North Fulton Hospital (NFH) and Saint Joseph’s Hospital of Atlanta (SJHA) proudly announce they are joining in a cardiac service affiliation to further advance the cardiology service line at NFH.
This new agreement builds upon a longstanding relationship with SJHA in which NFH has transferred its high level cardiology patients for treatment. Identifying an emerging need for advanced onsite cardiology care, NFH and SJHA believe this new relationship will better accommodate the large number of aging North Fulton residents. Within the hospital’s service area, the 55+ age demographic has seen the most significant growth—indicating a more comprehensive cardiac service line would better meet the current and future needs of the North Fulton patient population. “This expanded cardiac service line will greatly benefit our community,” explains Vicky Carroll, Director of Cardiology Services at North Fulton Hospital. “As our patient population grows as a result of this expansion, so will the number of patients that will be transported to Saint Joseph’s for higher level cardiac needs such as cardiac intervention and cardiac surgery.”
Because heart disease is the number one killer of women, the first project the two facilities are exploring is the development of a Women’s Cardiology Program at North Fulton Hospital. Saint Joseph’s, having the only Heart Center for Women in the state, will guide NFH with this implementation. “Saint Joseph's has entered into this agreement with NFH to enhance quality patient care, educational and health-related services to meet the individual needs of those patients served by SJHA and NFH” says Patrice Villemure, VP Heart and Vascular Institute “This agreement allows SJHA and NFH to ensure continuity of care from primary cardiac services to tertiary services between the two facilities.”
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About North Fulton Hospital
North Fulton Hospital (NFH), part of Tenet Georgia, is a 202-bed, acute-care hospital located on Highway 9, Alpharetta Highway, in Roswell. Opened in 1983, NFH serves North Fulton and surrounding counties through its team of over 1000 employees, 400 staff physicians and 200 volunteers. NFH is a state-designated Level II trauma center and provides a continuum of services through its centers and programs, including neurosciences, orthopedics, rehabilitation, surgical services, bariatric surgical weight loss, gastroenterology and oncology. The hospital is fully accredited and also is certified as a Primary Stroke Center by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency.
About Saint Joseph's Health System
Founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1880, Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta is now a 410-bed, acute-care hospital recognized as one of the leading specialty-referral hospitals in the Southeast. Saint Joseph's is one of the region's premier providers of cardiac, vascular oncology and orthopaedic services and home to the most comprehensive minimally invasive robotic surgery program in the world. Saint Joseph's is one of the 50 top hospitals and one of the few hospitals in the world to receive Magnet Recognition for Nursing Excellence. Saint Joseph's medical staff is comprised of over 750 physicians. Saint Joseph's Health System is based in Atlanta and has several subsidiaries including indigent care services, employed physician group, a 25-bed critical access hospital in Greensboro, GA, and research facilities. Sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy, Saint Joseph's is a member of Catholic Health East. For more information, please visit www.saintjosephsatlanta.org.