A NURSE at Morriston Hospital has questioned the productivity of the cardiac unit.
The nurse, who contacted the Post but asked to remain anonymous, said relatively few patients were seen at the centre.
The nurse also questioned where the data for the review of the cardiac unit would come from.
They said: "Who is submitting the data? If you ask me what results are, I would say they are good.
"If there's an inquiry it needs to be completely independent.
"It is a very small cardiac centre and the amount of work undertaken there is relatively small.
"Sometimes the doctors only see a couple of patients a week, but when they go to their room they see a great deal more private patients.
"I'm sure people like having a cardiac centre on their doorstep but what patients really want is a good result for their treatment and the best facilities."
Gerard Lawler, chairman of the West Glamorgan branch of the British Heart Foundation, praised the work done at the unit.
He said: "It is incredible. The centre has a 98 per cent success rate."
The branch of the BHF has donated hundreds of thousands of pounds to the unit.
Fears the cardiac unit in Morriston could close have drawn comparisons to changes to the neurosurgery service in the city.
Back on July 11, 2006, the Evening Post spearheaded a campaign to help save Morriston Hospital's adult neurosurgery service.
It sparked a mass protest on Swansea's streets and a celebrity- supported 105,537-name petition.
But despite the scale of the opposition, a decision was taken in July 2009 to switch serious neurosurgery operations from Swansea to Cardiff, following a review.
As well as council leader Chris Holley, Swansea East MP Sian James also voiced her fears for the future of the cardiac unit.
She said: "I am hugely concerned at this news and I know many of my constituents will be deeply worried.
"Morriston boasts a considerable success rate in cardio and cardio-thoracic surgery.
"Although health is a devolved matter, I am unconvinced of the benefits of centralising cardio services for two major population centres and I intend closely monitoring developments."
Edwina Hart, Health Minister and the Welsh Labour party declined to comment on the matter.
A spokeswoman for the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee said the review had not yet been completed and would be reported to the joint committee in July.
helen.keates@swwmedia.co.uk
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