Cardiac Patient Outcomes & Resources

Outcomes

Proven excellent cardiac patient outcomes as reported by OSHPD. Visit http://www.oshpd.ca.gov/HID/Products/Clinical_Data/CABG/ for surgeon mortality results of all CABG procedures from 2003 to current.


Presentations and Research
Aging Matters: Go Red for Women Event
The Press Democrat


Resources

Mended Hearts
We are proud to include the Mended Hearts program among the services available for our cardiac patients. Mended Hearts, a national nonprofit organization affiliated with the American Heart Association, has been offering the gift of hope to heart disease patients, their families and caregivers for more than 50 years. Mended Hearts is a national volunteer support group for heart patients and those that care for them.

Mended Hearts is made up of the very kinds of people it serves–heart patients, their families, and others impacted by heart disease, and its members draw on personal experience as they help others. Their mission is to “inspire hope in heart disease patients and their families.” Annually, Mended Hearts volunteers make 227,000 hospital visits to patients and 30,000 visits to family members and caregivers.

To speak to someone who has had heart surgery, contact Mended Hearts at the website link below or ask for Mended Hearts at 1-888-HEART99 (1-888-432-7899)
http://www.mendedhearts.org

American Heart Association
The American Heart Association website is the premier resource for up-to-date and accurate information on cardiovascular health and disease. Information can be found on cardiac and vascular diseases and treatments, as well as resources for healthy living, and ways to support and participate in AHA sponsored activities. Featured areas include heart health for women, information on heart attack and stroke prevention, and recipes for heart-healthy cooking.
http://www.Heart.org

National Cancer Institute
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is part of the United States Federal government’s National Institutes of Health with the overall mission of conducting and supporting research, training and disseminating health information with respect to the causes, diagnosis and treatment of cancer.

The NCI is a federally funded research and development center, one of eight agencies that compose the Public Health Service in the United States Department of Health and Human Services. This website is extensive and the below links are useful resources for patients with lung or esophageal cancer respectively.
Lung Cancer
Esophagus Cancer

American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society (ACS) is the “nationwide community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy and service.”

The Society is organized into 14 geographical divisions of both medical and lay volunteers operating in more than 3,400 offices throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. The below links are useful resources for patients with lung or esophageal cancer respectively.
Lung Cancer
Esophagus Cancer

Stroke Information and Resource Guide

Note: the above links to resources on the internet are provided for your convenience only. We are not responsible for their content.


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