Emory University Hospital Expands Heart and Vascular Facilities - Healthcare and Medical News for Atlanta Physicians

At Emory Healthcare's opening celebration on March 12, cardiac surgeon Mani Daneshmand, MD, second from left, led tours through the new facilities, like this technologically robust hybrid operating room. Photo courtesy of Emory University. — At Emory Healthcare’s opening celebration on March 12, cardiac surgeon Mani Daneshmand, MD, second from left, led tours through the new facilities, like this technologically robust hybrid operating room. Photo courtesy of Emory University.

To better serve patients in Georgia and beyond, Emory Healthcare has invested $87.7 million in the expansion of Emory University Hospital’s new heart and vascular facilities.

After three years of planning, design, construction and preparation, the hospital will open for procedural services on March 19 with cardiovascular care services already underway.

The new facilities, located on floors three and four of the Emory University Hospital Tower, feature:

A 16-bed cardiovascular intensive care unit
Suite of new cardiovascular and thoracic operating rooms
Catheterization laboratories
Electrophysiology laboratories

With the opening of the new heart and vascular spaces, Emory University Hospital has been in the process of recruiting more than 80 new staff members, of which more than half will be highly skilled nurses whose primary focus is cardiovascular care.