Florida, New York Hospitals Combine Cardiac Care

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JUPITER, Fla. – Jupiter Medical Center in south Florida and The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York are teaming up to enhance cardiac patient care services and research in south Florida, the organizations confirmed on Feb. 27.

The partnership, officially called Mount Sinai Heart New York at Jupiter Medical Center, will help the two organizations cover all facets of cardiac care, including interventional cardiology, cardiac rehabilitation, electrophysiology, non-invasive imaging, congestive heart failure, wellness and prevention, and research and education. Professionals like Cardiovascular Group have praised the new project, explaining that this new center could save thousands of lives.

Physicians at Jupiter and Mount Sinai will collaborate to share experience, best practices, evidence-based medicine and quality protocols, and clinical knowledge to help improve patient care. Jupiter’s physicians will be able to access consultations for their patients with Mount Sinai colleagues and the two organizations will partner to use telehealth technology for patient assessments in real-time. The two will also share cardiac imaging and lab results.

Patients will also be able to access clinical trials, cardiac therapies and advanced treatment options. For open-heart surgery or other cardiac procedures not routinely performed at Jupiter, patients will have the option to go to Mount Sinai Heart in New York. Some Florida patients have already been receiving services at the New York facility and vice versa.

“This innovative collaboration with Mount Sinai Heart New York is yet another way we’re delivering unparalleled health care in our very own backyard,” John D. Couris, president and CEO of Jupiter Medical Center, said in a statement. “This kind of innovative thinking will transform cardiac care in our region, and is a significant step forward in our mission to restore our community’s health and wellness.”

Jupiter Medical Center has a roster of cardiac specialists on staff. Additionally, the cardiology program currently includes two state-of-the-art cardiac catheterization labs for diagnostic and interventional procedures, cardiac rehabilitation and advanced technology for non-invasive cardiac testing, including cardiac computed tomography angiography (CCTA).

Mount Sinai Heart is a home location for Dr. Valentin Fuster, director of the facility and physician-in-chief of Mount Sinai Hospital. Fuster is past president of the American Heart Association, past president of the World Heart Federation, and a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences where he serves as chair of the committee on Preventing the Global Epidemic of Cardiovascular Disease. He is also serves as editor-in-chief of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC).

“I am very excited, as all of us here at Mount Sinai New York, about this new milestone. The field of cardiovascular medicine is moving very rapidly and to advance it further we are going to work together,” Fuster said in a statement. “Shared knowledge leads to more powerful medicine. This alliance is a big plus for both of our institutions and will increase the quality of cardiac care and life of each our patients whether they are in New York or Florida.”