It’s All About the Heart

Cleveland Clinic Affiliation, Hospital Expansion Demonstrate TriHealth Dedication to Heart Care

Anew affiliation between TriHealth and Cleveland Clinic’s Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute will further elevate heart and vascular care in and around the Cincinnati region. It is the latest advance in the TriHealth Heart & Vascular Institute’s commitment to caring for the hearts of the Tristate’s more than 2 million residents.

“We want to be the best at getting better,” says Asimul Ansari, MD, Medical Director of the TriHealth Heart & Vascular Institute. “We’ve made a large commitment over the past 10 years, and it’s evident on our campus. This affiliation with Cleveland Clinic [Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute] is the next step in that commitment.”

Cleveland Clinic’s Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute will share its best practices for heart care, giving TriHealth patients access to the expertise of Cleveland Clinic physicians, as well as the latest technologies and innovations in heart care.

TriHealth’s heart specialists will be able to consult with Cleveland Clinic physicians for second opinions and case reviews.

“In our daily medical practice, this affiliation gives us an additional focus on quality and the opportunity to develop newer, innovative procedures,” Dr. Ansari says. “If there are patients who need a very advanced level of care that we can’t provide, we can count on them for rare cases.”

Suma Thomas, MD, Vice Chairman of Strategic Operations, Cleveland Clinic Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute notes, “Cleveland Clinic has identified TriHealth as the premier cardiac program in the Cincinnati area, with a long history of excellence in heart care. This affiliation is a collaboration that enables both organizations to optimize cardiac care for all patients.”

MORE EXPERTS, MORE SPACE

Bethesda North Hospital recently opened a new Cardiac Catheterization Lab, giving TriHealth nine catheterization labs and procedure rooms. TriHealth is also expanding the hospital’s first-floor cardiovascular ICU with anticipated completion in early 2023. The new center housing these services will be named the Harold and Eugenia Thomas Heart and Vascular Center in recognition of their transformational $10 million gift in support of the project.

“The physical blueprint of the center is designed to help work flow in real time,” Dr. Ansari says. “Multiple subspecialists can easily be in close contact with each other. Cardiovascular specialists will be able to collaborate with interventional, surgical and vascular colleagues to provide optimal care for patients.”

TriHealth has brought on additional medical experts to treat advanced heart failure with ventricular assist devices. The center also has a team to care for acutely ill patients with cardiac shock, and electrophysiologists who are performing the region’s most innovative procedures for atrial fibrillation.

“We’re also expanding our capabilities to do minimally invasive procedures such as valve replacements and valve clipping,” Dr. Ansari says. “We’re doing hemodynamic imaging remotely and performing high level CT and MRI readings of heart structure and function.”

Dr. Ansari concludes, “If you’ve spent any time at our Bethesda North campus, you’ll see the level of commitment our organization has for heart care and health care.”