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ST. HELENA, Calif. – St. Helena Hospital Napa Valley has been named by Becker’s Hospital Review to its listing of 100 Hospitals with Great Heart Programs.
The list names hospitals in the country exhibiting excellence in heart care and research, selected based on clinical accolades, outstanding local and national reputations, recognition for quality care, and contribution to the field of cardiology and cardiovascular surgery.
Becker’s highly-regarded lists are compiled independently based on extensive staff research and recommendations from reputable outside sources.
The Becker’s review highlights St. Helena Hospital’s long history of innovation in cardiac care, including its history of “firsts” in the North Bay area.
St. Helena was the first hospital in the area to perform coronary angiogram, coronary angioplasty and coronary bypass surgery.
It also was the first in the area to offer minimally invasive cardiac bypass surgery and percutaneous thoracic aortic aneurysm repair.
Becker’s also recognized St. Helena Hospital as one of few hospitals in the region with the rapid-response care team and specialized technology required to respond to the most serious form of heart attack, an ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).
St. Helena Hospital has previously been recognized by the Coastal Valley EMC Agency for its best-in-the-region STEMI response time.
From the inception of its first destination cardiac surgery program by Dr. Wilfred Huse in 1975, to the first-ever North Bay area deployment of the Impella heart pump in 2012, St. Helena Hospital has taken a pioneering role in cardiac medicine in Northern California.
Among other accomplishments, it was the first to offer “off pump” coronary cardiac bypass surgery and endovascular repair of thoracic aortic aneurysms.
That history of innovation and leadership now allows patients of the Adventist Heart Institute-St. Helena Hospital Napa Valley to benefit from access to the region’s most-honored doctors and specialists, the latest technologies and equipment, a fove-star catheterization lab, and the highest level of care.
“This is an extremely well-rounded team of physicians,” says Dr. Andreas Sakopoulos, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeon. “We have experts from every field of cardiac care, all working together to give each of our patients seamless access to the precise type of care their particular situation requires. We do more complicated cardiac procedures than most hospitals our size, and that experience makes a big difference in our ability to care for all our patients.”
In staying at the forefront, St. Helena Hospital is pleased to welcome to the medical staff Gan Dunnington, MD, a board-certified cardiothoracic surgeon specializing in minimally invasive cardiac and thoracic surgery, with special interest in treating patients with arrhythmia.
Dr. Dunnington will be instrumental in the opening of Adventist Heart Institute’s new Arrhythmia Center.
For more information about the St. Helena Adventist Heart Institute, visit www.AdventistHeart.org or call 888-529-9018.
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SACRAMENTO – Dr. Ron Chapman, director of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and state health officer, warned consumers with food allergies not to eat certain pasta products due to undeclared allergens.
Yolanda Quality Foods Inc. of San Gabriel is voluntarily recalling various Yolanda brand gnocchi, ravioli, tortellini, and tortelloni products because the product labels failed to declare food allergens (wheat and/or milk) in the ingredient statements.
GN12
Classic gnocchi
12 ounce
Undeclared allergens: Wheat and milk
TIC12
Cheese Tortellini
12 ounce
Undeclared allergens: Wheat
TIS12
Spinach tortellini with cheese
12 ounce
Undeclared allergens: Wheat
TOC12
Cheese tortelloni
12 ounce
Undeclared allergens: Wheat
JCF12
12 jumbo Florentine ravioli classic
12 ounce
Undeclared allergens: Wheat
LSM12
Classic large square ravioli mushroom
10 ounce
Undeclared allergens: Wheat
TIS10
Spinach tortellini with cheese
10 pound bulk case
Undeclared allergens: Wheat
TIC10
Tortellini with five cheese
10 pound bulk case
Undeclared allergens: Wheat
TOC10
Cheese tortelloni
10 pound bulk case
Undeclared allergens: Wheat
TOS10
Spinach tortelloni with cheese
10 pound bulk case
Undeclared allergens: Wheat
CDPH is working with the manufacturer and distributors to identify the specific distribution of the recalled pastas. Consumers with food allergies in possession of the recalled products should discard them in the trash or return them to the place of purchase for a refund.
People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to wheat or milk run the risk of a life-threatening allergic reaction, that requires immediate medical attention should they consume these products.
Consumers who have experienced allergic reaction after consuming any of these products should contact their health care provider.
Consumers that observe the products being offered for sale are encouraged to report their findings to the CDPH toll-free complaint line at 800-495-3232.
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