St. Joseph’s Health Cardiovascular Institute Opens in Rome

Syracuse, NY (April 4, 2019) – Nationally-ranked St. Joseph’s Health Cardiovascular Institute has opened an office in the Dorothy G. Griffin Cardiovascular Center at Rome Memorial Hospital, 1500 N. James St. The practice will be staffed by seven St. Joseph’s Physicians Cardiologists, including:

• Dr. Russell Silverman, Medical Cardiologist and Director of St. Joseph’s Physicians Cardiology
• Dr. Nishith Amin, Interventional Cardiologist
• Dr. Michael Fischi, Interventional Cardiologist
• Dr. Paul Hanna, Medical Cardiologist
• Dr. Gangadhara Kabbli, Medical Cardiologist
• Dr. Barbara Kircher, Medical Cardiologist
• Dr. Alan Simons, Interventional Cardiologist

St. Joseph’s Health is leasing office space in the Dorothy G. Griffin Cardiovascular Center at Rome Memorial Hospital for its new cardiology practice and plans to expand coverage there over the coming months. Patients will have access to Rome Memorial Hospital’s state-of-the-art diagnostic cardiac testing, including nuclear cardiology studies, CT angiograms, exercise stress tests, electrocardiograms (EKGs), echocardiograms, Holter cardiac monitoring and vascular ultrasound.

“Delivering high quality care in home communities is best for the patient, and we are bringing expertise from one of the top 15 cardiac care hospitals in the nation directly to patients in Rome,” said Dr. Joseph Spinale, chief medical officer at St. Joseph’s Health. “When open heart surgery or tertiary care is needed, patients from Rome will have a direct connection to the leading heart hospital in the region.”

“When we affiliated with St. Joseph’s Health, it was with the primary goal of expanding patient access to needed services in the community,” said RMH President/Chief Executive Officer David Lundquist. “The statistics related to the impact of heart disease are staggering and the needs for cardiac care increase every year. “Providing quality cardiovascular care in our community is a critical component to a healthy community. St. Joseph’s Health shares our commitment to providing patients with high-quality, patient-centered care that is coordinated and easily accessible.”

St. Joseph’s Health Hospital was recently named one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Surgery according to a national study by Healthgrades, the leading online resource for comprehensive information about physicians and hospitals.

St. Joseph’s Health has more than a dozen different accreditations, certifications, and recognitions for cardiovascular care, and recently enhanced its hospital-based services with the opening of the A. John Merola Cardiovascular Center and Care Flight helipad—a helicopter transport program for emergent cardiovascular and stroke patients from outside Onondaga County. For more information, visit www.everybeatmatterssjh.org or call 315-338-7220 to schedule an appointment.

About St. Joseph’s Health

St. Joseph’s Health is a regional non-profit health care system based in Syracuse, NY. St. Joseph’s has been an innovative leader in health care since our founding in 1869 as the first hospital open to the public in the city of Syracuse. Offering primary, specialty and home care, a Magnet-recognized hospital, and collaboration with community partners, St. Joseph's Health advances the well-being of the communities we serve through an expanding range of services to ensure our patients achieve optimum long-term health. St. Joseph’s is ranked by Consumer Reports among the top 15 heart surgery centers in the country, a designated Stroke Center and a U.S. News “Best Regional Hospital.” St. Joseph’s Health is affiliated with Franciscan Companies and St. Joseph’s Physicians, and is a member of Trinity Health. St. Joseph’s Health is celebrating our 150^th Anniversary throughout 2019. For more information on our founding Sisters of St. Francis including Saint Marianne Cope, our legacy and our innovations, visit www.sjhsyr.org/legacy.

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