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Sentara Heart HospitalThe Power To Make A Life-Saving DifferenceIn the complex field of cardiac care, Sentara’s superior national rankings establishone truth: our patients get exceptional results. This happens for many reasons –highly skilled cardiac superspecialists; the synchronized precision of a phenomenallytrained team; knowledgeable support from subspecialized physicians; the latest lifesavingtechnology; and almost four decades of experience.The culmination of this nationally recognized heart program is Sentara HeartHospital, a six-story cardiac tour-de-force where patients receive the most specializedheart care in the Mid-Atlantic – from diagnostics to heart transplants. It’s the onlydedicated heart hospital in the region – and one of few such hospitals in the nationable to offer this advanced level of care.Learn More About Sentara Heart HospitalRequest our free How To Choose A Quality Heart Program fact sheetby calling toll-free 1-866-306-3616. Or visit us online at sentara.com/heart.Sentara Heart Hospital is now recruiting for all positions. Join the expert heart team.Visit www.sentara.com/employment keyword: cardiac3rd Floor20 Cardiac Surgery ICU Beds4th and 5th Floors84 Patient BedsThe Region’s Only Dedicated Heart HospitalS ENTARA H EART H OSPITAL1st FloorCardiac Diagnostic Center2nd Floor8 Cardiac ICU Beds45 Pre- & Post-Procedure Beds1st FloorAdvanced Imaging Center2nd Floor3 Electrophysiology Labs6 Catheterization Labs3rd Floor5 Cardiac SurgeryOperating Rooms6th FloorMedical OfficesSentara Heart Hospital600 Gresham DriveNorfolk, VA 23507757-388-8000Your community, not-for-profit health partner

National AcclaimU.S. News & World Report in 2005 ranksSentara Norfolk General Hospital 23rdamong the nation’s top 50 heart hospitals, and ourmortality rate is better than nine of the top ten.In the generations since Sentara performed its first openheart surgery in 1967, our cardiac program has been recognized with rankings that identify us as aleading national center for cardiac skill. Evidence of this is U.S. News & World Report’s most recentsurvey of America's Best Hospitals, which ranks Sentara Norfolk General Hospital 23rd among thenation’s top 50 heart programs. For patient mortality, we were better than nine of the list’s top ten,which reveals how many patients have a successfuloutcome after surgery. This level of excellence will bethe foundation at Sentara Heart Hospital.Saving LivesFor patients, the measure of quality that mattersmost is lives saved. Sentara’s procedure outcomes farexceed national norms.• The American College of Cardiology specifies a 0.6%mortality rate as the national average to be sought for cardiacinterventional procedures such as angioplasties andstents. Of more than 2,456 such procedures in 2004,Sentara Norfolk General Hospital met the national averagewith a 0.6% mortality rate.• The Society of Thoracic Surgeons specifies a 2.1 % or lower mortality rate as the nationalaverage to be sought for open heart surgery patients. In 2004, the mortality rate at SentaraNorfolk General Hospital was 1.3%, a rate considerably lower, and therefore better, than thenational average. This level of excellence will continue at Sentara Heart Hospital.• Since introducing heart transplant procedures in 1989, Sentara Norfolk General Hospitalhas performed more than 245 heart transplants, asingular life-giving answer for end-stage heartdisease patients.Generations have chosen Sentara’s nationallyacclaimed expertise in cardiac care, experiencingresults that meet or surpass national averagesof success.CardiacInterventionProcedureMortality - 20041.2%1.0%0.8%0.6%0.4%0.2%0.6% 0.6%■ Sentara NorfolkGeneral Hospital■ American College ofCardiology NationalAverageCardiac Superspecialists And TeamsTime is a vital factor in successful heart surgery. Sentara Heart Hospital’s multidisciplinaryteam brings expertise gained by volume, as well as knowledge acquiredby working together for decades.• Sentara Heart Hospital unites a longstanding, synchronized team of cardiacsuperspecialists including internationally respected heart surgeons, cardiologists,and cardiac anesthesiologists who work exclusively with Sentara heart patients.• Highly trained perfusionists, physician assistants, cardiac nurses, cardiac technologists, dieticians,therapists, rehabilitation specialists and patient educators offer a depth of experience unduplicatedin the region.• Because the heart supports every organ and system of the body, Sentara Heart Hospital draws on the dynamiccontributions from a diverse range of physicians with special training in the needs of cardiac surgery patients.They include nephrologists, pulmonary critical care specialists, urologists, neurosurgeons, and others offeringknowledge critical to a successful outcome.Life-Saving Technology And InnovationTo achieve national leadership in cardiac care, advanced and interlinked technologies are essential. Nothingmakes this more possible than starting at ground level, with a comprehensive design that anticipates futureadvancements. This is the unique reality of the fully digital Sentara Heart Hospital, one of the most futurereadyin the nation.Primary CoronaryArtery BypassSurgeryMortality - 20043.0%2.5%2.0%1.5%1.0%0.5%1.3%2.1%■ Sentara NorfolkGeneral Hospital■ Society for ThoracicSurgeons NationalAverage• Throughout its six floors, Sentara Heart Hospital offers everything from diagnosticsand interventional cardiology to open heart surgery and transplants, and allthe support services to achieve superior results.• The region’s first 64-slice CTA scanner is here to diagnose heart disease in designatedpatients.• Five digital surgical suites are equipped with state-of-the-art “smart technology” thatresponds to doctor’s orders. They are also generously sized to accommodate newtechnology that will bring positive new possibilities to cardiac procedures.Sentara’s successful cardiac outcomes are shapedby outstanding healthcare teams with a passionfor saving lives and the expertise to do it exceptionallywell.• Sentara Heart Hospital features the da Vinci ® surgicalrobot, one of many innovations Sentara offers forminimally invasive heart surgery. In addition to its rolein harvesting the internal mammary artery in coronary bypass procedures, da Vinci is used for leftventricular lead placement, and will soon be used for mitral valve repair.• The advanced fiber optic system that courses through Sentara Heart Hospital is a virtual life line,speeding cardiac patient information on its way for critical time-sensitive diagnostic decisions. Itlinks the hospital, off-site medical centers,physicians’ offices, and patient caresettings in ways never before possible, launching anew era in the quality care synonymous with Sentara.You Have A Choice In Heart CareEveryone has the right to the exceptional level ofcare unique to Sentara Heart Hospital. Here’s howyou can make sure you receive this life-saving expertise:How to get transferred toSentara Heart Hospital• If you’re a patient in another hospital, call 1-866-306-3616. Ask our transfer coordinator to guide youand to arrange for your transfer and transportation.• If you’ve just been diagnosed with heartdisease and need more testing, treatment, or heart surgery, call 1-866-306-3616. Ask our transfercoordinator for help in scheduling an appointment with a cardiologist or heart surgeon fromSentara Heart Hospital.• If you’d like a consultation or second opinion with a cardiologist or heart surgeon fromASentara Heart Hospital, please call 1-866-306-3616.powerful fiberoptic network makes SentaraHeart Hospital fully digital and one of the Ask our transfer coordinator for help in schedulingmost future-ready in the nation, able to offer new,life-saving technologies as they become available. an appointment.