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.
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.
“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
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.
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.
Last summer, Mark Johnson approached a coworker and asked for a ride home. He also asked the friend to drive his truck – and no one drives Mark’s truck but Mark. Obviously, something wasn’t right. Shortly after they left the job site, Mark slumped over in the passenger seat – the result of a massive heart attack.
Robert benefited from the team approach University Hospital uses to treat stroke. An angiogram indicated his carotid artery was closed off, and quick action by Dr. Mario Zuccarello and Dr. David White kept him alive.
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