Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (AICD) Trial 
For more than 30 years, Mike Raes of Davenport, suffered from irregular heartbeats that shook his body so violently that at times someone would have to throw themselves on top of him to help control the tremors. Now he's looking forward to enjoying life's simple pleasures thanks to a groundbreaking investigational device implanted at Genesis Medical Center.  (Originally posted 12/7/01)

Genesis Helps Rural Scott County Towns Become Heart-Safe Communities
In addition to CPR training, law enforcement officers in Blue Grass, Buffalo, Eldridge, LeClaire, Long Grove, McCausland and Walcott now have the equipment needed to help save the life of someone suffering from a sudden cardiac arrest.  (Originally posted 11/16/01)

Get screened For Cardiovascular Disease
Heart Attacks and Stroke are the result of cardiovascular disease. Reduced-cost cholesterol tests and other free tests are available at a stroke health fair in November. (Originally posted 10/10/01)

Genesis Heart Institute Open House
Mark your calendars for the grand opening of the new $11 million Genesis Heart Institute on Sunday, October 7 from noon to 3pm.  (Originally posted 9/28/01)

Building A Healthy Community
After 18 months of earth moving, brick laying and steel raising, the home of the Genesis Heart Institute is complete and poised to meet the increasing demand for advanced cardiac care in eastern Iowa and western Illinois.  (Originally posted 9/28/01)

Genesis Helps City of Bettendorf Become A Heart-Safe Community
Bettendorf, IA --- When sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) strikes, seconds count. With every passing minute before treatment, the chance of survival decreases by about 10 percent. Most SCA cases are treatable. But the survival rate drops to less than 2 percent after only 10 minutes, even with CPR. (Originally posted 9/6/01)

Philip D. and Henrietta B. Adler Education Center
A state-of-the-art Education Center now under construction at Genesis Medical Center's East campus will be named in memory of Philip D. and Henrietta B. Adler, two lifelong philanthropists whose generous bequest will help make the center a reality.  

Heart Institute Moves to New Name and Logo
The Genesis Heart Institute will be the new name for the regional network of cardiac specialists providing leading-edge heart care at Genesis Medical Center.

Heparin-Coated Stents
Cardiologists at Genesis Medical Center are now implanting heparin-coated coronary stents, a breakthrough that reduces the risk of blood clotting and foreshadows a new trend in stenting techniques.

Genesis Heart Institute Medical Director - Shauna R. Roberts, M.D.
Shauna R. Roberts, M.D., a cardiothoracic surgeon from the world-renowned Cleveland Clinic Foundation, will be the new medical director for the Genesis Heart Institute.