UCHealth Parkview in Pueblo says starting this month, they will no longer perform some cardiothoracic surgeries.
The hospital says some of those surgeries include the following:
- open-heart procedures
- TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve replacement)
- MitraClip procedures
According to the hospital, the surgeries will now be performed at UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central in Colorado Springs where a specialized cardiac team will provide advanced care for patients.
UCHealth says patients in Pueblo will continue to have access to the following cardiology services at Parkview:
- emergency treatment for heart attacks
- cardiac catheterization
- stent procedures
The following electrophysiology services will also remain available at Parkview:
- ablations
- pacemakers
- implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs)
The hospital says noninvasive cardiac testing, including echocardiograms, stress tests and electrocardiograms (EKGs) will also be performed at Parkview…