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Three hospitals in Oregon were named to Healthgrades’ America’s Best 100 Hospitals 2021. Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in Portland made the top 50 list, Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center in Clackamas and Providence Portland Medical Center made the top 100 list.
Kaiser Sunnyside was also named among America’s 50 best hospitals for Cardiac Surgery, 100 Best for Cardiac Care and 100 Best for Pulmonary Care lists. Providence St. Vincent was also on America’s 100 Best for Cardiac Care list. Providence Portland received awards for excellence in critical care, general surgery and joint replacement.
Dr. Brad Bowman, chief medical officer at Healthgrades, said:
“We applaud the recipients of the Healthgrades America’s 50, 100 and 250 Best Hospitals for their long-standing commitment to quality and superior clinical outcomes. As hospitals across the country continue to fearlessly treat patients during the time of COVID-19, it has never been more important to recogni
So I have a very severe and unexpected medical emergency to report on. If I have been off line the past week this is why.
On Friday and Saturday I experienced fainting spells after working out hard. I basically got light headed and passed out. My wife who is a doctor with the Kaiser Permanente network was obviously alarmed and started dialing into her network for advice and the cardiologist she got ahold of after hours on Saturday told her to take me into the local Kaiser hospital ER for an echocardiogram and other diagnostic tests. So Saturday night I’m with my wife at Kaiser Sunnyside in Portland getting my first proper echocardiogram. What they found was a congenital bicuspid arterial valve which is a congenital defect that prevents your arterial valve from closing properly. It had calcified over time to where the valve was barely opening anymore. I am 56 and pretty active so older but not THAT old. The cardiologist was so alarmed that he grabbed the head of car