In 2010, the hospital began a bloodless surgery program for community members, such as Jehovah's Witnesses, that refuse blood products.
The hospital offers the only cardiac surgery program in the area and is also a designated trauma center.
Investigators are examining whether the third death involved a failure in the pediatric cardiac surgery program.
Mr. Francione said there were only about 20 veterinary colleges in the nation, 7 of which had adopted alternative surgery programs.
The cardiac surgery programme was nurtured into a safe patient surgery in few years.
The cardiac surgery programme was started in this hospital in 1994.
The company also continued to provide laser and minimally invasive surgery programs for hospitals and medical centers.
The surgery programs do not include heart transplants, which require separate regulatory approvals, and those are granted to many fewer hospitals.
He helped set up cardiovascular surgery programs in Saudi Arabia and Indonesia.
It is known for its cardiac program and its bloodless surgery program.