Health Signs - Winter 2010 - (Page 4)

AWINTER 2010 and the beat goes on washington hospital’s cardiovascular institute offers the right care, right here, right now report, cardiovascular disease is the number one killer in the United States,” says Ash Jain, M.D., medical director of the Washington Hospital Cardiovascular Institute. “Nearly 2,500 Americans die of cardiovascular disease each day— an average of one death every 35 seconds. Cardiovascular disease claims more lives each year than the next four leading causes of death combined, including cancer, chronic lower respiratory diseases, accidents and diabetes.” Washington Hospital is committed to stopping or even reversing the damage caused by cardiovascular disease. Together with cardiac physicians in the community, the Hospital has established the Washington Hospital Cardiovascular Institute to make the treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease a priority. The institute specializes in the early detection and treatment for serious conditions of cardiovascular disease, such as heart attacks, also known as myocardial infarction. A stroke or heart attack is a serious emergency that requires immediate attention from professional medical personnel. Without proper medical aid, someone suffering an acute cardiovascular event may suffer permanent injury, handicap or even death. Time is of the essence, and the sooner a patient is treated, the better the outcome. “According to the American Heart Association’s Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics-2006 Update when the clock is ticking “Washington Hospital is a designated Cardiovascular Receiving Center in Alameda County for patients having a heart attack,” says Kinzi Richholt, R.N., Washington Hospital’s chief of system operations and management support. “The Hospital’s treatment times

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Health Signs - Winter 2010

Health Signs - Winter 2010
Contents
Brest Cancer Care
Take Heart
Can You Spot Sepsis?
A Helping Hand

Health Signs - Winter 2010