News and Upcoming Events

"Getting to the Heart of Heart Disease"

10/1/08

Crown Point, Indiana – October 1, 2008 – Pinnacle Hospital announced today it will host a “Getting to the Heart of Heart Disease” seminar on Tuesday, October 14 from 6:30 to 7:30 pm at Pinnacle Hospital.

At “Getting to the Heart of the Disease”, attendees will learn from Pinnacle cardiologist Vijay Dave, MD and radiologist Divyesh Patel, MD, about the prevention, risk factors, symptoms and treatment of coronary artery disease. Attendees will also learn about the role of various diagnostic tests such as calcium scoring, heart scans and angiography.

A physician-owned hospital with 53 owners, 150 physicians on staff and more than 160 employees, Pinnacle’s patient to nurse ratio of 4 to 1 affords patients better care, quality outcomes and a higher satisfaction level. According to the Physician Hospitals of America (PHA), the trade association that represents physician-owned hospitals, 98 percent of patients are satisfied with care at physician-owned hospitals.

For more information or to register for the lecture series, call 219.796.4130.

About Pinnacle Hospital
Pinnacle Hospital, a physician-owned hospital located in Crown Point, Indiana, offers individuals and families in northern Indiana and Illinois outstanding healthcare in an intimate, patient-centered environment unlike any other in the region. Pinnacle opened in June 2007 and is owned by 53 physicians. With 18 beds and five operating suites and a patient to nurse ratio of 4 to 1, each patient receives the highest quality of care available. A unique collaboration of multi-specialty physicians and medical practitioners, Pinnacle
brings together excellent medical and surgical care with an unrivaled dedication to
personal service and respect for each person. Pinnacle’s full range of physician specialties range from family practice to oncology, neurology and radiology to orthopedics, urology and cardiology is offered in combination with the latest diagnostic imaging and urgent care facilities. www.pinnaclehealthcare.net.