The American College of Cardiology recognized Kansas HaysMed with an NCDR Chest Pain MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award, the Hays Post reports.

Parkridge Health System opened two cardiac specialty practices on its main campus in Chattanooga, Tenn., the Chattanooga Times Free Press reports.

Cardiovascular Surgical Suites in Coral Springs, Fla., recently logged its first percutaneous coronary intervention using robotic technology.

Three cardiac surgeons and a transplant specialist claim whistleblower lawsuits against the hospital that they were fired from New York City-based SUNY Downstate Medical Center after reporting concerns over patient safety in its transplant program, Bklyner reports.

Median salaries for physicians specializing in cardiology are rising throughout the U.S., according to a survey from MedAxiom, which is associated with the American College of Cardiology.

Jupiter (Fla.) Medical Center named Arthur Katz, MD, the medical director of cardiac surgery at two clinics on the campus.

Kingsport, Tenn.-based Ballad Health's Bristol Regional Medical Center fired cardiothoracic surgeon Nathan Smith, MD, after he offered and let the CEO of Bristol Regional make the first cut in a surgery, local NBC affiliate WCYB reports.

Conway-based Central Arkansas Health Center will soon open a catheterization laboratory in Conway Medical Park, the Log Cabin Democrat reports.

New York City-based New York Cardiology and Ghanshyam Bhambhani, MD, settled claims they violated anti-kickback laws by employing an unlawful rental agreement with referring physicians and generating false claims for cardiac procedures, Bloomberg Law reports.

Houma, La.-based Cardiovascular Institute of the South celebrated its 37th anniversary Aug. 15, celebrating 37 years of providing cardiovascular care to southern Louisiana communities, StMaryNow.com reports. 

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Minnesota Vikings linebacker Cameron Smith went for a routine COVID-19 screening test last week and left a changed man after a physician noticed an anomaly with his heart, the Minneapolis StarTribune reports.

Cardiothoracic surgeon Sulaiman Hasan, MD, joined Albany (N.Y.) Cardiothoracic Surgeons, the hospital announced Aug. 13.

U.S. News & World Report released its 2020-21 Best Hospitals rankings July 28, ranking systems by overall excellence and specialty effectiveness.

The Nash UNC Health Care Heart Failure Clinic in Rocky Mount added cardiologist Sudha Jaganathan, MD, to expand services as it nears its one-year anniversary, The Enterprise reports.

Tucson-based Arizona Vascular Specialists has a new home, according to Layla Lucas, president of the Rocky Mountain Vascular Society.

The Journal of the American Heart Association retracted a paper advocating for universities to end racial and ethnic preference programs for undergraduate and medical school admissions, Cardiac Rhythm News reports.

Philadelphia-based Main Line Health named Basel Ramlawi, MD, chief of cardiac surgery and co-director of the Lankenau Heart Institute, the Philadelphia Business Journal reports.

Health systems are increasingly prioritizing the delivery of high-value care, outpatient cardiovascular treatments and primary care "at the expense of hospital-based care," according to a new Global Healthcare Advisors report shared with Becker's ASC Review by JC Lupis, GHA's research platform managing director.

The rate of mergers between health systems and independent cardiology groups over the past decade has been "staggering," according to a new report from Global Healthcare Advisors.