South Shore University Hospital Opens $2M Cardiothoracic Office

Press release from South Shore University Hospital:

Feb. 18, 2021

South Shore University Hospital (SSUH) has opened a $2 million, 2,000-square-foot cardiothoracic office, offering state-of-the-art cardiac and thoracic care within hospital walls.

The opening of the new cardiac ambulatory suite, which took six months to construct, marks the 10th anniversary of SSUH’s cardiothoracic program, which began seeing patients on Valentine’s Day 2011.

“This new facility has the capacity to handle 2,000 patient visits a year and gives us the opportunity to not only be the premier cardiothoracic facility on the South Shore, but a one-stop shop destination for our patients,” said Robert Kalimi, MD, chairman of cardiovascular and thoracic surgery at SSUH. “Having three world-class cardiothoracic physicians also allows us to strengthen our relationship with the community by increasing patient access to world-class heart surgeries.”

Located on the first floor of SSUH, which is part of Northwell Health, the new space offers patients a variety of onsite pre- and post-operative care for procedures that include coronary artery bypass, minimally invasive valve repair and replacement, aortic pathology and catheter-based valve repair and replacement procedures.

Dr. Kalimi – along with John Goncalves, MD, chief of cardiac surgery, and Syed Hussain, MD, attending cardiac surgeon – will work out of the office along with nine staff members specially trained in cardiothoracic medicine.

Northwell has invested $470.4 million to improve the hospital’s infrastructure and strengthen its clinical and technological capabilities over the last decade, including numerous physician recruitments that have established SSUH as Northwell’s Suffolk County tertiary hospital.

To learn more about the program or to book an appointment, call 855-HEART-11.

This press release was produced by South Shore University Hospital. The views expressed here are the author's own.