Keeping Up - What's New

Cancer Services Update:

“Expansion of the WCHN cancer services will be based around disease-site-specific interdisciplinary teams,” said Thomas J. Rutherford, MD, PhD, Network Physician Director of Cancer Services.

“The teams will integrate surgery, medical oncology, radiation oncology and nursing. Each patient will receive individualized state-of-the-art treatment."

“We will enhance our current programs of care for our patients by:

• Cultivating a nationally recognized service line brand
• Developing a Medical Oncology Fellowship program
• Expanding the palliative care and survivorship services
• Creating an oncology medical home program"

“With the opening of the new Norwalk Cancer Center this fall and future plans for a new Western Connecticut Cancer Center, we will remain a bright beacon for the families in the communities we serve.”

Cardiovascular Services Update:

“The Cardiovascular Service Line continues the comprehensive multidisciplinary focus that has been established to optimize the overall cardiovascular health of our patients,” said Dr. Mark Warshofsky, Medical Director, Cardiovascular Service Line.

“Immediate initiatives include physician recruitment and technology innovations across the system.”

Physician recruitment:

• Carol Gemayel, MD and Michael Logue, MD, general cardiologists who joined WCMG in October 2014, and Jay Novella, MD an electrophysiologist who will join Norwalk Hospital with Cardiology Associates of Fairfield County (CAFC) in July

Technology acquisition/implementation across the network:

• New percutaneous valve technologies and focus on increasing awareness of cardiac valve disease treatment options at Danbury Hospital.
• Acquisition of the Impella percutaneous left ventricular assist device on the Norwalk campus. Now both the Norwalk and Danbury campuses can provide near complete circulatory support for critically ill cardiac patients and patients undergoing high risk percutaneous intervention.
• FEVAR, a minimally invasive surgical treatment option to the traditional open aneurysm repair. Danbury is one of four hospitals in Connecticut to perform the customizable stent graft operation on patients with complex abdominal aortic aneurysms.
• Acquisition of a cardiac mapping system on the Norwalk campus to enable treatment of patients with more complex arrhythmias.

“The Cardiovascular Service Line physicians and staff continue our efforts to provide the highest level of care for the patients in our region,“ said Dr. Warshofsky.

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