Miami, FL — May 13, 2026. Earlier today, Amavita Heart and Vascular Health® performed a coronary stent procedure at Amavita's Kendall ASC — the first cardiovascular ambulatory surgery center (ASC) in Miami-Dade County. The percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) was led by Dr. Pedro Martinez-Clark.
The patient was discharged the same day, fully recovered, and walked out of the facility without an overnight hospital stay — the central clinical promise of outpatient PCI.
Why this matters for patients
For decades, coronary stenting in the United States meant being admitted to a hospital for at least one overnight stay. In 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) added PCI to the list of procedures that can be performed in an ambulatory surgery center, recognizing that select, well-screened patients can safely undergo coronary intervention as an outpatient and recover at home the same day.
Miami-Dade County did not have a dedicated cardiovascular ASC until Amavita's Kendall facility was licensed and equipped for cardiovascular procedures. Today's PCI was performed at that facility — the first cardiovascular ASC in the county.
For appropriate candidates, ASC-based PCI means:
- Same-day discharge — no overnight hospital stay
- A smaller, more personal facility than a large hospital cath lab
- The same board-certified interventional cardiology team from start to finish
- Recovery in our purpose-built eight-bed recovery suite
About the team and the facility
The procedure was performed at Amavita's Kendall ambulatory surgery center, equipped with a fluoroscopy-equipped cath-lab suite and an eight-bed recovery area. Dr. Pedro Martinez-Clark is the operator; the broader cardiovascular program is led with Dr. William O'Neill (Senior PI) and Dr. Hans Rutzen-Lopez (electrophysiology).
About patient privacy
Out of respect for patient privacy, we are not disclosing any patient demographics, clinical history, or identifying details. The case was selected and consented under our standard interventional cardiology screening protocol, and same-day discharge was planned in advance and executed without complication.
Are you a candidate?
ASC-based PCI is appropriate only for selected, well-screened patients. If you are being treated for stable coronary artery disease and want to know whether you may be a candidate for outpatient PCI at our Kendall facility, please contact your Amavita cardiologist or call our practice.
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Originally published on our research site: amavitaresearch.com.