Let me share with you a story that starts with Hope At Every Turn, becomes Hope is a Heartbeat Away and continues with The Beat Goes On.
Martin Memorial has been a beacon of hope within our community for many years. Those within this community will tell you how Martin Memorial has provided the much-needed health care services that the community demanded, thus providing Hope at Every Turn.
In August 2006, Hope became a Heartbeat Away. The Frances Langford Heart Center opened its doors to the Treasure Coast. I remember the day as if it were yesterday. The feeling was overwhelming. The Ocala Heart Institute at Martin Memorial Health Systems team was in place to provide adult cardiac surgery. Two interventional cardiologists were ready to perform angioplasty and/or stent placement. And like shoppers looking for a bargain on the day after Thanksgiving, people were lining up to receive such services that were once only available a great distance away from home.
Hope is a heartbeat away. There are many stories to tell and many lives saved. I can tell you about the 40 year old that had no prior cardiac risk factors that was taken urgently to the operating room for bypass surgery; the life saved after a traumatic knife stabbing; the young mother who had a valve replacement; the dissecting aneurysm that was repaired; the young girl experiencing a heart attack that coded several times and was successfully treated. The stories go on. For these individuals treated at The Frances Langford Heart Center, Hope was a Heartbeat Away.
The beat goes on. The Frances Langford Heart Center continues to thrive. This past month the Ocala Heart Institute at Martin Memorial Health Systems surpassed 500 adult cardiac surgeries at the Frances Langford Heart Center. The number of cardiac interventions since inception has exceeded 1,400. Martin Memorial’s Frances Langford Heart Center is a welcomed addition to the health system and will continue to provide a much-needed service to this community.
--Melissa Zinderman, RN
Cardiovascular Patient Educator
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