Clara Maass Medical Center (CMMC) and
Community Medical Center (CMC) are among 12 hospitals approved
by New Jersey’s Commissioner of Health and Senior Services
Heather Howard to participate in the Atlantic C-PORT-E Study
of elective angioplasty. The study, undertaken by Johns Hopkins
and Duke University Clinical Research Center was designed
to determine the success
rate of angioplasty performed at hospitals without a cardiac
surgery unit.
CMC treats more adults with heart disease
diagnoses than any other hospital in southern New Jersey. “In
2008, the hospital performed nearly 1,100 cardiac catheterizations
and 125 emergent angioplasties – more than any other
hospital in the state without cardiac surgery,” said
Steve Fedec, DO, Medical Director of
the Invasive Cardiovascular Lab at CMC. “Additional
volume that will result from participation in the study necessitates
an additional cath lab that is scheduled for completion by
late this summer,” noted Allen Boxbaum, Vice President
of Cardiovascular Services for the Saint Barnabas Health
Care System.
At CMMC, construction is complete on
the new Multi- Interventional
Room that will accommodate the increased patient volume at
that
hospital. Last year CMMC performed 624 cardiac catheterizations
and 37 emergent angioplasties. The team’s 82.45 minute
average door-toballoon time is within the benchmark 90 minutes. “Our
team’s outstanding outcomes with emergency angioplasty
are the
foundation for a seamless transition to elective angioplasty,” said
Bruce Haik, MD, Director of Interventional Cardiology at
CMMC.
“The approval is a testament to
Clara Maass’ dedication to xcellence
and our commitment to serving the needs of the surrounding
community,”
added Fadi Chaaban, MD, Director of the Cardiac Catheterization
Lab at CMMC.
Both Clara Maass and Community Medical
Centers are targeted to begin offering elective angioplasty
in May.
INSIDE THE STATE-OF-THE-ART
CATH LAB
The flexible and upgradeable interventional
suite at Clara Maass
Medical Center offers superb image quality for diagnosis
and interventional procedures. It also supplies direct digital
imaging and a Saint Barnabas Systemwide cardiac archive that
offers physicians online access to images anytime, anywhere.
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