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For more than two decades, CFA has been a leader in delivering value across the spectrum of cardiovascular service line consulting

Low-Volume Cardiac Surgery Programs Face Tough Decisions

If you are a hospital executive with responsibility for a relatively low volume cardiac surgery service, you may be considering strategic alternatives to continuing this clinical program.  In your decision process, consider these important factors:

  • Low-volume services frequently struggle to produce high quality and competitive cost outcomes.

  • Nationally, CABG cases are declining and cardiac valve cases are shifting to higher-volume providers in many markets.

  • Low surgical volumes do not necessarily correlate directly with the volume of other cardiac procedures such as diagnostic cath, PCI, interventional vascular and CRM device implants.

  • Hospitals with and without cardiac surgery services can achieve "excellence" status and build thriving programs.  There are options.

Evaluate your options by downloading our Low-Volume Cardiac Surgery options whitepaper

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David Grembi

"Every engagement with CFA  took our community hospital Heart & Vascular Center to a higher level of program and clinical development."  (Read More)

David Grembi
Director, Heart & Vascular Center, retired
Sentara Rockingham Memorial Hospital
Harrisonburg, VA

"Having worked with many types of healthcare consulting companies over my 25 years as a CT surgeon, I can say unequivocally I found Charles Franc and Associates to be the most professional, competent and experienced firm I have ever dealt with.”  (Read More)

Jacob Davtyan, MD, FACS
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Managing Partner
Inland Cardiothoracic Surgical Associates


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"I have known Charles and the Charles Franc & Associates team for more than 16 years and have worked with them at two healthcare organizations in that time."  (Read More)

Michael Barber, R.N.
Former Director, Tyler Heart Institute
Monterey, California

LATEST FROM OUR BLOG

Fourth in a Series: Low-Volume Cardiac Surgery Programs - The Leakage


We have written extensively on the issue of low-volume cardiac surgery and the challenges faced by these programs in today’s competitive environment. There are many options available to these programs to boost their volume, ranging from reinvestment in program development efforts all the way to divestiture or closure if all else fails.

Third in a Series: Low-Volume Cardiac Surgery Programs as Centers of Excellence


In Part 3 of this blog, in an effort to help those estimated 500 or so low-volume cardiac surgery programs that may struggle to improve their performance despite low volumes, we applied CFA’s Center of Excellence criteria specifically to the cardiac surgery service within a hospital CV service line.

Cardiac Services Expansion Part 2: An Increasing Appetite for Cardiovascular Program Growth


In Part 2 of this blog we will: 1) Review the key market indicators and conditions that will identify whether your hospital may be a good candidate for cardiac services entry and/or expansion and, 2) Provide a concise case study of one such hospital
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