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Last updated 26 November 2000.
If you wish to contribute information to this page, please send
me an email . I receive many requests from
patients who wish to obtain information about ICD support groups . Unfortunately, I must
rely upon outside sources to provide this type of information. Please send the location of
the support group (hospital, phone number, Dr.'s office, etc.) and the contact person's
name.
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ICD SUPPORT GROUPS
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ICD Support Groups
Outside the U.S. |
HOSPITAL
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CONTACT
PERSON
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PHONE
#
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| ALABAMA |
Baptist Montclair
Birmingham, AL |
Check out the web site at:
http://www.cvapc.com |
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| CALIFORNIA |
Huntington Mem. Hospital
Pasadena, CA |
Susan Smith, RN |
|
Good
Samaritan Hospital
Los Angeles, CA |
Beverly Firth, RN, MN
bfirth |
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O'Connor Hospital
San Jose, California |
Linda Gordon, RN
garlind
2105 Forest Avenue
ICD Suport Group meets the third Tuesday of every month from 2:30 to 4:00 pm in Cafeteria
Dining rooms A&B.
Light refreshment, No charge |
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Regional Cardiac Arrhythmia
Center
Scripps Memorial Hospital
La Jolla (San Diego), CA |
Organizer:
Sherie Whiting, RN,MN
Director: Steven L. Higgins, MD
email: EPdoc |
fax
Meets Quarterly |
Eureka Senior Resource
Center
1910 California St.
Eureka, California |
The Eureka, CA ICD Support group has changed its meeting day
from Wednesday to Tuesday. We meet on the 'Third Tuesday of the month.'
This starts in the month of December.
Also, we have adopted the name: BeatNiks.
EMail: bsully |
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UCLA Medical Center
10833 Le Conte Ave.
Room 47-123 CHS
Los Angeles CA |
Coordinator: Jeanine Lee, NP
EP Co-Directors: Zenaida Feliciano, MD & Noel Boyle, MD, PhD
The meetings are three times a year, and UCLA patients also receive a newsletter
announcing the next meeting. The meetings are usually on Wednesday evenings and
dinner is provided.
Patients can contact me at the number below for further information or the ICD clinic may
also be contacted at regarding meetings and getting on the mailing list for
the newsletter.
Email: jlee |
Phone:
Fax: |
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| FLORIDA |
Bayfront Med. Center
St. Petersburg, FL |
Sherry Bucko
Bayfront ICD Support group meets second week of every other month in the
BMC Steen Conference Center Sun Coast Medical Building
2nd floor conference room
email: NurseBucko |
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Florida Hospital
Orlando, FL |
http://www.flhosp.org |
407/897-1575 |
Holy Cross Hospital
Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
South Florida ICD Support Group
(since 1989)
Meets at Holy Cross Hospital, Ft. Lauderdale
Contact: Linda Vardeman RN
Director: Richard M. Luceri, M.D.(Florida Arrhythmia Consultants)
Meets on the first Monday of alternate months
(5pm-7pm): June, Aug, etc. |
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The Watson Clinic, LLP
Lakeland , Florida |
Debra
McKinney, RN.
The ICD group meets quarterly on Tuesday at 5:00 pm in the 1st floor Medical Library. The date is not
predetermined. Please call for date. Light refreshments.
No charge. |
|
Morton Plant Mease
Dunedin, FL |
jmakal
John Makal CVT II
ICD group meets the third thursday of each month from 7pm to 9pm. For info
please email John Makal or call ext 27208. |
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University Community
Tampa, FL |
Cindi
Sullivan |
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| GEORGIA |
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Emory Health Care
Atlanta, GA |
Nancy Romieko
Peggy Wade |
Meets Quarterly
|
St. Joseph's Hospital
Atlanta, GA |
Susan Hornecker RN
shornecker |
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| ILLINOIS |
Good Samaritan Hospital
Downers Grove, IL |
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Northwestern Mem. Hospital
Chicago, IL |
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Carle Clinic
Urbana, IL |
"Live Wires" ICD
Support Group
Coordinators: Marilyn A. Prasun R.N.,
M.S.
& Julie Purcell R.N.
Meetings are held: @ Carle Foundation
Hospital, with a educational session followed by
a social time of sharing.
mprasun |
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Illinois Masonic Medical
Center
836 W. Wellington
Chicago, IL 60056 |
Catherine_Dunnington
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| INDIANA |
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St. Vincent Hospital
Indianapolis, IN |
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Vaughn, RN
Electrophysiology Lab
8333 Naab Rd.
Indianapolis, IN 46260
email: PLVaughn
Our clinical director is Dr. Eric Prystowsky. Our
support group meets in April and October, and we are approaching our 10th anniversary. |
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| MAINE |
York Hospital
15 Hospital Drive
York, Maine 03909 |
Meets the third
Thursday of each month and alters the location between York Hospital and The Heart
Institute in Newington, NH. The odd months it is held in Newington and the even months in
York. We start at 1 PM and try to get out at 2 PM. We offer a wide range of topics over
the months. York Hospital has an ICD implant and follow-up clinic where we currently
follow 57 patients with a wide variety of ICD devices.
Lona Davis, RN is the primary contact person at York
Hospital.
Our electrophysiologists are Lawrence J. Petrovich and David Cunningham. Dr. L.J.Petrovich
has been implanting ICD's since 1992. Dr. D. Cunningham just joined the practice from
Lahey Clinic in Burlington, MA. Both doctors are in the Seacoast Cardiology Ass. group
that covers York, Maine, Portsmouth, Newington and Dover, NH.
We offerattendance to any support group meetings and frequently have
people with ICD's that are visiting the area or followed by other clinics attending, as
well as family members. |
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| MASSACHUSETTS |
| Boston, MA |
Longwood
Medical Area ICD Support Group
a collaborative effort between Brigham and Women's Hospital and Beth Israel Deaconess
Medical Center in Boston, MA.
Quarterly meetings (evening) with a speaker followed by anforum for discussion.
Dinner served, complimentary parking, no fee
Spring Dinner Cruise on Boston Harbor
contact Julie Shea, RN, MS for details.
JBSHEA |
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| Fall River, MA |
An ICD support group known as RHYTHM BOX BUDDIES has been in operation for
approximately 10 years. The group meets monthly at either
Charlton Memorial Hospital or St. Anne's Hospital in Fall River, MA.
Organizer and contact person is Anita Soares RN, Cardiology Associates, 829
SoMain St., Fall River, MA. |
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| MICHIGAN |
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Providence Heart Institute
Southfield, MI |
Keith Puitz EP tech
First meeting June 24, 1998
Meets every two months
The coordinator is
Christian Machado, MD |
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William Beaumont
Royal Oak, MI |
Linda Griffin |
|
Spectrum Health
1840 Wealthy St SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49506 |
Jackie Oliai, RN, MSN
(contact person)
The Group meets the second Tuesday of every month from 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm. It is free andto all ICD members and their families. |
|
Butterworth
Grand Rapids, MI |
Cindy Price |
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McLaren
Flint, MI |
Carol Higgins |
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U of M Hospital
Ann Arbor, MI |
Theresa
Davidson |
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St. Joseph's
Ann Arbor, MI |
Sue Honoway |
|
Borgess
Kalamazoo, MI |
Donna Thurn |
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Michigan Central
Lansing, MI |
Denise Grimes |
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St. John
Detroit, MI |
Julie Fresard |
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| Northern Michicgan Hospital |
Jennifer Jones |
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| MINNESOTA |
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Minneapolis Heart Institute
Arrhythmic Clinic
Minneapolis, MN |
milst001
(adult electrophysiology)
dunnigan
(pediatric electrophysiology) |
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| NEBRASKA |
The Cardiac Center of Creighton University
Omaha, NE |
"The Jumpstarters"
Vince Huebert
vhuebert
Timothy Ryan, RN
Manager, Arrhythmia Services
The Cardiac Center of Creighton University
trryan |
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| NEW JERSEY |
| Newark Beth Israel Medical Center |
contact: Donna Neglia, RN
email: donneg |
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| Morristown Memorial Hospital
|
contact:
Steve Winters, MD
|
ask for Dr. Winter's Office |
Valley Hospital
Ridgewood, NJ |
Jonathan Steinberg, MD
Electrophysiologist
The Live Wires (ICD support group) will meet:
February 24, 1999 6-9 p.m.
"On the Terrace" at Valley Hospital
Sponsor: Ventritex
Topic: Food for the Heart and Soul
Refreshments will be served.
For reservations call: after 3 pm.
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| NEW HAMPSHIRE |
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Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH |
ICD Support Group
meets three times per year and discusses a variety of heart related topics.
contact person: Carol Zalinger, RN
Email: Carol.Zalinger |
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| NEW YORK |
St. Peter's Hospital
315 South Manning Blvd.
Albany, NY 12208 |
ICD Wellness Support Group
Facilitator: Linda Wagenknecht RN
Co-Facilitator: Stacey Simeon RN BSN
Meets quarterly. Provide information on a variety of cardiac related issues at each
meeting. Annual ICD Picnic.
EMail: LindaWagen |
1-800-heart-76 |
University Hospital at Stony Brook
Long Island |
Hello! My name is Terry Leonard and I am one
of two coordinators for our support group. We run a support group for our patients
quarterly at 14 Research Way, in Technology Park, Stony Brook, New York. It's held on
Monday eves 7-9pm, with tech support from Medtronics
and Guidant. We also provide education. Please contact me or Virginia Dignam. |
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| OHIO |
Akron General Medical Center
Akron, Ohio |
The contact person is Judy
LaBarba . We meet every other month on the second Monday from 6:30-8:30 P.M. |
|
Ohio State University Medical Center
Columbus, OH |
The location varies, but is
held quarterly.
Contact The Arrhythmia Device Service at
OSU Medical Center
Janet Collins, RN |
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Toledo
Toledo, OH |
Linda
Hutchenson |
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St. Vincent's
Toledo, OH |
Joyce Morris |
|
| ONTARIO (Canada) |
Hamilton
Health Science Corp.
237 Barton St.
Hamilton, ON L8L 2X2 |
Organizer: Ceri Gibbs, RN
ICD nurse
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(905)
527-4322
ext. 4887 |
| OREGON |
Portland, Oregon
Providence & St. Vincent Hospitals |
Polly
Luthro, RN
polly_luthro
Site alternates, call for info. |
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| PENNSYLVANIA |
Lancaster General Hospital
Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
Cherie
Tannehill, Electrophysiology Services
email CTTanneh
The group is called "The Zapper Club" and we usually meet about 4
times a year, offering either breakfast or lunch, a "get to know one another"
session, then we try to get speakers in from different walks of life, that may affect our
folks, i.e., pharmaceutical companies, ICD and pacemaker vendors, people that discuss
healthy eating and exercise, etc.. |
|
The Lankenau Hospital
100 Lancaster Avenue
Wynnewood, PA 19096 |
ICD Support Group
Contact People include:
Mary Alice Roth, R.N.
Carolyn Aldrich
Diane Nachamkin, R.N.
The group includes patients from three cardiology/EP groups that work at The Lankenau
Hospital but anyone is more than welcome to join us.
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Hahnemann University
Hospital
M. S. 470
230 N. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA |
Contact
Person: Desiree Soto, RN
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
Newsletter Contact:
Maureen & Stan Kochanek
Village Greenes
11 Lavender Court
Marlton, NJ
(856) 810-9437
| Please Note: We submit a newletter 3
times a year, have an active support group, and we organize annual ICD cruises where an EP
doctor and nurse accompany us. PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN BEING
PLACED ON OUR MAILING LIST!!! |
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|
Altoona Hospital
6th Floor Meeting Rooms
620 Howard Avenue
Altoona, PA 16602 |
Kim Koehle, RN
kak263
chuck.seighman |
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Reading Hosp. & Medical
Center
Reading, PA |
I run an ICD
lecture series for patients and a member of their family or friend. We meet
quarterly in The Reading Hopsital and Medical Center Education Rooms. I am the EP
nurse coordinator for Cardiology Associates of
West Reading. My name is Robin White, RN. . My
e-mail address at home is rmossw |
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York Hospital
York, Pennsylvania |
Contact:
Ann Moehlman, R.N.
e-mail: cd_amoehlman
ICD support group meets quarterly.
Call for dates and times.
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|
The 2nd Chance Support Group
Associated Cardiologists
Mechanicsburg, PA |
Electrophysiology
Nurse: Jennifer Conrad, RN, BSN
David Scher, M.D.
Our group meets quarterly. We usually meet in the afternoon with light refreshments and we
invite people to speak about subjects that affect patients with ICDs.
We send out a newsletter every three months. |
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| SOUTH CAROLINA |
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Greenville Hospital System
Greenville, SC |
Debby Greenlaw,
NP-C |
1st Thursday
@Life Center |
Medical University of SC
171 Ashley Ave
Charleston, South Carolina |
c/o
Cardiology
Dr. Nancee Sneed RN PHD
College of Nursing
This is an adult group. They meet monthy on Mondays prior to clinic.
The patient group contact person is
Gay Pardee
sneedn |
803/792-0683 |
Medical University of SC
171 Ashley Ave
Charleston, South Carolina |
A new group for Pediatrics
Sherry Taylor RN, BSN, Ped Cardiology |
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| TENNESSEE |
Methodist Hospital
Memphis, TN |
Linda
Porterfield, PhD |
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| TEXAS |
Baylor
Hospital
Dallas, TX |
JoAnn McKethan, R.N.
Pacemaker EP Lab
Baylor University Medical Center
No e-mail or web address as yet. |
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| WASHINGTON |
| Longview, Washington |
Polly Luthro, RN
polly_luthro
Location varies for info, contact Polly |
|
Deaconess Medical Center
Spokane, WA |
Contact: Gayle Terry, RN
They meet several times a year, have various speakers and an annual Christmas party. |
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| WISCONSIN |
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INSTITUTE FOR CARDIAC RHYTHMS
Aurora HealthCare
|
St. Luke's Physician Office
Building
2801 West Kinnickinnic River Parkway #430
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Email ahcheart |
FAX |
The Marshfield Clinic
Madison, WI |
"New
Rhythm Heart Club."
This support group meets several times per year, usually quarterly, and has a gala picnic
usually in late September. This year it will be in Marathon Park in Wausau,
Wisconsin. Please contact Cheryl Bores, RN concerning questions at the Marshfield
Clinic or contact Peter N. Smith, MD, FACC, Cardiac Electrophysiologist, Marshfield
Clinic, Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Wisconsin Medical
School-Madison.
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Or, click on "People"
click on "Find a Chat"
click on "Enter a Private Chat"
type ICD SUPPORT then click on go....
Hope to see you there Sunday night. Remember... 9 - 10 PM EST |
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