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Patty Theurer is the Michigan Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons Quality Collaborative’s (MSTCVS QC

A group of TAVR professionals at Henry Ford Hospital Detroit, led by Nurse Practitioner Crystal Cusin, wanted to find a way to reduce the length of stay post-TAVR for eligible patients without compromising patient care.

MISHC Program Co-Manager, Annemarie Forrest, draws from 20 years of experience in clinical research and academic health care as she supports staff and works on special projects at the MISHC Coordinating Center.

The new best practice protocol, Management of Blood Loss and Transfusions Following TAVR

Did you miss a meeting or do you need a refresher? Read our Q4 meeting summaries.

The team at Henry Ford Hospital Detroit recently performed TAVR for 102-year-old World War II Veteran, Houston Pritchett.

The new best practice protocol (BPP) for Timeout for TAVR is now available.

MISHC has a suite of resources available on our website that serve as tools for consortium members to support impactful quality improvement efforts at their hospitals.

“We’ve been tucked away for a long time,” reflects Sara Babcock, RN, MSN, the Quality, Safety, and Experience Clinical Database Lead at Spectrum Health Fred and Lena Meijer Heart Center in Grand Rapids. “The pandemic took so much from us.