Decentralizing Structural Heart Care for Greater Access with Dr. Justin Dunn

About this episode

Dr. Justin Dunn discusses the decentralization of structural heart care to improve access and outcomes in community hospitals.

In this episode, Dr. Justin Dunn, Interventional Cardiologist and Regional Director of the Valve and Structural Heart Disease Center at University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute at UH Lake West Medical Center, discusses expanding complex cardiac procedures into community hospitals to improve access and outcomes. He shares how standardizing infrastructure, training multidisciplinary teams, and launching TAVR and left atrial appendage programs locally have driven a 25% increase in volume while maintaining main campus level results.

People in this episode

Guest: Dr. Justin Dunn

Topics covered

• structural heart care
• community hospitals
• cardiac procedures
• access to healthcare
• patient outcomes

Keywords

• structural heart disease
• TAVR
• left atrial appendage
• cardiology
• healthcare access
• multidisciplinary teams
• patient outcomes

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute

Places: UH Lake West Medical Center

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