MDNews - Greater Boston

WITH ACCESS TO A WEALTH OF EXPERTISE AND A ROBUST SERVICE LINE OFFERING TRADITIONAL AND INNOVATIVE TREATMENTS, PATIENTS ON THE SOUTH COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND NO LONGER HAVE TO TRAVEL FAR FOR THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF CARDIAC CARE. S OUTHCOA ST HE ALTH SYSTE M is quickly becoming known in th e community as the place to receive heart care and, for new physicians joining this past year, the place to practice. Margaret Ferrell, MD, FACC, Physician-in-Chief of the Cardiovascular Care Center at Southcoast Health System, says the institution recently expanded cardiology offerings to bring state-of-the-art cardiac care closer to home for patients from Providence, R.I., to Cape Cod. "Our growth during the last three years has been driven by a desire to provide advanced cardiac services for our entire service area," Dr. Ferrell says. "In addition to expanding the service lines we've always offered, we've brought other previously unavailable services to the area. Our goal is to be an advanced cardiac center, delivering high-quality care and new services previously available only in academic centers." Tightly Knit Care One of the hallmarks of cardiac care facilities is multidisciplinary collaboration, which provides thorough evaluation, diagnostics and treatment planning by a group of cardiovascular experts. With services that include electrophysiology (EP), interventional cardiology and cardiac surgery, as well as advanced programs such as the Structural Heart Program, Southcoast Hospitals offer the COV ER FE AT UR E Keeping Advanced Cardiac Treatment Local By Michael Ferguson James Fingleton, MD, Chief of Cardiovascular Surgery at Southcoast Hospitals 6 | Greater Boston MD NEWS ■ M D N E W S . CO M

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