Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital
We are delighted to welcome the former Lake Norman Regional Medical Center (LNRMC) in Mooresville, NC into the Duke Health family as Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital.
On the Move Again After Chronic Total Occlusion
Mitchell Doub, 64, could barely walk across his living room without experiencing debilitating chest pain thanks to an advanced form of coronary artery disease called chronic total occlusion. After Doub was told nothing could be done, Duke Health’s Islam M. Othman, MD, offered a solution. Dr. Othman performed a complex catheterization procedure that opened Doub’s blocked artery and gave him immediate symptom relief. Now Doub is back to working out and looking forward to an upcoming trip to Colorado. “If you have a chronic total occlusion, don't walk; run to Duke,” he said.
A Short Wait on the Transplant List, Thanks to Duke Health and the HOPE Act
James Golden, who is HIV-positive, was housebound with a dangerous neurological condition caused by liver disease when it became clear that he needed a liver transplant. He received the transplant at Duke University Hospital shortly after being added to the waitlist, thanks to its status as one of the few centers nationally approved to use organs from HIV+ donors through the HOPE (HIV Organ Policy Equity) Act. “He went from a situation where he was regularly getting confused and life-threateningly unwell, to being a very clear, thoughtful, and a delightfully engaging individual who's getting back into the swing of life,” said Golden’s doctor, Duke infectious disease specialist Cameron R. Wolfe, MBBS.
