Here are twelve cardiology center openings and expansions that have occurred in the past month, starting with the most recent.
1. Warwick, R.I.-based Kent Hospital announced an advanced heart failure program with Boston's Center for Advanced Heart Disease at Brigham and Women's Hospital.
2. Bowling Green, Ky.-based TriStar Greenview Regional Hospital began a $1.4 million upgrade of its cardiology equipment and facilities.
3. Sanford, Maine-based Goodall Hospital announced it will offer cardiology services in advance of a planned Jan. 1, 2014, merger with Biddeford-based Southern Maine Medical Center.
4. Greece, N.Y.-based Unity Hospital opened its new cardiology floor.
5. Akron, Ohio-based Summa Health System's cardiovascular institute received a $4 million donation from Richard M. and Yvonne Hamlin for the construction of a specialized cardiovascular operating room.
6. Wynnewood, Pa.-based Lankenau Hospital announced the opening of its new $465 million, 274,000-square-foot heart pavilion.
7. Fall River, Mass.-based St. Anne's Hospital held a ribbon cutting for its new patient pavilion, which is partially devoted to cardiology.
8. Alamogordo, N.M.-based Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center and El Paso, Texas-based Sierra Providence Health Network announced a new joint venture expanding Gerald Champion's cardiology services.
9. Bellevue, Wash.-based Overlake Medical Center unveiled its new heart and vascular center to the public.
10. Hattiesburg (Miss.) Clinic and Hattiesburg-based Forrest General Hospital announced they will construct a $20 million heart and vascular center.
11. Thibodaux (La.) Regional Medical Center and the Houma, La.-based Cardiovascular Institute of the South partnered to provide cardiac care.
12. UnityPoint Health-St. Luke's Hospital in Sioux City, Iowa, opened two new cardiology centers.
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