Healthwise [Spring 1994]

              Spring 1994
IM.C. Heart Institute helps patients get back on track 	
After suffering a heart attack and       medical professionals and the latest        Cardiac Cath Lab, cardiologists
technology. The N.C. Heart Institute's
services are comparable to the finest
university medical
undergoing bypass surgery, Frank
Houston, MD, was ready for some good
news. For Houston, it arrived in the
disguise of the cardiac rehabilitation
team at Moses Cone Hospital's North
Carolina Heart Institute.
"Their tender but firm
assistance helped me gain strength
and confidence as
I prepared to
return home,"
said Houston, a
Greensboro
dermatologist.
For diagnosis, treatment and
rehabilitation, Moses Cone's N.C.
Heart Institute offers patients the
combination of skilled, dedicated
facilities, yet the
N.C. Heart
Institute is located
in the Piedmont
Triad, near the people
it serves. Its commitment
to providing cost-effective,
comprehensive care
is key to being one
of the area's leaders
in cardiac care.
In fact, Moses
Cone is the only Greensboro hospital
performing balloon angioplasties
and open-heart surgery. In the
perform more than 5,000 procedures
annually, including 1,200 balloon
angioplasties, making it one of the
busiest centers in North Carolina.
Alice Reid of Greensboro was
one of Moses Cone's balloon
angioplasty patients last fall. Her
caregivers' patience and concern
impressed her. "The nurses and
doctors explained everything that was
happening all along the way," she
said. "I wasn't the least bit nervous."
Both Reid and Houston
participated in the N.C. Heart
Institute's outpatient Cardiac
Rehabilitation Program. They each
looked forward to the weekly
inside)
Ukrainian physician comes to Moses
Roman Vershgoub, a pediatric cardiologist from
Ukraine, was diagnosed with a serious heart condition
three years ago. Although surgeons in his hometown of
Kiev can perform bypass surgery, the survival rate is about
50 percent, compared to 98 percent at Moses Cone Hospital.
Earlier this month, Vershgoub and his wife, Maya
Yakovchuk, endured a 24-hour flight to Greensboro so
Vershgoub could undergo heart surgery at The Moses H.
Cone Memorial Hospital. A friendship between his
daughter, who teaches Russian at Guilford Technical
Cone for heart surgery	
Community College, and one of her students, internist
Ray Sullivan, brought Vershgoub to Greensboro.
Sullivan spearheaded an effort that crossed
international borders to bring Vershgoub to Moses Cone's
North Carolina Heart Institute for bypass surgery and
rehabilitation. Several physicians, including surgeon
James M. Lee, and the hospital agreed to waive their fees.
That helped Vershgoub and his wife, a pediatrician, decide
to make the journey. The couple earns the equivalent of
only $25 a month.
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