BRISTOL, Tenn. — Alpha Natural Resources is making a “significant” contribution to the Wellmont Foundation to enhance cardiac care at Bristol Regional Medical Center.
Alpha’s Chief Executive Officer Kevin Crutchfield joined officials from Wellmont Health System Thursday to announce plans for the new Alpha Natural Resources Center for Interventional Cardiology at BRMC.
As part of the plan, the new facility will include eight preparation, holding and recovery beds with clinical support, two cardiac catheterization labs with funding available to add a third lab when needed, clinical support offices and non-surgical space for cardiologists, and a new patient and family reception area.
Dr. Pierre Istfan, clinical medical director of BRMC’s cardiac catheterization labs, said the hospital is seeing more patients who need interventional cardiology, “and we need a facility that can accommodate that growth.”
“This infusion of funds from Alpha Natural Resources will play a key role in ensuring that we have the appropriate facilities to align with the compassionate and cutting-edge treatment our patients receive every day,” Dr. Istfan said.
BRMC President Bart Hove said construction should start in August and be completed in about six months. He said he hopes the new facility will be open around the first of the year.
Read the entire story in Friday’s print edition of the Times-News.
Published July 7th, 2011 1:03 pm
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