CaroMont Heart Acquires Gastonia-Based Novant Practice

GASTONIA, N.C., Jan. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Novant-owned Mid Carolina Cardiology (MCC) in Gastonia is joining CaroMont Heart on January 1, 2012. This news follows an earlier announcement of three other CaroMont cardiology practices, Carolina Heart Specialists, CaroMont Vascular Center and Carolina Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery, coming together under the CaroMont Heart name.

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Every Beat Counts.
CaroMont provides the highest quality cardiology and vascular care. This new collaborative alignment provides a greater advantage to both patients and providers with easier referrals, improved medication management, coordination of appointments and patient-focused care planning. Patients will receive access to the most current and effective treatment options from a highly skilled multidisciplinary team of cardiac and vascular providers. CaroMont Heart provides innovative care for chest pain, heart attack, valve replacement, rhythm disorders as well as post- procedure cardiac rehabilitation and support.

There are five other CaroMont Heart satellite offices in Gastonia, Lincolnton, Belmont, Shelby, and Lake Wylie.

To ensure a seamless transition, current MCC patients will continue to see their same cardiologist in the same location under this new name. The office phone number will remain 704-868-3256.

CaroMont Heart is nationally ranked for top-quality cardiac care from Aetna, American Heart Association, BlueCross BlueShield, CIGNA, The Joint Commission, and United Healthcare.

Our partnership with Columbia Heart Source and Columbia University Medical Center provides providers and patients exclusive and immediate access to advanced cardiac care close to home.

About CaroMont Health
As your locally focused, nationally honored health partner, CaroMont Health is promoting a more vibrant community through individual health care. To do this, we've created a network of top resources across five counties, all centered on a state-of-the-art, 435-bed hospital that's ranked among the best in the nation. It's a spectrum of health services that's just the right size to deliver high-quality, individualized care that has been recognized by the following experts:

• CareChex rating service: First in the nation in medical excellence for overall hospital care
• Region's only Hospital to receive North Carolina's Award for Performance Excellence (Baldrige)
• Joint Commission: Top Performer on Key Quality Measures for heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia and surgical care.

So get to know CaroMont, and let's begin a healthy relationship.

Contact:
Olena Scarboro
CaroMont Health
(704) 834-2080

SOURCE CaroMont Health

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