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TRINITAS HOSPITAL TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY ANGIOPLASTIES
Emergency Angioplasties More Effective Than Standard Drugs In A Heart Attack

ELIZABETH, NJ August, 2003 — Trinitas Hospital to provide emergency angioplasty procedures (Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty - PTCA), giving heart attack victims a proven,lifesaving treatment option.

“The announcement of emergency Angioplasty procedures at Trinitas coincides with the Danish study published in the August 21st 2003 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine that found emergency angioplasties are more effective than standard drugs in a heart attack,” said Gary S. Horan, FACHE, President & Chief Executive Officer. “The study also found that an angioplasty center such as ours at Trinitas, can cut the risk of death and major complications by about 40%.”

Coronary angioplasty is a procedure used to stop or prevent heart attacks, and involves the insertion of a catheter carrying a balloon through an artery in the groin and into a blocked artery in the heart. The balloon is inflated in order to open the artery and restore blood flow.

?Our ability now to offer emergency angioplasty services to the people of eastern Union County reinforces Trinitas Hospital’s growing reputation for excellence in cardiovascular care,” said Horan, who added that “This development will ensure that area residents can receive emergency cardiac care right in their own backyard.”

Trinitas Hospital’s cardiac services are among the most comprehensive in the region, including a full-service cardiac facility as defined by the State of New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, as well as facilities for the intensive nursing care of patients with cardiac disease. These include a cardiac care unit, intermediate coronary care unit, cardiac catheterization lab, full service emergency department and cardiac rehabilitation services. These facilities are all staffed by the area’s largest team of board-certified cardiologists, an experienced cardiovascular nursing staff, and specially-trained cardiac technicians.

“In New Jersey, there is a high incidence of heart disease because of the older population of the area,” said Arthur Millman, MD, Chief of Cardiovascular Disease at Trinitas. “With the addition of emergency angioplasty, Trinitas Hospital now offers the residents of New Jersey comprehensive cardiac care, administered locally, by highly-skilled cardiologists and cardiovascular surgeons.”

Dr. Millman added “the high prevalence of heart disease is a top health concern for the greater Elizabeth community. The ethnically diverse population in Elizabeth and Eastern Union County is at a much higher risk for heart attack and cardiovascular disease, and Trinitas Hospital serves a large percentage of lower income residents who cannot go elsewhere for care.”

Mr. Horan commented, “Emergency angioplasty services mark a “very important first step” for Trinitas, which plans to further expand the range of its heart services with an application to provide full cardiac surgery services. Our ability to offer emergency angioplasty moves us forward in our mission of ensuring the highest level of quality health care for the people of eastern Union County.”

Contact: Fred Yaeger
Phone: 914/423-7972
Pager: 914/445-0262

TRINITAS HOSPITAL TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY ANGIOPLASTIES
Emergency Angioplasties More Effective Than Standard Drugs In A Heart Attack

ELIZABETH, NJ August, 2003 — Trinitas Hospital to provide emergency angioplasty procedures (Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty - PTCA), giving heart attack victims a proven,lifesaving treatment option.

“The announcement of emergency Angioplasty procedures at Trinitas coincides with the Danish study published in the August 21st 2003 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine that found emergency angioplasties are more effective than standard drugs in a heart attack,” said Gary S. Horan, FACHE, President & Chief Executive Officer. “The study also found that an angioplasty center such as ours at Trinitas, can cut the risk of death and major complications by about 40%.”

Coronary angioplasty is a procedure used to stop or prevent heart attacks, and involves the insertion of a catheter carrying a balloon through an artery in the groin and into a blocked artery in the heart. The balloon is inflated in order to open the artery and restore blood flow.

?Our ability now to offer emergency angioplasty services to the people of eastern Union County reinforces Trinitas Hospital’s growing reputation for excellence in cardiovascular care,” said Horan, who added that “This development will ensure that area residents can receive emergency cardiac care right in their own backyard.”

Trinitas Hospital’s cardiac services are among the most comprehensive in the region, including a full-service cardiac facility as defined by the State of New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, as well as facilities for the intensive nursing care of patients with cardiac disease. These include a cardiac care unit, intermediate coronary care unit, cardiac catheterization lab, full service emergency department and cardiac rehabilitation services. These facilities are all staffed by the area’s largest team of board-certified cardiologists, an experienced cardiovascular nursing staff, and specially-trained cardiac technicians.

“In New Jersey, there is a high incidence of heart disease because of the older population of the area,” said Arthur Millman, MD, Chief of Cardiovascular Disease at Trinitas. “With the addition of emergency angioplasty, Trinitas Hospital now offers the residents of New Jersey comprehensive cardiac care, administered locally, by highly-skilled cardiologists and cardiovascular surgeons.”

Dr. Millman added “the high prevalence of heart disease is a top health concern for the greater Elizabeth community. The ethnically diverse population in Elizabeth and Eastern Union County is at a much higher risk for heart attack and cardiovascular disease, and Trinitas Hospital serves a large percentage of lower income residents who cannot go elsewhere for care.”

Mr. Horan commented, “Emergency angioplasty services mark a “very important first step” for Trinitas, which plans to further expand the range of its heart services with an application to provide full cardiac surgery services. Our ability to offer emergency angioplasty moves us forward in our mission of ensuring the highest level of quality health care for the people of eastern Union County.”