Southeastern Health to manage cardiology clinic; Duke providers to remain – The Robesonian

LUMBERTON Southeastern Health soon will assume management of the day-to-day operations of Duke Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery of Lumberton.

Southeastern Health has partnered with Duke Health since 2006 to serve patients throughout the region with a dedicated cardiology practice along with Southeastern Health Heart and Vascular, which is located on the campus of Southeastern Regional Medical Center, said Joann Anderson, Southeastern Health president and CEO.

We sincerely value these patients and appreciate that they have entrusted both SeHealth and Duke with their heart and vascular needs during times of health crisis as well as health stability, Anderson said.

The management change will take place in November. The transition from Duke Health to Southeastern Health will include a name change to Southeastern Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery of Lumberton. Duke physicians Drs. Charles Anene, Matthew Cummings, Terry Lowry, Sydney Short and Christopher Walters will remain on the staff.

This is a very positive and beneficial change for our community, said Cummings, an interventional cardiologist. Until now, our ability to expand outpatient cardiovascular services has been limited by regulations which oversee partnerships such as the one between Duke Health and Southeastern Health. The sole purpose of the new agreement between Duke and Southeastern Health is to allow much needed growth of outpatient cardiovascular services offered locally, while maintaining a strong relationship with the physicians and support staff at Duke. The physicians, midlevel providers, and research staff in Lumberton will remain Duke employees, and continue to collaborate with our colleagues at Duke University Medical Center. Most importantly, our patients will continue to have direct and unlimited access to expert cardiovascular consultation and care from Duke University if and when thats needed.

In addition to cardiology and cardiothoracic services, we plan to expand our vascular surgery and vascular medicine practice while adding electrophysiology, said Lori Dove, Southeastern Health vice president of Post-Acute Care Services and Chief Continuum of Care officer.

Duke Health will continue to manage and staff Southeastern Health Heart and Vascular.

The Southeastern Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery of Lumberton is located within the Southeastern Health Mall on the campus of Biggs Park Mall, located at 2936 N. Elm St., Suite 103, in Lumberton. For information or to request guidance for a referral, call 910-671-6619.

Amanda Crabtree is the public relations coordinator for Southeastern Health. She can be reached at amanda.crabtree@southeasternhealth.org.

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