to home and address bed capacity issues, Mass General Brigham has created a discharge lounge.

A “beacon of hope” — and a set of wheels — for injury and illness rehab patients in Western Washington

Residents of Snohomish Country, Wash., now have a new space for comprehensive rehabilitative care — which, as a result, opens crucial bedspace for non-rehab patients.

A Safe Place to Land

WVU Medicine United Hospital Health Center is addressing this issue by partnering with the United Way of Harrison and Doddridge Counties to establish the first medical respite care center in the state of West Virginia.
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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences strengthens cancer treatment research through DNA

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is working to enhance their cancer treatment research with a nearly $3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.