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Good Samaritan Hospital Leading the Way in Cardiac Innovation BY VALERIE LAUER FROM THE HE ART OF LONG ISL AND, GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL REDEFINES COMMUNIT Y-BA SED CARDIAC CARE, DELIVERING A FULL-SERVICE HE ART PROGR AM, ON-SITE PROVIDERS FROM ONE OF THE NATION'S TOP CARDIOLOGY TE AMS AND A CLE AR FOCUS ON IMPROVING PATIENT OUTCOMES. T H E T H E R E S A PAT N O D E S A N T M A N N D i v i s i o n o f Ca rd iova scu la r Ser v ices at G ood Sa ma r it a n Hospit a l offers a unique combination of leading-edge cardiac innova- tions from a centra l West Islip location, assuring patients convenient communit y access. " We've carefully built the cardiolog y program to empower u s t o a lw ay s do t he r i g ht t h i n g for pat ient s , whet her their concerns a re minor or life-threatening," says Ezra Deutsch, MD, Director of Inter ventiona l Ca rdiolog y a nd the Cardiac Catheterization Laborator y at Good Samaritan Hospita l. " We prov ide a complete ra nge of procedures, therapies a nd recover y suppor t in a place that a llows ma ny of our patients to stay close to home. That sets us apa r t." SETTING THE STANDARD P r ior t o joi n i n g G o o d S a m a r it a n Ho s pit a l i n 2 0 0 0, Dr. Deutsch spent 12 yea rs leading ca rdiac catheteriza- tion laborator ies i n u n iversit y hospit a l set ti ngs. That experience ser ved him well, as he played a n instrumenta l role in establishing Good Sa ma rita n Hospita l's inter ven- tiona l ca rdiolog y prog ra m to treat patients experiencing myoca rdia l infa rction. A s i nter ventiona l ca rd iolog y laborator y tech nolog y ha s evolved, Dr. Deut sch a nd h is col lea g ues have seen the moda lities evolve to match the promise of minima lly inva sive treatments for a number of ca rdiac conditions, such as myoca rdia l infa rction. 0 6❱❱❱❱❱ C O V E R S T O R Y Providing exceptional skill, experience and compassion, cardiothoracic surgeons Christopher La Mendola, MD, FAPF, FAPC, Chair of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Director of the St. Francis Hospital Open-Heart Surgery Program at Good Samaritan Hospital, and Maksim Rovensky, DO, reassure a patient before her open-heart surgery. 0 6