|
 |
                  
|
Open
heart surgeryYou no longer have to travel to Pittsburgh or Cleveland for open heart surgery. With the opening of The Heart Institute at Sharon Regional, the most advanced care is minutes from home instead of 80 or 90 miles away. We've added respected surgeons from a world-renowned team, built new facilities and expanded our capabilities. It is an investment that brings state-of-the-art heart surgery to our community. And it makes Sharon Regional, already Mercer County's prominent center for comprehensive heart care, even stronger. Gary C. Marrone, M.D., to direct open heart program Electrophysiology specialist joins medical staff The Heart Institute at Sharon Regional Health System is the only hospital in Mercer County with the advanced technology and expertise to perform: * Open Heart Surgery * Angioplasty * High Risk Cardiac Catheterizations * Other Advanced Heart Procedures Sharon Regional exceeds national guidelines for heart attack care In addition, our Heart Institute also offers: Valve surgery, stents, chest pain emergency center, exercise stress tests, nuclear cardiology, SPECT scans, echocardiography, stress echocardiography, transesophageal echocardiography, pacemaker implants, pacemaker clinic, cardiac rehabilitation programs, cardiac wellness programs, pediatric cardiology clinics, cardiothoracic clinic, chronic heart failure program, 24-hour holter monitors, event monitors, ambulatory blood pressure monitors, electrocardiograms (EKGs), signal average electrocardiograms, heart healthy eating classes, and CPR classes. New Facilities The Heart Institute includes two new open heart surgical suites, a cardiovascular recovery and intensive care unit, waiting areas for patients and families, and a second cardiac cath lab. Sharon Regional already performs more than 1,000 cardiac catheterizations each year. With the addition of open heart surgery, Sharon Regional is the only hospital in Mercer County capable of performing low-risk and advanced cardiac catheterizations and angioplasty. These additional facilities make the care we provide even better. And they certainly make the lives of our patients and their families much easier.  Gary C. Marrone, M.D., medical director A Tradition of Excellence While The Heart Institute may be new, our commitment to first-class, comprehensive heart care is anything but. Over the past 10 years, The Heart Institute at Sharon Regional has enjoyed a number of firsts for this area. |
|
 |
|
