WHY YOUR GIFT MATTERS:

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called “Heart Geek” and even started completing triathlons. Paul and his wife welcomed their son Damon only months a
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YOUR DONOR IMPACT REPORT

WHY YOUR GIFT MATTERS: When minutes matter, Virginia Hospital Center’s Cardiac Services delivers emergency treatment that saves lives. PHILANTHROPY IN ACTION

WHY YOUR GIFT MATTERS you are our partner in our mission to be the best hospital.

Donor gifts have been instrumental in building Virginia Hospital Center’s Cardiac Care program which consistently ranks as one of the top cardiovascular programs in the nation.

50 TOP CARDIOVASCULAR HOSPITAL For the second year in a row, Virginia Hospital Center has been named one of the Nation’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals by Truven Health Analytics.

support from our community has helped the hospital upgrade the louise sands olmstead cardiac catherization labs in

2012,

fund additional screening and diagnosis services in the francis j. mcgrath, m.d. heart station, and the purchase of heart-lung bypass machines for cardiac surgery.

Virginia Hospital Center is the only hospital in the Washington, DC Metropolitan region and the state of Virginia to be so honored. As a 2015 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospital, Virginia Hospital Center has: • Significantly higher inpatient survival • Far fewer patient complications • Higher 30-day survival rates for heart attack & heart failure patients • Lower readmissions rates for heart attack and heart failure patients If all hospitals performed as 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals did: • Nearly 9,500 additional lives could be saved • More than $1.1 billion could be saved

Donors: Your investment is shaping how cardiac care is delivered at Virginia Hospital Center. Your gifts were used to purchase new technology to enhance efficiency and patient outcomes, including: Our state-of-the-art cardiac catherization lab is equipped the Allura Xper FD10 X-ray system. This fully digital system enables physicians to capture and view detailed images of a patient’s heart, thereby facilitating faster and more accurate diagnosis and treatment. Upgrades to the Heart Station: These upgrades provide cardiac stress testing, advanced heart imaging studies, a full array of echocardiogram imaging, and Holter monitors to track heart function for up to 24 hours. New equipment and supplies for Cardiac, Vascular & Thoracic Surgeryincluding a powerful generator for open heart surgery and portable testing units which enable advanced testing at the patients bedside

THE IMPACT

OF GIVING

Each patient has an individual story about how the care he or she received impacted their life. Meet Paul Maher: On July 1, 2007, Paul Maher and his wife Lori, who was five months pregnant, put their daughter to bed. Seven minutes later Paul, who was just 41 years old, was seizing and in full cardiac arrest while his wife performed CPR and called the paramedics. Paul was taken to Virginia Hospital Center -- where he and his children were born. He went directly to the Louise Sands Olmstead Cardiac Catheterization Lab, where it was discovered that his right coronary was 99% blocked. The Cath Lab team was able open his artery to 50% with a balloon, but the rest of his heart had additional blockages. A bypass surgery was needed and Paul was put on medications to keep his artery open and prevent seizures while also battling pneumonia. Another big concern was his neurological condition: his brain did not receive oxygen for a period during his cardiac arrest, which could cause permanent brain damage.

ups with his cardiologist, Dr. Antonio R. Parente of Virginia Heart. Paul writes a blog about his experience and heart health called “Heart Geek” and even started completing triathlons. Paul and his wife welcomed their son Damon only months after his heart attack. On July 3rd, while in CICU (Cardiac Intensive Care Unit) Paul’s sedatives were reduced so that he was able to regain consciousness. Neurologist Dr. Natalia Kayloe was encouraged by his progress and responsiveness. Dr. John R. Garrett, Chief of Cardiac, Vascular and Thoracic Surgery, recommended surgery a week later when he would be strong enough for the procedure and recovery. On July 9th, Paul had a Quintuple Bypass heart surgery performed by Dr. Garrett. Paul remembers, “My survival was considered a miracle.” Paul was warned that the first few days after surgery would be very tough. Those days of recovery included lots of pain, anemia, and headaches. Four days after his surgery, Paul also had a defibrillator implanted to manage an electrical problem as we ll in his heart. On July 14th he was discharged from the Hospital and went home to his family. Paul appeared to be a healthy 41 year-old with no signs to warn of a heart attack, other than a family history including a father and brother having mild heart attacks at the same age. After his cardiac episode, his treatment includes clean living and follow-

“just as my wife and i were starting a family, i suffered a major cardiac event. without the outstanding care i received from doctors and nurses at virginia hospital center, i would not be here today. thanks to vhc, we are a family

- and we are

forever grateful!” paul maher

Donors who support Cardiac Services at Virginia Hospital Center, support a lifesaving area of the hospital. Thanks to donor gifts, Virginia Hospital Center is able to invest in the latest medical advances and training that patients like Paul count on.