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Cardiac Achievements

At Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center

Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center, part of the Palm team to provide the latest cardiac treatments for our patients. so in addition to less pain, the patient benefits from a shorter
Beach Health Network, celebrates a major milestone in the We are proud of what we have accomplished so far, and recovery time and less risk of complications.
history of its cardiac program, as the hospital has completed we will continue to be here to bring many more firsts to the The Convergent procedure effectively treats patients with
over 19,000 open-heart surgeries. As the first hospital in communities we serve. chronic atrial fibrillation. It utilizes radiofrequency to block
Palm Beach County to start an open-heart surgery program, Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center is also the first irregular electrical signals by producing lesions, or scar tissue,
Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center continues to provide hospital in the state of Florida to now offer the new LARIAT/ on the heart.
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innovative, top quality cardiac care to the community. Convergent Hybrid AF procedure for patients who have As the first hospital in Florida to combine these two
Experience counts, and that is what this achievement atrial fibrillation, or A-Fib. This technique combines left atrial procedures, Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center is invested
represents as an important part of the growth of our cardiac appendage closure with the LARIAT and the Convergent in making sure patients in our community have access to the
program for almost 40 years. When it comes to the heart, we procedure to ablate both the inside and outside part of the heart very best, and most sophisticated cardiac treatment in the
remain focused on advancing the level of care we provide to tissue causing A-Fib. This gives patients a better chance of state. As one of just a handful of centers performing this new
our patients by adding some of the newest and latest cardiac curing their A-Fib, and reduce their risk of stroke. Dr. Nishant procedure, this treatment will give people, who in the past
procedures to our program. Patel and Dr. Matthew Kolek were the first two physicians to have had unsuccessful A-Fib therapies, a new lease on life,
Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center started its open-heart perform this type of procedure. and reduce their chance of suffering a stroke.
program in 1983, with cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Richard Faro One in four adults over the age of 40 will develop A-Fib Other cardiac achievements of the hospital include:
performing the first procedure. Since then, the hospital has in their lifetime, but this new hybrid procedure is now giving • More than 100,000 cardiac catheterizations
been recognized nationally for its cardiac care, and continues people an opportunity to no longer suffer with this disease • Over 700 TAVRs
to be at the forefront of pioneering some of the latest medical and be able to resume their daily activities. This hospital is • Over 275 Mitraclips
procedures in the area for heart patients. at the forefront of new procedures for cardiac care, and our • Over 50 Convergent procedures
This isn’t just our 1,000th, 5,000th, or even 10,000th heart community has access to them right here in our backyard. • Over 50 minimally invasive cardiac surgeries
surgery. It is our 19,000th, and the success of this program Unlike traditional surgical treatments, the LARIAT For more information about our cardiac services and
was built upon the experience, skill and dedication of our procedure is completed through small punctures in the skin, programs, go to www.pbgmc.com or call (561) 622-1411.
BEE GEES NOW! Tribute Band Concert

Report and Photos by Penny Sheltz The audience closed their eyes and were sure the real Gibb
BEE GEES NOW! tribute band performed at the Veterans Brothers were performing with the same wonderful songs from
Plaza Amphitheater in Palm Beach Gardens, generously the ’60s and ’70s.
sponsored by BallenIsles Charities Foundation Inc. Everyone experienced an incredible production that brought
back so many good memories. Songs included: Night Fever,
Jive Talkin’, Islands in the Stream, Stayin’ Alive, How Deep is
Your Love, More Than a Woman, How Can You Mend a Broken
Heart, You Should Be Dancing, and many more.
The BEE GEES NOW! was an unforgettable night of
incredible entertainment.

Even when the rains came, the show went on.

One lucky girl was serenaded.

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