St. Vincent's Medical Center Riverside

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St. Vincent's Medical Center Riverside is a Catholic hospital located in Jacksonville, Florida. It was founded in 1916 by the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul and is owned by St. Vincent's HealthCare. The hospital has a capacity of 528 beds and offers full-service tertiary care.

One of the notable departments at St. Vincent's Medical Center Riverside is the Cardiology department. The hospital has a comprehensive cardiovascular program, which includes diagnostic and non-invasive testing services, outpatient treatments, interventional procedures, and surgeries. St. Vincent's was the first hospital in Jacksonville to perform open heart surgery and now has the largest open-heart program in the region.

The hospital also has a Spine & Brain Institute, which provides care for patients with neurological disorders. The institute consists of a neurosurgery division for patients who require surgery and a neurology division for patients whose disorders can be treated without surgery.

St. Vincent's Medical Center Riverside is home to the Mary Virginia Terry Cancer Center, a facility that combines cancer services into one building. The center features a Radiation Oncology Department and offers state-of-the-art cancer treatment equipment and services, including high-energy linear accelerators, a CT/Simulator, and a Brachytherapy High Dose Rate Suite. The center also has a Library and Patient Information Center and a Multidisciplinary Cancer Clinic.

In addition to providing cancer treatment, St. Vincent's actively participates in cancer research trials, including studies on prevention and treatment. The hospital is involved in trials such as the STAR study, the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial, and the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project.

St. Vincent's Medical Center Riverside is committed to providing high-quality healthcare services to the community and continues to expand its programs and facilities to meet the needs of its patients.

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