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St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center

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Ranked among the nation's best hospitals in America for cardiology and heart surgery by U.S. News & World Report. To find a SFH physician, call 1-888-HEARTNY.

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The Nuclear Cardiology team within the Div of Cardiovascular Imaging at St. Francis is the 1st in the country to use a new tool in diagnosing Coronary Artery Disease. This allows cardiologists to combine a patient’s exercise stress test with an advanced cardiac PET scan.

The Nuclear Cardiology team within the Div of Cardiovascular Imaging at St. Francis is the 1st in the country to use a new tool in diagnosing Coronary Artery Disease.  This allows cardiologists to combine a patient’s exercise stress test  with an advanced cardiac PET scan.
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Drs. Jeremy Mazurek, Dimitrios Virvilis, and Rita Jermyn are collaborating together to provide heart failure patients with a novel therapy for treatment. Barostim is an FDA approved device that is implanted onto the patient’s carotid artery, via a minimally invasive procedure.

Drs. Jeremy Mazurek, Dimitrios Virvilis, and Rita Jermyn are collaborating together to provide heart failure patients with a novel therapy for treatment.  Barostim is an FDA approved device that is implanted onto the patient’s carotid artery, via a minimally invasive procedure.
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This month, interventional cardiologists at SFH , led by Drs. Evan Shlofmitz and Ziad Ali, were first in the world to use new technology to treat patients with severe blockages in vessels near the heart. cardiovascularbusiness.com/topics/clinica…

This month, interventional cardiologists at SFH , led by Drs. Evan Shlofmitz and Ziad Ali, were first in the world to use new technology to treat patients with severe blockages in vessels near the heart. 
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Cardiovascular Business has announced its Forty Under 40 Class of 2025 – including two of our colleagues! Congratulations to Dr. Roosha Parikh, associate director, cardiac CT, and Kristin Pasquarello, administrative director of the Heart Valve Center. cardiovascularbusiness.com/cardiovascular…

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Cardiovascular Business has announced its Forty Under 40 Class of 2025 – including two of our colleagues! Congratulations to Dr. Roosha Parikh, associate director, cardiac CT, and Kristin Pasquarello, administrative director of the Heart Valve Center. cardiovascularbusiness.com/cardiovascular…

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St. Francis Hospital has been ranked among the top 50 hospitals nationwide for having one of the lowest emergency department (ED) visit rates for cancer patients undergoing outpatient chemotherapy, according to CMS data released in February. beckershospitalreview.com/oncology/50-ho…

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Earlier this month, 2 West and Infusion nurses attended the 50th Annual Oncology Nurse Society (ONS Congress) conference in Denver, Colorado.

Earlier this month, 2 West and Infusion nurses attended the 50th Annual Oncology Nurse Society (ONS Congress) conference in Denver, Colorado.
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We feel a special connection to Pope Francis, who chose the name of our hospital’s St. Francis to be his name as leader of the Catholic Church. As pope, he was the 1st to take the name of Francis, after St. Francis of Assisi, the 13th century saint known for personal simplicity.

We feel a special connection to Pope Francis, who chose the name of our hospital’s St. Francis to be his name as leader of the Catholic Church. As pope, he was the 1st to take the name of Francis, after St. Francis of Assisi, the 13th century saint known for personal simplicity.
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Catholic Health Ambulatory Care at Flushing is officially open!🎉 The new state-of-the-art facility provides exceptional outpatient care services to our Queens community — from primary care to the expert cardiovascular care of St. Francis Heart Center.

Catholic Health Ambulatory Care at Flushing is officially open!🎉

The new state-of-the-art facility provides exceptional outpatient care services to our Queens community — from primary care to the expert cardiovascular care of St. Francis Heart Center.
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St. Francis has earned its 15th consecutive and 25th overall “A” grade for hospital safety from The Leapfrog Group. St. Francis has received more “A” grades than any hospital in New York State since the safety scores launched in 2012.  catholichealthli.org/news/catholic-…

St. Francis has earned its 15th consecutive and 25th overall “A” grade for hospital safety from The Leapfrog Group. St. Francis has received more “A” grades than any hospital in New York State since the safety scores launched in 2012. 
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We welcome Cynthia H. Danner, DNP, RN, NE-BC, as our new Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer!   catholichealthli.org/news/st-franci…

We welcome Cynthia H. Danner, DNP, RN, NE-BC, as our new Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer!
 
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The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) announced that Dr. Doosup Shin is the recipient of a $50,000 Early Career Research Grant (ECRGs).  This is an initiative designed to support the next generation of academic interventional cardiologists.  Congrats!

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Join us all week in celebrating our nursing teams across Catholic Health.🎉Up first — the nurses of St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center! We thank you for the extraordinary care you provide our patients every day.💙🩺

Join us all week in celebrating our nursing teams across Catholic Health.🎉Up first — the nurses of <a href="/StFrancis_LI/">St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center</a>! We thank you for the extraordinary care you provide our patients every day.💙🩺