CORAZON JOINS FORCES TO CREATE PROGRESSIVE HEART HOSPITAL
DELIVERY MODEL
OSU Ross Heart Hospital Symposium to Showcase ‘How To’ Business Strategies and New Research

March 22, 2005 - Pittsburgh, PA—Corazon, a national leader in providing specialized consulting services to hospitals for development of cardiovascular (CV) programs, today announced that it is co-sponsoring an educational symposium that will showcase the Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital at Ohio State University (OSU), which is praised as one of the country’s most progressive heart hospital delivery models. The event, which is cosponsored by the OSU Ross Heart Hospital and the DesignGroup, a leading AIA architectural firm, will offer healthcare professionals a first hand look at what has been coined “the heart hospital of the future” and provide practical strategies for integrating the cutting-edge business, design and practice strategies into their own heart operations. The two-day symposium is taking place on March 29 th and 30 th, 2005 at the Blackwell Center located at the Ohio State University in Columbus , Ohio.

In addition to a tour of the five-story, 225,000 square-foot dedicated heart hospital featuring an ambulatory care center, six invasive labs, six operating rooms, and 100 private “universal bed” patient-focused rooms, symposium attendees can receive 11 hours of pre-approved Category II continuing education credit, which can be applied toward advancement or recertification in the American College of Healthcare Executives. Presentations will include perspectives from all fronts: clinical, operational, design, and strategic business planning. On Tuesday, March 29 th, Corazon Consulting President Jackie Johnson , RN, MBA, CHE, will discuss strategic issues that healthcare executives need to consider when building a business case for a heart hospital. On Wednesday, March 30 th, Corazon Director Kathy Brown , RN, MSN, CCRN will reveal utilization trends from a recent Cardiac Universal Bed research study. These specially-designed patient rooms can accommodate many heart and vascular treatment devices to care for even the most critical cardiac patients. Click here to find out more about the Corazon Study: National Trends in Cardiac Universal Bed Utilization.

“We are very pleased to be partnering with the OSU Ross Heart Hospital staff and the DesignGroup to bring this exciting event to the healthcare community”, stated Jackie Johnson , RN, MBA, CHE, Chief Executive Officer of Corazon Consulting.

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. Call 412-364-8200 or visit www.corazon-consulting.com for more information.

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