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Catheterization Defined

A technique in which a hollow, flexible tube is used to drain body fluids (such as urine), to introduce fluids into the body, or to examine or widen a narrowed vein or artery

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CEO named for new Sunnyvale hospital

Published July 19, 2008, 12:40 pm, The Mesquite News

Rockwall Hospitals, Inc. has named Terry J. Fontenot as chief executive officer of Sunnyvale’s first hospital, Texas Regional Medical Center at Sunnyvale.

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Smaller W.Va. hospitals get angioplasty approval

Published July 18, 2008, 10:11 pm, The Charleston Gazette

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Gov. Joe Manchin has cleared the way - with one exception - for medium-size hospitals to offer life-saving heart procedures without on-site cardiac surgery units. The regulations - approved by the state Health Care Authority last month

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Cardiac care in Beckley remains uncertain

Published July 18, 2008, 8:33 pm, The Register-Herald

Ambiguity in the drive-time rule that decides if a patient in Beckley must head for Charleston to undergo emergency heart procedures has prompted Gov. Joe Manchin to ask the state Health Care Authority for an explanation — and a revised rule.

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Saving time and lives

Published July 18, 2008, 8:06 pm, Wapakoneta Daily News

By KAREN CAMPBELL Staff Writer Saving time when someone is suffering a heart attack does not just prevent more damage to the heart, it also saves lives, a health professional claims.

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West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin wants Clarification on Angioplasty Rules

Published July 18, 2008, 4:34 pm, WTRF Wheeling

Gives OK to More Widespread Use

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Governor approves new angioplasty rules

Published July 18, 2008, 11:01 am, Parkersburg News and Sentinel

PARKERSBURG - Gov. Joe Manchin Friday approved new rules that would allow more hospitals in West Virginia to perform emergency angioplasty without open-heart surgical back up, including Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital in Parkersburg. As part of his approval, however, Manchin is asking for more review of part of the new regulations.

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Gov. gives smaller hospitals OK for heart procedures

Published July 18, 2008, 9:38 am, The Charleston Gazette

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Gov. Joe Manchin has cleared the way -- with one exception -- for medium-size hospitals to offer life-saving heart procedures without on-site cardiac surgery units. The regulations -- approved by the state Health Ca

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New Rules for Some Hospital Procedures

Published July 18, 2008, 9:23 am, WHSV Harrisonburg

Gov. Joe Manchin released a statement Friday concerning his approval, with exception, of new West Virginia Health Care Authority rules for smaller hospitals.

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Manchin agrees to open up angioplasty to more hospitals

Published July 18, 2008, 7:32 am, Charleston Daily Mail

Gov. Joe Manchin has approved, with one exception, the West Virginia Health Care Authoritys decision to allow some smaller West Virginia hospitals to perform angioplasty and other catheterization services. In a  statement issued today, Manchi

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NHS pitches major changes

Published July 18, 2008, 3:39 am, St. Catharines Standard

The Niagara Health System has drafted its prescription to fix all that's ailing it, including years of debt that without operating changes will leave it millions in the red. Its hospital improvement plan, released Thursday, details how the NHS will consolidate services-- with St. Catharines slated to get [...]

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