Ribbon-cutting ceremony marks opening of 30,000-square-foot, leading-edge,
comprehensive cardiac center
Frankford Hospital’s board of directors, administrators, physicians. and staff formally
dedicated the new $20 million Heart Center at Torresdale with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on November 30, 2007. Hospital staff
and employees also had a chance to tour the facility on November 29. The 30,000-square-foot, leading-edge center offers comprehensive
cardiac care, including interventional cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery, and electrophysiology services
– all under one roof, in a next-generation, patient-and-family-friendly facility.
Cardiothoracic (CT) Operating Room |
Highlights of the center include:
- three cardiac-catheterization laboratories, two electrophysiology laboratories, and two cardiothoracic operating rooms, all
equipped with the latest surgical and imaging technology;
- seven private cardiac-care unit (CCU) rooms with homelike conveniences for patients and families including sofa beds, drop-leaf
tables, and high-definition televisions;
- 14 preoperative/recovery/holding beds;
- and live video feeds of surgical cases to a multifunction conference room for training, education, and family viewing.
(From left to right): MaryAnn Devine, MD, Medical Director, CT ICU;
Steven Roberts, MD, Director, Chest Pain Center; Lee Steiger,
Director, Project Management; Mary Lou Graves, RN, BSN, Director,
Cardiovascular Services; Scott Spielman, MD, Chief, Electrophysiology
Services; Robert Schlesinger, MD, Chief, Division of Cardiology; Thomas
Corcoran, MD, President, Medical Staff; John Mitkus, Chairman, Board of
Directors; Roy Powell, President & CEO; Randy Metcalf, MD, Chief,
Cardiothoracic Surgery; and Chip Uricchio, MD, Director, Cardiac
Catheterization Laboratory, gather to formally dedicate the Heart Center
at Torresdale on November 30. |
Since 1998, Frankford Hospital’s experienced cardiologists, cardiothoracic surgeons, and nursing
staff have offered Northeast Philadelphia and Lower Bucks County communities a full continuum of cardiac care at Torresdale.
In the past 10 years, patient demand for cardiac care at the hospital has grown considerably. Technology has also kept pace
as new interventional, surgical, and electrophysiology procedures have been introduced. The new Heart Center at Torresdale
provides a long-term solution to effectively continue to meet patients’ cardiac needs with the latest technology available.
The Heart Center and its services were recently highlighted in the Philadelphia Business Journal and the Northeast Times.
Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory |
Hospital staff members take guided tours
of the Heart Center. |
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Cardiac Care Unit (CCU) – Patient Room |
