Memorial Cardiac and Vascular Institute Employs Large Group of Cardiologists, Expanding Scope of Services and Expertise

Memorial Cardiac and Vascular Institute (MCVI) recently employed 21 community cardiologists – a move that positions the Institute as a regional cardiac service provider and expands its primary cardiology services and clinical research to complement surgical and transplant programs. This group of distinguished physicians will treat patients in the areas of clinical cardiology, electrophysiology, interventional cardiology and women’s cardiac health.   

 

“Having a comprehensive adult program that encompasses everything from primary cardiology to cardiac surgery, advanced heart failure and heart transplant has been our goal and commitment to our community and the patients we serve,” said Dr. Richard Perryman, Medical Director, Memorial Cardiac and Vascular Institute and Chief of Cardiac Surgical Services, Memorial Regional Hospital and Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital. “Aside from the strengthening of adult cardiology for MCVI, we also have maintained a continuous focus on quality and service.”

 

In the last year, Memorial Cardiac and Vascular Institute at Memorial Regional Hospital has received numerous accolades, including being named one of the nation’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals by Truven Health Analytics and earning three stars from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) – the highest quality rating possible for cardiac surgery. In April 2014, MCVI received United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) approval to open the first heart transplant program in Broward County and has performed four successful transplants as of January 2015.

 

While the adult cardiac program or Memorial Cardiac and Vascular Institute is thriving, the program has close ties with is pediatric counterpart at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Heart Institute, offering the community a growing roster of services that also cover pediatric care from congenital heart issues to transplant and beyond. Since 2010, when Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital received UNOS accreditation for its pediatric heart transplant program, they have performed 18 successful heart transplants.