MVHS announces temporary halt of open-heart surgery at Wynn Hospital

MVHS announces temporary halt of open-heart surgery at Wynn Hospital

The Mohawk Valley Health System has temporarily stopped its open-heart surgery program at Wynn Hospital, officials announced Wednesday. 

All other cardiac services and procedures, including cardiac catheterizations, angioplasties, the placement of stents and minimally invasive heart procedures, remain open. 

Anyone experiencing a time-sensitive emergency, such as a possible heart attack, should still come to the hospital’s emergency department where almost all heart attacks can still be treated. Patients with more severe issues that require open-heart surgery will be stabilized and then transferred to another hospital.  

Surgeons at Wynn Hospital in Utica won't be performing open-heart surgeries temporarily while a review of the hospital's open-heart surgery program takes place, officials announced on Tuesday, May 8, 2024. The review is meant to strengthen the program, improving quality and safety.

The health system has paused the surgeries to bring in an external organization to review the program to help strengthen it and reopen as quickly as possible, according to a statement from the health system. 

“The quality of care and patient safety are the top priorities for MVHS and our flagship Wynn Hospital,” the statement read. “MVHS leadership, medical staff and board of directors have been looking into the strength and quality of open-heart surgery at the Wynn Hospital.” 

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