Becker's Healthcare January 9, 2025
Wynn Hospital in Utica, N.Y., plans to resume open-heart surgery sometime in January after an eight-month pause.
In May, Mohawk Valley Health System, which owns the hospital, said it was pausing the procedures after surveyors with the New York State Department of Health issued an immediate jeopardy warning. The system’s then-COO, Rick Carvolth, MD, said the citation was related to issues with the open-heart surgery program’s management “and some of the clinical decision making,” rather than the facility itself or technology in use.
In June, the hospital resumed all structural heart procedures, though open-hearts remained on...
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