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11/09/2007

JOHN VICTOR MACHUGA FOUNDATION DONATES $100,000 TO

ST. JOSEPH’S WAYNE HOSPITAL CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION LABORATORY

           The  John Victor Machuga Foundation has donated $100,000 to benefit services provided to patients in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at St. Joseph’s Wayne Hospital.  Machuga Foundation Trustees Albert Dahab and Joseph M. Makoujy  recently visited the hospital and presented the contribution to William McDonald, President and CEO of the St. Joseph’s Healthcare System and Rex Ghassemi, M.D., Medical Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory.

            “We are extremely grateful to the Machuga Foundation for their generous support of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory,” Dr. Ghassemi said. “These funds will enable us to expand and enhance the clinical services provided to patients with coronary disease through the purchase of valuable, state-of-the-art equipment. We will also purchase a wide range of educational materials that will enable our patients to better understand their cardiac condition and the cardiac catheterization or other procedures that are offered. This contribution will improve both patient care and patient comfort,” Dr. Ghassemi added.

            Opened in 2003, the Cardiac Catheteriziation Laboratory at St. Joseph’s Wayne Hospital is a $1.6 million state-of-the-art facility that features advanced digital and imaging technology that enables cardiologists to assess the strength and functioning of the heart muscle and provide immediate, life-saving treatment. In 2005,  Dr. Ghassemi performed the first carotid stenting procedure, using a neuro-protection device, in Passaic County. Approximately 4,000 interventional procedures have been performed in the St. Joseph’s Wayne Hospital Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory.

            The John Victor Machuga Foundation has been a generous supporter of clinical programs at St. Joseph’s Wayne Hospital. The Foundation provided funds for the Diabetes Education Program and for the purchase of the latest CAT Scan technology for the Radiology Department.