A message from Brian Helleland, CE and Troy Gideon, CAO

A big congratulations to our Heart and Vascular team on another impressive first for Providence St. Joseph Hospital.

Our Orange County Heart and Vascular Institute completed the first commercial Edwards Lifesciences SAPIEN M3 procedure in Orange County, giving patients with mitral regurgitation access to a new, less invasive treatment option for patients who may not be candidates for open heart surgery.

This was truly a team effort by our Structural Heart physicians — Drs. Brian Kolski, Aidan Raney and Jeff Tyler (pictured below) along with Drs. Maged Azer and Thomas Kim who assisted in imaging during the procedure.

This Structural Heart Team continues to lead the way in cardiovascular care. They are consistently bringing new treatments and technologies to Orange County; that doesn’t happen by accident. It takes a talented group of physicians, nurses and caregivers working together to create better ways to care for our patients.
 

We’re incredibly proud of you and what you continue to accomplish.

 

Congratulations to everyone involved in this latest first. Thank you for continuing to raise the bar for cardiovascular care at St. Joseph Hospital.