Sherman Hospital Marks One-Year Anniversary of Heart Failure Recovery Center

As a recognized leader in cardiovascular services, Sherman Hospital is excited to mark the one-year anniversary of the Sherman Heart Failure Recovery Center, which opened in February 2008. Approximately 5 million people in the U.S. have heart failure (HF) and more than 550,000 people are diagnosed with the condition each year.
One of the only HF [...]

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Sherman Health Foundation Gift Equips EMS Ambulances with Life-Saving Devices

During a heart attack, every second counts. A gift from the Sherman Health Foundation has equipped local EMS ambulances with devices that allow EMS crews to immediately transmit 12-lead electrocardiograms (ECG) from the field to Emergency Department Physicians at Sherman Hospital.
“The 12-lead ECG tells doctors if a patient is having a heart attack,” says Neal [...]

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