North Shore-LIJ joins Cleveland Clinic's Cardiovascular Specialty Network

The Cleveland Clinic Heart & Vascular Institute has selected North Shore-LIJ Health System in Great Neck, N.Y., as its exclusive alliance member for providing heart patients in the New York metropolitan area with greater access to clinical trials and advances in cardiac care.

Cleveland Clinic selected North Shore-LIJ after a year-long assessment of many of its programs, including cardiac surgery and electrophysiology programs. Through the collaboration, North Shore-LIJ is now a member of Cleveland Clinic's Cardiovascular Specialty Network.

"We're honored that the best heart hospital in the world has selected North Shore-LIJ as its exclusive New York alliance member," said Michael J. Dowling, president and CEO of North Shore-LIJ.

North Shore-LIJ is only the second health system to be chosen as an alliance member by Cleveland Clinic's Heart & Vascular Institute. MedStar Heart Institute in Washington, D.C., was selected as an alliance member in 2013.

"As the delivery of healthcare continues to evolve and medicine moves from an art to a science, it's crucial that healthcare organizations maintain databases to track clinical measures and quality standards," said Toby Cosgrove, MD, president and CEO of Cleveland Clinic. "This new alliance is an opportunity to work closely with an organization that, like Cleveland Clinic, uses measurable, objective data to enhance patient care and safety."

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