Last week, Overlake Medical Center’s arrhythmia center was the first center of its kind on the West Coast to be accredited to treat atrial fibrillation — or AFib.
The Bellevue-based hospital treats almost 10,000 patients a year in its arrhythmia center and, while AFib accreditation is not necessary to operate, the hospital went through the year-long process so it could say it gives best-in-class care for the condition.
AFib, an irregular heart beat that hospitalizes more than 750,000 people…
Last week, Overlake Medical Center’s arrhythmia center was the first center of its kind on the West Coast to be accredited to treat atrial fibrillation — or AFib.
The Bellevue-based hospital treats almost 10,000 patients a year in its arrhythmia center and, while AFib accreditation is not necessary to operate, the hospital went through the year-long process so it could say it gives best-in-class care for the condition.
AFib, an irregular heart beat that hospitalizes more than 750,000 people…