PHYSICIANS AT BROOKHAVEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER HAVE DEVELOPED A STRONG
CARDIOLOGY PROGRAM OVER A PERIOD OF DECADES. REFLECTING THAT HERITAGE, THE RECENT OPENING
OF THE 60,000žSQUAREžFOOT KNAPP CARDIAC CARE CENTER MARKEDLY EXPANDS THE NUMBER OF
PROCEDURES THEY CAN OFFER AND THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS THEY CAN SERVE LOCALLY, WHILE
REAFFIRMING BROOKHAVEN'S COMMITMENT TO PATIENTžCENTRIC CARE.
THE POPULATION OF Suolk County is
booming, and with the Knapp Cardiac
Care Center, Brookhaven is meeting the
challenge of growing patient volumes.
Long a home to excellent diagnostic and
medical cardiology, Brookhaven has been
advancing its abilities in interventional
cardiology, adding acute capabilities and
electrophysiology along the way. With an
impressive door-to-balloon time and a
close partnership with the highly regarded
Heart and Vascular Institute at Winthrop-
University Hospita l, Brookhaven can
provide immediate, high-level treatment
for advanced cardiac conditions, from
Brookhaven Memorial
Hospital Medical Center:
Expert Cardiac Care in a High-touch Atmosphere
BY JENNIFER WEBSTER
Richard Schwartz, DO, Knapp Cardiac Care Center
Director of Cardiac Catheterization Lab, and James
N.…Semertzides, MD, Knapp Cardiac Care Center Chief of
Stress Testing and Cardiac Rehabilitation, review patient's
cardiac catheterization results.
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