There are many more issues involved in regionalizing heart attack care, with proximity to specialized hospitals being necessary, but not sufficient, for making such a system feasible.

In the case of emergency angioplasty, for hospitals it seems that it's not just how many you do, but how used to doing them you are. The overall commitment to doing emergency angioplasties, and the protocols and staffing that come out of that commitment, appear to be key.

In the case of emergency angioplasty, for hospitals, it seems that it's not just how many you do, but how used to doing them you are. The overall commitment to doing emergency angioplasties, and the protocols and staffing that come out of that commitment, appear to be key.

The American Heart Association's GWTG program helps hospitals like these recognized Tenet facilities to implement appropriate evidence-based guidelines for care and protocols that will reduce the number of deaths in these patients. The full implementation of acute and secondary prevention guidelines is a critical step in saving the lives of patients. We applaud these facilities for their success.

We understand that the Louisiana attorney general is investigating all deaths that occurred at New Orleans hospitals and nursing homes after the hurricane, and we fully support and are cooperating with him.

Looking out of a hospital window is different from looking out of any other. Somehow you do not see outside.