Ribbon cutting at Cardiac Cath Lab. (L-R): Carl Dietrich Reimers, MD; A. Garvey Rene, MD; Northern Westchester Hospital executive director Derek Anderson; Seema Boesky; Scott D. Hayworth, MD, president of CareMount Medical, PC; Kevin Beiner, SVP/regional executive director, Northwell
Northern Westchester Hospital (NWH) has announced the opening of its $3.6 million, comprehensive cardiac catheterization lab, which will provide state-of-the-art interventional cardiology services to residents of Westchester, Putnam and Fairfield counties.
The cardiac cath lab, which will be open 24-hours a day, seven days a week, will provide diagnostic as well as interventional coronary angiography and stent placement for elective, urgent and emergency-level patients. The 1,709-square-foot facility is an extension of the nationally-renowned cardiac services program at Northwell Health’s Lenox Hill Hospital. It will serve as a regional center of excellence for interventional and procedural cardiac care. Patients will receive care from highly skilled interventional cardiologists, all extensively trained in high-risk cases.
Seema Boesky in front of Seema Boesky Heart Center Sign and reproductions of Renoir’s Cup of Tea (left) and Monet’s River Seine at Argenteuil (right). She auctioned off the original paintings to fund the Cardiac Cath Lab, a gift that is one of the largest in the hospital’s history
As part of the new Seema Boesky Heart Center at Northern Westchester Hospital, it will bolster cardiac programs and services aimed at preventing, diagnosing and treating a full range of cardiovascular disease. These include community outreach and education, as well as medically monitored cardiac rehabilitation located at NWH’s Chappaqua Crossing campus. An electrophysiology lab is scheduled to open by the end of 2020.
“This is a milestone for cardiac care in our region, and for the health and well-being of our community,” said Derek Anderson, executive director of Northern Westchester Hospital. “Residents who previously had limited access to this life-saving care will no longer have to travel during cardiac events when every second is critical for the prevention of irreparable damage to the heart. This project would not have been possible without the support and generosity of Seema Boesky, whose gift is one of the largest in the hospital’s history and is the culmination of Seema’s 40-year relationship with Northern Westchester Hospital and her long-time interest in cardiac care.”
(L-R) The Cardiac Cath Lab’s director Carl Dietrich Reimers, MD, associate director A. Garvey Rene, MD, and nurse manager Pat Soriano.
Carl Dietrich Reimers, MD, interventional cardiologist, who is Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Lab at NWH as well as the Northwell Cardiology Service Line Director, Westchester County, vice chairman of cardiology at Lenox Hill Hospital, and assistant professor of Cardiology at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell noted, “Heart attacks result from blockages in blood vessels that carry oxygen and vital nutrients to the heart. When they last more than a few minutes, these blockages can cause permanent damage to the heart muscle and tissue. This new facility offers patients the gold standard of care, which in interventional cardiology means opening the artery within 90 minutes of first medical contact.”
(L-R) Dr. Reimers; Joel Seligman, former president and CEO of Northern Westchester Hospital; Seema Boesky; and Dr. S. Jacob Scheinerman, chairman of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital
According to Dr. Reimers, interventional cardiologists will work at both NWH and Lenox Hill, rotating through both hospitals to maintain the highest level of skill and quality. A. Garvey Rene, MD, FACC, FSCAI, of CareMount Medical will serve as associate director, and Pat Soriano, DNP, RN, MSN, APRN-BC, will manage the Center.
The Cardiac Cath Lab at Northern Westchester Hospital
Healthgrades has ranked Lenox Hill Hospital’s cardiac services program among the top 5 percent of hospitals in the nation for overall cardiac services for the past six years; it was also recognized in U.S. News & World Report’s 2019-20 Best Hospital Rankings.
(L-R) Cardiac Cath Lab interventional cardiologist Umar M. Rashid, MD; Director, Carl Dietrich Reimers, MD; associate director, A. Garvey Rene, MD; and Craig Basman, MD, interventional cardiologist and structural interventionalist.
(Photo credit: Northern Westchester Hospital)
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