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Galichia Heart Hospital is an 82-bed, full-service, acute care hospital located in Wichita, Kansas. With a staff of more than 150 physicians, the hospital is committed to world-class care and improved efficiency in all areas of patient treatment. Specialties include cardiology, interventional cardiology, diagnostic radiology, nephrology, emergency medicine, nuclear cardiology, electrophysiology, interventional vascular medicine, gastroenterology, orthopedics, general surgery, sleep disorders, internal medicine, family practice and endocrinology. More news and information:
October 25, 2010: Due to its scanning speed, the Somatom Definition Flash 128-slice scanner can examine the heart at a radiation exposure level that is three times lower than the background radiation a person naturally absorbs in a year.
Galichia Heart Hospital this week becomes the first hospital in Kansas and among only 30 in the nation to acquire the new Siemens SOMATOM Definition Flash 128-slice CT scanner, technology that is revolutionizing patient care. The SOMATOM Definition Flash is a new generation of Dual Source CT that requires only a fraction of the radiation dose usually required to scan even the smallest anatomical details at a faster speed than ever before. “We see low-dose scanning as not only being the right thing to do for our patients, but it's a real differentiator for us,” said Steve Harris, chief executive of Galichia Heart Hospital. “Our message is that we can provide superior image quality with very low radiation dose.” The SOMATOM Definition Flash has amazing results. Read More
- October 20, 2010: Area hospitals recognized by HealthGrades -- HeatlhGrades, an independent health care ratings organization, released a new study on hospital quality today that gives five-star Specialty Excellence Awards to some area hospitals. Via Christi Hospital on St. Francis and Via Christi Hospital on Harry, which operate under a single license, earned the five-star ranking for critical care, pulmonary care and stroke treatment. Galichia Heart Hospital earned the five-star ranking for pulmonary care and outstanding patient experience. Kansas Heart Hospital earned the award for vascular surgery. Kansas Medical Center in Andover earned it for outstanding patient experience. BY KAREN SHIDELER, The Wichita Eagle Read more:
November 8, 2009: Galichia Hospital cuts rates for the uninsured, hoping to draw patients from all over. In an effort to draw new customers, Galichia Heart Hospital is cutting rates for uninsured patients and those with high deductibles. It also has an agreement with a Florida surgeon who will do procedures in Wichita for patients from here or elsewhere. The moves are an extension of Galichia Heart Hospital's entry into the medical tourism field, in which hospitals — usually in other countries — offer deeply discounted rates to draw patients. Read more in the Wichita Eagle
- June 30, 2009: Two local hospitals win awards for women's care: HealthGrades has recognized Galichia Heart Hospital and Via Christi Regional Medical Center with its women's health excellence awards. Read more from the Wichita Business Journal
- June 23, 2009: WICHITA, Kan. and AVENTURA, FL - Galichia Heart Hospital and Mobile Surgery International (MSI) have reached an agreement for Galichia to host MSI-coordinated, highly specialized, urologic surgical teams at its facilities in Wichita. Read more
- June 15, 2009: Galichia Heart Hospital in Wichita, Kan., recently decided that it could break into a market monopolized by overseas hospitals-and offer high-quality, more-convenient care to patients. Read more from Modern Healthcare.com
- June 13, 2009: Galichia Heart Hospital hopes to expand its medical tourism program through a contract it signed this week with AWAC, a medical management company based in Augusta, Ga. Read more from The Wichita Eagle
“Three weeks have now passed since I had my hip replacement surgery, and I am recovering remarkably fast… Nowhere in my estimation could I have received better quality of care as that received at Galichia…”
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- Hip replacement patient
“…thank you and everyone at Galichia Heart Hospital for the services that you provided me during my heart catheterization and my aortic valve replacement procedure… If I had to rate my experiences with Galichia Heart Hospital, Dr. Toon, and Healthbase I would easily give a 10 out of 10 and encourage anyone else to consider these services.”
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- Aortic valve replacement patient
“Everybody was so kind and so knowledgeable. It really is unreal how much better I feel, how much energy I have. … Overall, I felt the medical care I got was absolutely superb.”
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- Aortic valve replacement patient
