Corewell Health today announced they have opened an advanced heart failure clinic at Corewell Health in Southwest Michigan. The clinic is located at Corewell Health Lakeland Hospitals Heart & Vascular – Royalton.
The clinic is open two Thursdays each month from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with plans to treat about 25 patients per month or potentially 300 annually. The team will monitor the volume and increase capacity depending on demand.
According to the announcement, previously, patients had to drive from Southwest Michigan to Grand Rapids to receive advanced heart failure treatment.
“This is a strategic step of integrating advanced services within the care that’s available at Corewell Health in Southwest Michigan,” said Michael Dickinson, M.D., the former heart failure program director for Corewell Health in West Michigan.
“So that we can lead to that vision, that if you walk in the door and ‘Corewell Health’ is on the building, you can be confident that the care you’re getting is highly sophisticated and that we’re going to figure out what you need and be able to deliver it for you.”
The health provider says the new clinic allows patients to get their initial evaluation, a physical exam, and consult at 3950 Hollywood Road, Suite 110, in St Joseph.
“There is a growing need for advanced heart failure services in our region,” said J.P. Markovic, M.D., cardiologist, Corewell Health in Southwest Michigan. “Embedding this subspecialty in a program that is already recognized for its heart and vascular care enables us to bring the full array of tools in our arsenal to improve the health of patients in our communities.”
