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Hollywood Private Hospital reached a significant cardiac surgery milestone during National Heart Week 2024.
Western Australia's largest private facility celebrated the 1,000th procedure since opening its multi-million-dollar cardiac theatre less than four years ago.
"We achieved this milestone faster than we thought," said cardiothoracic surgeon Dr Pragnesh Joshi, who was responsible for both the first operation – a beating-heart bypass surgery in 2020 – and the latest landmark, a mitral valve repair.
"This was possible due to the great team at Hollywood,especially the nursing and perioperative staff, who take immense pride in what they do and provide the highest levels of clinical care," he added.
Dr Joshi also credited the Ramsay Health Care hospital for investing in resources such as a well-equipped intensive care unit, dedicated cardiothoracic ward, cardiology and pre- and post-operative rehabilitation units.
"Hollywood PrivateHospital has the most advanced heart-lung machine in the country," he said.
"Other than transplants, we've performed all types of routine and high-end complex cardiac and thoracic surgeries as part of our first 1,000 cases."
CEO Andrew Tome said the Nedlands-based hospital had focused on becoming a leading comprehensive heart health centre.
"We have brought together a team of world-class experts and state-of-the-art facilities and technology to provide exceptional cardiac services under one roof," Mr Tome said.
"In recent years we've opened our new Emergency Department, as well as ourpurpose-built cardiac suite,allowing patients with cardiac symptoms to present to our hospital and be well taken care of for the duration of their cardiac care journey.
"Reaching this significant milestone in just a few short years is a testament to the terrific team we have here,alldetermined to improve the heart health of West Australians."
This year, Heart Week took place from Monday 6 May to Sunday 12 May.
Its goal was to build awareness of cardiac health in a country where four million people live with heart disease.
Dr Joshi said the Hollywood cardiac team was working hard to improve treatment for future generations.
"This is one of the only centres in the Asia-Pacific region for training of advanced atrial fibrillation ablationsurgeries," he said.
"A team is also in the process of starting the first endoscopic vein harvest in WA."
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