News Updates

• Kelley Jaeger-Jackson, R.N., the nursing director of the Heart Transplant Program, is quoted in an article about the recent destination therapy certification of the Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento VAD Program … Read the Story
• Sutter Memorial gets OK for heart treatment. The program for heart patients at Sutter Memorial Hospital got a boost late last month, gaining certification to implant heart pumps as a permanent therapy for patients who do not qualify for a transplant … Read the Story
• Kelley Jaeger-Jackson, R.N., the nursing director of the Heart Transplant Program, and patient Larry Clymer were featured in a story on Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento Heart Transplant Program's new certification on KUVS Channel 19 (Spanish-speaking news) … Watch the Video
• Larry Clymer, patient of the Sutter Heart Transplant Program, and his family are excited to come back to Sacramento for heart transplant surgery, story covered by KCRA Channel 3 … Watch the Video
• Sutter wins Medicare recertification for heart transplants. Medicare beneficiaries can once again receive heart transplants at Sacramento's Sutter Medical Center, the region's only hospital that performs the procedure … Read the Story
• Teimour Nasirov, M.D., heart surgeon followed his dreams back to Sacramento and is now the new Medical Director of Sutter Health's Children's heart program. . . Read the story
• Maxine Barish Wreden, Co-director of the Women’s Heart Program at Sutter Heart & Vascular Institute, promotes the Start! Heart Walk which is locally sponsored by Sutter Heart & Vascular Institute, and aided nationally by the American Heart Association … Read the Story
• Read the latest findings on cardiac rehabilitation and survival of coronary patients published by the Journal of the American College of Cardiology … Read the story
• Sutter Roseville Medical Center gears up to become Placer County’s regional Heart Attack Center … Read the Story
• Brenda McCulloch, Clinical Nurse Specialist for the Sutter Heart & Vascular Institute, provided valuable informaiton on reducing coronary risk factors … Read the story
• Dave Roberts, M.D., performs a life saving procedure with the help of a new technology … Read the story
• James Longoria, M.D. cardiac surgeon, is interviewed on KFBK by radio host Todd Petersen about a breakthrough minimally invasive procedure that corrects atrial fibrillation … Listen to the radio show podcast
• Ron Cotterel, M.D., interviewed on KCRA Channel 3 about how diet can help keep your heart healthy and prevent coronary artery disease … Watch the video
• Jessy Vega, 15, of Wheatland had heart surgery to correct an abnormal coronary anatomy. Dr. Rick Mainwaring performed the operation. … Read the Story
• FREE online test charts the risk of heart disease … Read the Story

Events

• Arden Fair Mall Walkers 1st Quarter Breakfast
  Sponsored by Sutter Heart & Vascular Institute ~ Join us for a morning of education and health screenings.
  
  Date:      Thursday, January 14, 2010
  Time:      8:30 a.m.
  Location:  Arden Fair Mall ~ food court
                    Arden Way & Alta Arden Expwy
                    Sacramento, CA
  
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