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Le Bonheur program draws cardiologists across the US to Memphis

By , Daily Memphian Updated: October 02, 2023 5:57 AM CT | Published: October 02, 2023 4:00 AM CT

New upgrades, including expanded capacity and cutting-edge technology, are a draw to Le Bonheur’s Heart Institute, which has hired 24 new cardiologists over the last five years to care for the program’s growing number of patients.

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Heart Institute Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital pediatric medicine UTHSC College of Medicine Subscriber Only

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Aisling Mäki

Aisling Mäki

Aisling Mäki covers health care, banking and finance, technology and professions. After launching her career in news two decades ago, she worked in public relations for almost a decade before returning to journalism in 2022.

As a health care reporter, she’s collaborated with The Carter Center, earned awards from the Associated Press and Society of Professional Journalists and won a 2024 Tennessee Press Association first-place prize for her series on discrepancies in Shelby County life expectancy by ZIP code.


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