Englewood Health and ColumbiaDoctors Announce Program for Advanced Heart Failure

March 21, 2024 — Working in collaboration with cardiologists from Englewood Health, ColumbiaDoctors experts will be offering consultations to advanced heart failure patients hospitalized at Englewood Hospital. Outpatient care also will be provided by the two institutions, with ColumbiaDoctors providing heart failure care. The collaboration aims to reduce readmissions and improve outcomes for patients with advanced heart failure by expanding access to a world-class program in Bergen County.

“One of our goals is to work together to establish a robust remote patient monitoring program to track and effectively manage care for heart failure patients in the outpatient setting,” says Joseph De Gregorio, MD, Executive Director of Cardiovascular Services at Englewood Hospital. “This collaboration enables our health system to enhance our program by leveraging the expertise and resources of one of the world’s premier heart failure programs, benefiting some of our most critically ill patients.”

“There are many reasons to be excited about our collaboration with Englewood Health, chief among them the ability to bring advanced treatments to patients in need. Whether a patient requires a ventricular assist procedure or multi-organ transplantation, we are committed to delivering seamless world-class care,” says Nir Uriel, MD, Director of Advanced Heart Failure Services and Cardiac Transplantation at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.

“The launch of the Englewood Health and ColumbiaDoctors advanced heart failure collaboration exemplifies the dedication of our medical staff and community physicians to advancing cardiac care,” says Hillary Cohen, MD, Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer at Englewood Hospital. “Through this initiative, our patients will benefit from all the expertise, research, and technology of Columbia’s heart failure program right in their own community.”

“The intention of this collaboration is to bridge the gap between expertise and accessibility. We are proud to bring our institution’s decades of experience in advanced heart failure care to patients at Englewood Hospital and the communities they serve,” says Allan Schwartz, MD, Chief of the Division of Cardiology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.

“The Englewood Health and ColumbiaDoctors advanced heart failure collaboration represents a significant milestone in our commitment to enhancing cardiac care for our communities,” says Dennis Katechis, DO, Chief of Non-Invasive Cardiology at Englewood Hospital. “We have been at the forefront of advanced cardiac care for northern New Jersey and the surrounding regions. Through this collaboration with ColumbiaDoctors, we will continue to strive to deliver the best possible care to our patients.”

Advanced heart failure is a progressive and debilitating condition that requires strict adherence to therapies and lifestyle changes. It is the leading cause of hospitalization in the United States for adults 65 and older, and patients with heart failure are frequently readmitted to a hospital.