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.
Related Articles on Hospital Cardiology:
Arizona’s Chandler Regional Medical Center to Unveil $9.9M Cath Lab Expansion
Study: New Heart Scan Has Less Radiation Than MRI, Invasive Angiography
Maryland’s Peninsula Regional Agrees to Catheterization Oversight by Independent Review Organization
