I honestly don't know how widespread it is, just that some hospitals have done it.
She's at a pretty progressive hospital. I'll find out more details when I go to Indiana tomorrow.
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Duly noted.
Holy cow! There is an article on Naveen Andrews in the Brad/Jen issue of People. He's so hot. And dating Barbara Hershey. Oooh, and he's in Bride and Prejudice!
Lutheran Hospital in Ft. Wayne, IN. My MiL went to their cardiac unit for stress testing and a weight loss clinic for cardiac patients. She liked it a lot.
Well, according to their Web site, they do heart transplants and cardiac research, so maybe that level of technology means that they also do the endoscopic bypass. That would be great.
maybe that level of technology means that they also do the endoscopic bypass.
That would be awesome. You have NO idea how relieved I was when they transferred her there from our local hospital. Of course they're not equipped for heart surgery, but it's not a very good facility, either.
Cash, is this the hospital? [link]
You have NO idea how relieved I was when they transferred her there from our local hospital.
Heh. Actually, I think I have a VERY good idea.
It looks like a damned good hospital. When they have a cardiac wing, it's sad that cardiac problems are so common that a whole wing is warranted, but it also means you get really top-notch care.
It looks like a damned good hospital. When they have a cardiac wing, it's sad that cardiac problems are so common that a whole wing is warranted, but it also means you get really top-notch care.
Yup. And yup. DH has a friend from HS that was a nurse in the cardiac unit. She gives it top marks. Makes me feel better that she's getting treated there.
It's sad that I can say this, but bypasses are pretty much routine these days, which is good for your mom in the sense that it's a surgery that they've refined and improved to the point where it's honestly not as big and scary as the phrase "Open Heart Surgery" makes it sound.
Still. When parents do this, they scare the crap out of us, and I think it's to get revenge for all the times we scared them in high school.