March 11, 2021 Athletic Trainers Get Back in the Game Page 2 Aqua Therapy Returns Page 2 Dr. Heather Walker Named Distinguished Centurion for Achievement by Greensburg Central Catholic Page 3 Westmoreland Hospital Outpatient Pharmacy Page 4 Fire Extinguisher Training Page 4 Employee Engagement Page 4 Page 6 to 7 New Faces
Volume 4 Issue 05 Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) Now Performed at Excela Westmoreland Hospital Excela Health now offers minimally invasive aortic heart valve replacement as part of a widening array of procedures available to the residents of Westmoreland County within the Heart, Lung & Vascular Institute at Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital. Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) is being performed on patients with symptomatic, severe aortic stenosis (narrowing or restriction of blood flow) at low, intermediate or high risk for standard valve replacement surgery. A TAVR can typically take less than an hour to complete, and patients can expect to spend less time in the hospital after TAVR compared to traditional surgical valve replacement. Learn more
Family Additions Maternity Center Once Again Ranked Among Nation’s Best The Family Additions Maternity Center at Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital remains ranked among the nation’s best, and the only one in southwestern Pennsylvania featured in the Best Maternity Hospitals 2021 edition of Newsweek, which publishes the honor roll annually. Excela Health is one of 217 hospitals across 36 states on this list compiled by the news magazine in partnership with The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit organization that reports on the safety and quality performance of U.S. healthcare facilities. To be considered for the list, hospitals had to demonstrate adherence to a variety of standards for excellence in maternity care including low rates of C-section, episiotomy and early elective deliveries and follow important protocols to protect mothers and babies. “We are honored and pleased to receive this notable accolade for a second consecutive year,” said John Sphon, CEO of Excela Health. “It is yet another tangible recognition of our mission to improve the health and well-being of every life we touch.” Read more here
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