My father was admitted to the VA Hospital in Cincinnati on February 11, 2010 with chest pains. He had been informed several weeks prior that he needed heart bypass surgery… but the VA Hospitals in Cincinnati and Cleveland refused to do the surgery because he was such a high risk…Dr. Patel and the other surgeons saved his life. If they had not agreed to do his surgery, my father may not be here today. My dad is living proof the University Hospital saves peoples lives.
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It was a regular Saturday night. I started feeling ill. After I got sick, I started to feel pressure in my chest. I told my husband, Rick, I was not feeling well. When I started having trouble breathing, he called 911.
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February 23, 2010 – 1:45 pm
At the age of only 33, I suffered two major strokes that should have killed me. Thank God a nurse… recognized the symptoms and called Dr. Nichols at University immediately.
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Alisha Loudon calls her daughter a miracle. But what is most extraordinary is Loudon’s medical journey to having her daughter. Based on the medical literature, women with her condition only have a 50 percent chance of surviving labor and delivery.
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“It’s a beautiful day near the end of the summer and I am laying on the walk in front of my house bleeding to death. I hear sirens approaching from the distance.” – Robert Brown, Cincinnati
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James finally found relief at University Hospital, in the form of angiogenesis. This innovative new procedure allows surgeons to inject growth protein directly into the heart, creating new coronary artery branches to increase blood flow.
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Within 12 hours of the surgery Jack was sitting up having lunch. Only months removed from barely being able to walk, Jack went out and started a mini-marathon team in honor of his donor, Kyle Hunlock.
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