The expanded hours will allow the hospital to transfer heart attack patients directly from the emergency department to the cath lab, shortening the critical door-to-balloon time. When the 24-hour cath lab opens, the hospital will also offer a chest pain evaluation program for patients whose clinical diagnosis for their chest pain is unclear.
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