CORAZON RELEASES FALL CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS

September 2, 2003 - Pittsburgh, PA—Corazon Consulting is pleased to announce that the 2003 Annual Fall Conference, "The Heart of Your Cardiovascular Program: Hospitals & Physicians as Partners,"  is just a heartbeat away.

The three-day event, scheduled October 22-24, at the Château Élan Winery & Resort near Atlanta , GA , will deliver a full agenda of cardiovascular program presentations, workshops, and exhibits focused on strengthening and aligning the relationship between cardiovascular physicians and hospital executives. A thriving cardiovascular service line depends on hospitals and physicians finding common ground, mutual goals, and ways to collaborate.

Highlights include:

• A Keynote Address by Dr. David Hayes, the Chief of the Cardiovascular Division at The Mayo Clinic in Rochester , MN . Hear him discuss what the future holds for the most progressive CV programs in the nation.

• A Featured Session with Exeter Hospital ’s Dr. Thomas Wharton, a well-known pioneer in advancing community-based angioplasty programs with off-site cardiac surgery support.

• Breakfast roundtable discussion groups featuring Corazon’s new book, Getting to the Heart of It. The text has been peer reviewed by over 70 healthcare professionals nationwide, and attendees will have the opportunity to exchange views with the Corazon authors.

• Spotlight Event: A Point-Counterpoint Debate on the joint venture and specialty hospital issue. Join in a lively discussion with top experts and learn about partnership ideas that can work for all types of organizations.

• Learn the results of The Corazon National Survey. Participants will hear best practice standards from nearly 100 cardiac programs across the country who are benchmarking for success.

All levels of hospital leadership—physicians and administrators alike—are invited to attend this spectacular conference event that is certain to inspire the whole team.

Corazon is a recognized leader in strategic cardiovascular program development, assisting clients through the full spectrum of consulting services from feasibility study and business planning through implementation of services. The Corazon team of Heart Experts has assisted healthcare leaders and physicians in tertiary centers and community hospital settings to bring specialized advice and progressive thinking in cardiovascular services to strategic planning, market assessments and financial analyses, clinical operations and new technology, Heart Centers and Heart Hospitals, physician-hospital partnering, best practice benchmarks, and staffing models and staff education for well-developed or newly established cardiovascular programs. Corazon pioneered the application of the Universal Bed in cardiovascular care delivery and brings firsthand experience with service line management as a progressive organizational means for healthcare providers. Corazon is a 2003 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Company and one of the 2004 “ Pittsburgh 100” Companies.

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