2020 Community Report

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2020 Noteworthy

Achievements

NATIONAL TOP PERFORMER FOR TREATMENT OF HEART ATTACK PATIENTS

Valley View received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain—MI Registry Silver Performance Achievement Award for 2020. Valley View is one of only 124 hospitals nationwide to receive the honor. The award recognizes the Heart & Vascular Center at Valley View for its commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of care for heart attack patients. It signifies that Valley View has reached an aggressive goal of treating these patients to standard levels of care as outlined by the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association clinical guidelines and recommendations.

WELCOME CARDIOTHORACIC SURGEON STEPHEN JONES, MD

Always working to expand care for patients, The Heart & Vascular Center welcomed Dr. Jones to begin new cardiovascular services at Valley View. From open heart surgery to minimally invasive surgical approaches for Atrial Fibrillation (AFib), these services represent a new level of care for our entire

Stephen Jones, MD Cardiothoracic Surgeon

community. Dr. Jones brings extensive experience from his medical career in the U.S. Army to building other such programs across the country.

WORLD-CLASS PROVIDERS AT THE GASTROENTEROLOGY CENTER

In 2020, Valley View welcomed Brian Scott Berk, MD, Ellen Dy, MD, Gerald Tomasso, MD and Rachel Conklin, PA-C to the new Gastroenterology Center at Valley View. This new center offers a full spectrum of digestive health services to meet the region’s needs for compassionate, prompt and professional care.

CARING FOR THOSE IN NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY

Each year Valley View provides care for patients who are uninsured, underinsured, ineligible for government assistant, or otherwise unable to pay for medically necessary care. In 2020, Valley View provided nearly $10 million in charity services that equated to $4.7 million in uncompensated care. 8


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