Cardiac Care and Surgery
St. Francis provides award-winning, comprehensive cardiac care, including:
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24/7 Emergency treatment
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Chest Pain Center
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Three Cardiac Catheterization Labs
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Cardiac Care Unit
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Intensive Care with Specially-Trained Staff
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Cardiac, Vascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Chest Pain Center
- While chest pain is one of the most commonly recognized symptoms of a heart attack,
it can be difficult to tell if your chest pain is caused by your heart or another
problem – particularly if you have no previous heart conditions. St. Francis’
Chest Pain Center is staffed by hospitalists and cardiologists 24 hours a day
who help determine if chest pain is caused by a heart condition.
- Located just steps away from the Emergency Room, the eight-bed Chest Pain Center
allows patients who arrive with chest pain to bypass the ER and be monitored and
tested quickly. The Chest Pain Center is fully equipped with diagnostic equipment,
and physicians and specially-trained staff perform non-invasive tests such as
nuclear and echo stress tests, EKGs and blood chemistry tests to arrive at a rapid
diagnosis.
- Patients who are found to have heart problems are admitted to the hospital and
have access to St. Francis’ award-winning cardiac care. For patients who find
their chest pain is not caused by heart conditions, convenient touches abound
– there is even a shower area so patients can clean up and return to work immediately
if they prefer.
Cardiac Care Unit
- St. Francis’ new eight-bed Cardiac Care Unit (CCU) is the latest milestone in
St. Francis’ award-winning Heart Care services. The new CCU was created to optimize
clinical excellence and attention to the needs of the whole person. The result
is a state-of-the-art, beautiful and convenient unit that improves our patients’
experiences.
- The CCU is located near the Chest Pain Center, catheterization labs, operating
rooms and telemetry unit to ensure smooth transport to and from procedures. Staffed
by our efficient and highly-trained nursing staff, the unit is the first in the
Upstate to use state-of-the-art, flexible medical arms over each patient’s bed
instead of the traditional fixed “head wall” system. This overhead system allows
caregivers to position the medical equipment in the best way to meet patient needs
while offering convenient access to all members of the healthcare team.
- Because St. Francis believes in healing the whole person, the CCU was created
using design and materials that are shown to best promote healing. Touches like
the abundant use of natural lighting, high ceilings and calming colors result
is an environment that contributes in every aspect to the best patient-care delivery.
- Patient families also can enjoy beautiful new waiting areas and consultation
rooms that are located on the same floor, close to their loved one. There is even
a special elevator dedicated to the CCU that brings family and friends from the
ground floor directly up into the CCU waiting area.
- Take a virtual tour of the CCU
Cardiac Catheterization and Heart Surgery
- For many patients, treatment of serious heart concerns starts with a cardiac
catheterization. St. Francis has three dedicated cardiac catheterization labs
equipped with state-of-the-art technology that allows physicians
to pinpoint problem areas and even treat them on the spot during the same procedure.
A cardiac catheterization allows physicians to see arteries that may be narrowed
or blocked, as well as open the narrow area using balloon angioplasty and placing
stents to hold the arteries open.
- Patients who have arteries that are completely blocked often need a coronary
bypass surgery. Our physicians and specially-trained clinical staff excel at these
types of surgeries – in fact, St. Francis is 5-Star Rated for Heart Surgery and
received a Cardiac Surgery Excellence Award from HealthGrades. These awards were
given after evaluating the skill and experience of our physicians and staff, our
patient outcomes and our facilities, which are equipped to handle any emergencies
that may arise.
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