“When it comes to a heart attack, time is muscle,” Culp explains. “We installed an intra-aortic balloon pump to support his blood pressure, performed diagnostic cardiac catheterization, and inserted a stent to revascularize the left descending artery.”

Boylan walked out of the hospital seven days later, and both patient and doctor credit that to the teams at both hospitals. “A study recently said that [heart] patients receive worse care on the weekends,” Culp says. “That’s not Sarasota. Our employees give up their personal time to be there for their patients.”

“There was an incredible sensitivity in communication by Dr. Culp,” Boylan says. “He was there to take care of me but also to keep [my wife and sons] informed.”

“The best part of my job is being involved in a very intense way in the lives of patients of all backgrounds,” Culp says. “It enriches my life to know them.” —Megan McDonald