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Baptist Heart Institute Grand Opening Celebration
The Baptist Heart Institute hosted its grand opening celebration on Thursday, Sept. 6 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. The 165,000-square-foot facility expands the hospital's heart services and includes a surgery addition, cardiac catheterization labs, a pre- and post-cardiac cath unit, cardio-pulmonary transplant unit, cardiovascular recovery/cardiovascular intensive care unit, a cardiovascular step-down unit, two cardiac medicine units and a cardiac intervention unit.
Interview: Stuart Mitchell, CEO and administrator, Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis
Ford-Goltman Clinical Research Center to be Housed
in Heart Institute
The Heart Institute will also house the Ford-Goltman Clinical Research Center, an in-patient facility that will allow researchers to conduct more types of clinical research trials. The center, which was made possible by Milton and Jeanne Ford, is in honor of their two sons, Michael and Jeffrey, who both died of heart disease and Dr. and Mrs. Alfred M. Goltman, Jeanne Ford's parents. Clinical researchers at Baptist track the safety and long-term success of medications, devices and procedures. The Baptist Clinical Research Center also has extensive contacts with companies that develop the newest medications and devices, so staff can continue to offer patients the most up-to-date advances available.
Interview: Scott Fountain, senior vice president and chief development officer, Baptist Memorial Health Care; Milton and Jeanne Ford, Ford-Goltman Clinical Research Center benefactors
Baptist Heart Institute Offers Educational Resources for Patients, Families and Staff
In addition to providing state-of-the-art medical care for patients all over the Mid-South, the Baptist Heart Institute is equipped with educational materials. It will have a library for staff and a classroom for public educational programs.
Interview: Tom Murphree, assistant administrator, Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis
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