DAYTON, OHIO — On Tuesday, Sept. 1, Good Samaritan Hospital opened the doors of Dayton’s largest cardiovascular facility, while also celebrating the hospital’s 50 years of innovation in heart and vascular care. Building on the legacy of leadership from Good Samaritan and Dayton Heart & Vascular Hospital, the new facility – Dayton Heart & Vascular Hospital at Good Samaritan – features 125,000 square feet of private patient rooms, operating suites, catheterization labs and diagnostic testing areas, with its own lobby and free parking area.
The event at the hospital on Tuesday celebrated the joining of the two heart and vascular programs in one location, as well as honor the organizations’ many heart care “firsts,” including Dayton’s first open heart surgery in 1959, Ohio’s first Coronary Care Unit in 1966 and establishment of the first comprehensive coronary care teaching program in the U.S. in 1969. Guests for the event included both nurses and clinicians from 1959’s first heart surgery team, along with former patients and their family members.
“Dayton Heart & Vascular Hospital at Good Samaritan brings together two highly innovative heart programs to become the largest heart and vascular program in the area, and one of the largest, and most highly regarded programs in the nation,” said Good Samaritan Hospital President and CEO Mark Shaker. “Over 50 years we have saved tens of thousands of hearts and brought life-changing advances in heart and vascular care to Dayton. The opening of our new facility really honors the pioneers who established Good Sam as a leader in heart care and our current heart and vascular care professionals who are continuing this rich tradition of innovative thinking.”
Innovation and award-winning care continue today at Dayton Heart & Vascular Hospital at Good Samaritan. The new heart and vascular hospital is using leading-edge techniques like cooling to save patients in cardiac arrest; is consistently exceeding the American College of Cardiology’s recommendations for “door-to-balloon” time, which refers to the time between a heart attack victim’s arrival at the hospital and the opening of a blocked artery with an angioplasty balloon; and continues to bring firsts to the region, using advanced techniques and technology for the treatment of heart and vascular disease.
The combined programs currently claim national recognition from HealthGrades, the leading independent healthcare ratings company, including:
* Best in Region Cardiac Surgery
* Five-Star Rated for Treatment of Heart Failure
* Five-Star Rated for Cardiology Services
* Five-Star Rated for Valve Replacement Surgery
* Five-Star Rated for Treatment of Heart Attack
* Five-Star Rated for Treatment of Heart Failure
* Five-Star Rated for Treatment of Pneumonia
* Five-Star Rated for Carotid Surgery
Good Samaritan’s heart and vascular program also has received Gold-Seal Certification from the Joint Commission for:
* Heart failure
* Heart attack
* Coronary artery bypass surgery
* Stroke Care
