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News on Local Hospital Quality & Pricing Data — Bay Medical Recognized for both Quality & Value

Patients today are fortunate to have an increasing amount of public data available to them about hospitals and healthcare providers in order to make the most informed decision on where and from whom to receive care.  In June 2015, several sources published data regarding outcomes and charges for hospital care.  Here at the Cardiovascular Institute,…

Cardiac Caths Performed Through the Wrist

Each year, more than one million cardiac caths (catheterizations) are performed in the United States and more than 90 percent go through the groin to gain access to the arteries that lead to the heart (transfemoral access). However, cardiologists at the Cardiovascular Institute are increasing the number of procedures performed through the wrist (or transradial…