Launching the Cardiac Campaign Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the country, causing one of every four deaths. The most common type of heart disease is Coronary Artery Disease, which is caused by the build-up of cholesterol and fatty deposits inside the arteries that can block, clog, or damage the arteries and limit or stop blood flow to the heart. Each year, about 600,000 people in the United States undergo a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), a procedure that opens blocked coronary arteries and restores blood flow to the heart without open-heart surgery. A PCI can be performed in an emergency, but also in an elective setting, as a preventive procedure in the case that your cardiologist suspects you have heart disease. In February 2021, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed a bill enabling the Department of Health to license community hospitals to provide full-service PCI. This long-awaited legislation has opened the door for Inspira Health to make elective PCI available to many who previously did not have access to this vital service in their own community.
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Now, Inspira can elevate its existing cardiac expertise and infrastructure to provide additional cardiac treatments for greater patient outcomes. The All Heart campaign is a network-wide effort to elevate Inspira’s cardiology services and provide a high-quality patient experience to all community members. With your philanthropic support, our team will be able to expand Inspira’s breadth of cardiac services across our system to ensure community members have access to life-enhancing – and often life-saving – care close to their homes.
