UnityPoint Trinity Rock Island Earns ACC Heart Failure Accreditation
UnityPoint Health® – Trinity Rock Island is one of just over 50 hospitals nationwide to earn Heart Failure Accreditation from the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the first in the Quad Cities to achieve this accreditation. The recognition reflects UnityPoint Health’s commitment to providing high-quality, evidence-based care for patients living with heart failure.
Essentia Health-Fargo First in the Dakotas to Use CathWorks
Essentia Health-Fargo is the first hospital in the Dakotas to use CathWorks, a revolutionary diagnostic technology that provides clinicians physiology results in just a few minutes while improving the patient experience.
Essentia Health Fargo Opens Second Electrophysiology Suite
Essentia Health-Fargo is proud to highlight the addition of a state-of-the-art electrophysiology (EP) procedural suite. The $2 million project — which repurposed a general operating room (OR) — allows both of Essentia's Fargo-based electrophysiologists to be in the lab doing procedures simultaneously.
Sanford Health Expands Provider Access and Services in Williston
Sanford Health is expanding access to care in Williston through the addition of new providers, specialty outreach care and enhanced access to primary care, pediatrics, cardiology and women's health services.
UnityPoint Health Trinity First in Quad Cities With New AFib Technology
UnityPoint Health® – Trinity Heart Center has become the first health system in the Quad Cities to use a new FDA-approved technology to treat patients with atrial fibrillation (AFib), the most common type of heart rhythm disorder.
Monument Health Earns 15th Straight Platinum Heart Attack Care Award
Monument Health Rapid City Hospital has received the American College of Cardiology's NCDR Chest Pain ̶ MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2026 making 15 consecutive years receiving the honor. Rapid City Hospital is one of only 350 hospitals nationwide to receive the honor, with fewer maintaining Platinum-level performance for 15 consecutive years.
Monument Health Earns U.S. News High Performing Rating in Five Conditions
Monument Health Rapid City Hospital has been named among U.S. News & World Report's 2026-2027 Best Hospitals edition as a High Performing hospital for Heart Arrhythmia, Heart Attack, Heart Failure, Kidney Failure and Stroke. This is the highest distinction a hospital can earn as part of U.S. News' Best Hospitals Procedures & Conditions ratings.
Good Samaritan Launches Remote Pulmonary Pressure Monitoring for Heart Failure
CHI Health Good Samaritan is enhancing cardiac care for the region with the introduction of remote pulmonary artery pressure monitoring, leading-edge technology designed to help patients manage heart failure from the comfort of their own homes.
CHI Health St. Francis Hosts Free Low-Carb Living Talk in Grand Island
CHI Health St. Francis, in collaboration with CHI Health Clinic Heart Institute, is providing a free community education event focused on cardiovascular wellness. “Low-Carb Living: Your Questions Answered” will take place at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 27, in Conference Room 2/3 at the hospital.
CHI Health Heart Institute in Kearney Welcomes Brooke Huxoll, PA-C
CHI Health Clinic Heart Institute (Kearney) welcomes back Brooke Huxoll, PA-C to its medical staff. She brings more than 17 years of experience as a Physician Assistant specializing in cardiology and helping patients manage their heart health.
Columbus Cardiology Clinic Offers Specialized Vascular Care
Columbus Cardiology Clinic is pleased to offer specialized care for individuals experiencing leg pain, swelling or other symptoms related to vascular disease. Led by cardiologist Dr. Sabu George, the clinic offers comprehensive evaluations and treatment options for a variety of vascular conditions.
Nebraska Medicine Expands Network With Addition of Clarkson Heart Center
For the last 17 years, Haysam Akkad, MD, and the team at Clarkson Heart Center have provided personalized and compassionate care to patients in our community who need the clinical expertise of interventional cardiology, cardiovascular disease and internal medicine. We are proud to announce that Clarkson Heart Center became part of the Nebraska Medicine health network on Dec. 15.
Sanford Health Bismarck Named a Leading Hospital for Cardiology and Heart & Vascular Surgery
U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals for 2025-2026 has ranked Sanford Medical Center Bismarck No. 44 out of 800 on the top hospitals list for cardiology, heart & vascular surgery.
Stephanie Atiga Joins Essentia Health–32nd Avenue Clinic as Cardiology Provider
Advanced practice nurse and certified nurse practitioner Stephanie Atiga is excited to join the Essentia Health-32nd Avenue Clinic to practice cardiology.
Tiny implant device improves heart failure management for Nebraska Medicine patients
A tiny sensor implanted in the pulmonary artery of patients with heart failure can reduce hospitalizations and may lead to improved survival of these patients.
Columbus Community Hospital Implements INARI FlowTriever for Mechanical Thrombectomy in Rural Nebraska
Columbus Community Hospital's cardiac catheterization lab has acquired the FDA-cleared INARI FlowTriever system for mechanical removal of large pulmonary emboli and deep vein thromboses.
Avera McKennan Hospital Achieves DNV Heart Failure Advanced Certification in South Dakota
Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center has earned Heart Failure Advanced Certification from DNV, recognizing the facility's excellence in heart failure diagnosis, treatment protocols, and patient outcome metrics.
Essentia Health-32nd Avenue Clinic Welcomes Cardiology Practitioner Marjorie Masten
Marjorie Masten, an advanced practice registered nurse and certified nurse practitioner in cardiology, is excited to join the Essentia Health-32nd Avenue Clinic.
Sanford Health Expands Cardiology Outreach to Jamestown Clinic
Two Sanford Health Fargo cardiology providers offer outreach services at Sanford Jamestown 2nd Ave. Clinic, furthering Sanford Health’s mission of providing world-class health care close to home. Outreach services are offered on the second and fourth Wednesday of every month.
Brookings Health Enhances Cardiac Diagnostics with Advanced Philips Ultrasound System
Brookings Health has invested in a new Philips EPIQ CVx cardiovascular ultrasound system, the same system preferred by regional cardiologists to visualize the heart’s anatomy. The new system, which is designed specifically to…