Copyright 2010 Munroe Regional Heart CenterMunroe's success as a 10-time Cardiovascular Benchmarks award winner is built on a foundation of quality and patient safety combined with successful physician alignment.http://www.munroeheart.com/articles/thomson-reuters-publishes-a-best-practices-white-paper-on-munroe-heart.htmlThu, 29 Jul 2010 14:09:47 GMT2010-07-29T14:09:47National guidelines set by the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association state that hospitals treating STEMI patients with emergency PCI should reliably achieve a “door-to-balloon time” of 90 minutes or less.http://www.munroeheart.com/articles/munroes--door-to-balloon--times-setting-the-standard-for-accredited-chest-pain-centers-in-the-united-states.htmlMon, 19 Jul 2010 15:11:51 GMT2010-07-19T15:11:51Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida has designated Munroe Regional Medical Center’s Munroe Heart program as a Blue Distinction Center for Cardiac Care.http://www.munroeheart.com/articles/munroe-heart-has-been-designated-as-a-blue-distinction-center-for-cardiac-care®.htmlFri, 09 Jul 2010 12:52:15 GMT2010-07-09T12:52:15Munroe Regional Medical Center is one of only 12% of hospitals in the United States to be recognized as an Accredited Chest Pain Center by the Society of Chest Pain Centers. Munroe is the only Accredited Chest Pain Center in Marion County.http://www.munroeheart.com/articles/munroe-regional-medical-center-receives-chest-pain-center-accreditation.htmlFri, 12 Mar 2010 10:58:45 GMT2010-03-12T10:58:45On March 1, 2010, Munroe Regional Medical Center’s Munroe Heart program officially opened Marion County’s first cardiac electrophysiology (EP) lab.http://www.munroeheart.com/articles/marion-county’s-first-cardiac-electrophysiology-lab-now-open-at-munroe-regional-medical-center.htmlThu, 11 Mar 2010 09:29:39 GMT2010-03-11T09:29:39Munroe Heart is excited to announce the opening of our new cardiac electrophysiology (EP) program and the addition of cardiac electrophysiologist, Celso Acevedo, M.D. to our care team.http://www.munroeheart.com/articles/marion-county’s-first-cardiac-electrophysiology-program-now-open-at-munroe-heart.htmlTue, 19 Jan 2010 15:28:54 GMT2010-01-19T15:28:54Munroe Regional Medical Center has been named one of the nation's 100 Top Hospitals® for cardiovascular care by Thomson Reuters. Munroe is the only community hospital in the United States to have won this prestigious award 10 times.http://www.munroeheart.com/articles/munroe-regional-named-one-of-the-nations-top-cardiovascular-hospitals-by-thomson-reuters-for-the-10th-time.htmlTue, 17 Nov 2009 18:06:11 GMT2009-11-17T18:06:11Munroe Regional is pleased to announce that it has received the 2009/10 Consumer Choice Award for Marion County by the National Research Corporation (NRC). It is the seventh consecutive year that Munroe Regional has won the award.http://www.munroeheart.com/articles/munroe-regional-medical-center-recognized-as-the-20092010-consumer-choice-award-winner-in-marion-county.htmlTue, 17 Nov 2009 18:03:45 GMT2009-11-17T18:03:45Munroe Regional Medical Center is pleased to announce that it will be launching, effective October 1st, 2009, an innovative program to treat patients who are experiencing sudden cardiac arrest with hypothermia therapy.http://www.munroeheart.com/articles/munroe-regional-medical-center-implementing-“code-chill”-on-sudden-cardiac-arrest-patients-to-save-lives.htmlThu, 17 Sep 2009 09:29:34 GMT2009-09-17T09:29:34Treatments for Structural Heart Disease by Dr. Richard Han, Interventional Cardiologisthttp://www.munroeheart.com/articles/featured-presentation-treatments-for-structural-heart-disease.htmlTue, 26 May 2009 09:43:10 GMT2009-05-26T09:43:10Munroe Regional Medical Center's Stroke Program was featured on WCJB TV20's health segment on Wednesday, May 6, 2009. The segment focused on Stroke Awareness Month. Munroe is Marion County's only Joint Commission accrediated Primary Stroke Center. To watch the video click here.http://www.munroeheart.com/articles/munroe-regional-medical-center-featured-on-wcjb-tv20.htmlWed, 06 May 2009 17:21:35 GMT2009-05-06T17:21:35Munroe has also be named as the best (#1) in Florida for coronary interventional procedures for the second consecutive year (2008-2009) and ranks among the Top 5% in the nation for overall cardiac services in 2009, according to the 11th Annual HealthGrades Hospital Quality in America Study.http://www.munroeheart.com/articles/munroe-regional-receives-cardiac-care-excellence-award-for-the-fourth-consecutive-year-(20062009)-from-healthgrades.htmlTue, 24 Feb 2009 10:15:13 GMT2009-02-24T10:15:13In an effort to secure support for a growing number of heart patients in the Ocala area, Munroe Heart is seeking help from heart patient survivors and other interested persons to form a local chapter of Mended Hearts, affiliated with the American Heart Association.http://www.munroeheart.com/articles/munroe-heart-seeks-to-form-new-mended-hearts-chapter-in-ocala.htmlFri, 16 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT2009-01-16T00:00:00Munroe Regional Medical Center is pleased to announce the recent opening of the Munroe Heart – Villages Office. The office is now seeing patients in.http://www.munroeheart.com/villages-office.htmlMon, 15 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT2008-12-15T00:00:00Munroe Regional Medical Center has earned the #1 overall quality score ranking among all VHA Southeast hospital partners. The VHA Southeast Hospital Quality Score Report contains clinical quality, patient safety, and hospital performance indicators.http://www.munroeheart.com/articles/munroe-regional-medical-center-earns-the-1-overall-quality-score-ranking-among-vha-southeast-hospitals.htmlMon, 24 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT2008-11-24T00:00:00Munroe Regional Medical Center is pleased to announce that it has received the 2008/09 Consumer Choice Award for Marion County by the National Research Corporation (NRC). It is the sixth consecutive year that Munroe Regional has won the award.http://www.munroeheart.com/articles/munroe-regional-recognized-as-the-200809-consumer-choice-award-winner-in-marion-county.htmlTue, 07 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT2008-10-07T00:00:00Heart healthy living by Joanna Bennett, R.D.http://www.munroeheart.com/articles/octobers-featured-presentation-heart-healthy-living.htmlWed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT2008-10-01T00:00:00Dr. Craig Kuykendall: Bypass Surgery - The Procedurehttp://www.munroeheart.com/articles/septembers-featured-presentation-bypass-surgery.htmlMon, 08 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT2008-09-08T00:00:00OCALA - The hallway that leads to Dr. Peter Chung's office is lined with dozens of large boxes. In a few weeks, he will take those boxes filled with medical equipment - from gauze to instruments to monitors - board a plane, and head to North Korea. For a few days, he and his team of 10 will be among the few Americans allowed in that country.http://www.ocala.com/article/20080828/NEWS/808280346Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT2008-09-04T00:00:00Dr. David Lammermeier with Munroe Heart in Ocala, Florida gives an in-depth lecture on pacemaker technology.http://www.munroeheart.com/articles/augusts-featured-presentation-pacemakers-101.htmlFri, 15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT2008-08-15T00:00:00http://www.munroeheart.com/articles.rssMon, 28 Apr 2008 12:12:29 GMTen-us