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Cardiology Summary

SJHC: A portion of SJHC General Medicine and Geriatric beds are dedicated to Cardio./ Resp. patients; with specialization in
Pacemaker insertion, Echocardiography, Coronary angiography, heart failure, nuclear cardiac imaging pharmacology and cardiac
rehabilitation.
SMH: The Heart and Vascular program provides clinical and academic services which focus on the investigation, prevention and
treatment of heart disease and vascular conditions. The program is comprised of 5 service areas including cardiology,
cardiovascular, vascular, coronary ICU and cardiovascular ICU. Services offered within it include management of coronary artery
disease, congestive heart failure, valve disease, arrhythmias, and vascular diseases. The program also comprises of a cardiac
rehabilitation program and ambulatory clinics for post-acute care follow-up, as well as a Heart Failure clinic. The program sees
8,000 inpatients and 25,000 ambulatory visits per year.

Structure Finance Performance & Quality

• SMH has a full program • Cardiology volumes have grown • As a proportion of inpatient
dedicated to Cardiology (Heart by 2% in Ontario; both sites volumes, cardiology makes up
and Vascular Program) while have seen a 3-4% decline over 4% of SJHC and 9% SMH
SJHC’s cardiology services is the last 3 fiscal years. SJHC activity
part of the larger General and SMH make up 2% and 4% • As a proportion of hospital
Medicine Program of Ontario market share activity, Cardiac comprises of
respectively. 2% of Providence’s Rehab and
• PHC: Market Share in top CCC volumes
LHINS(Central East, Toronto
Central and Central) = 5-22%

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