LCRH Cardiology Services Guide

CARDIOLOGY SERVICES GUIDE Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital is an accredited chest pain center designated by the American College of Cardiology Accreditation Services

Cardiology Services

OUR SERVICES AN ACCREDITED CHEST PAIN CENTER At Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital caring for your

Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital has received Chest

heart is close to ours. From overseeing chronic or

Pain Center Accreditation from the American College

ongoing cardiac conditions to providing rehabilitation

of Cardiology Accreditation Services. Hospitals that

following a cardiac incident, our experienced team

have received this status have achieved a higher level of

offers high-quality care that is grounded in the latest

expertise in dealing with patients who arrive with symp-

technologies and treatments.

toms of a heart attack. As an ACC Accredited Chest

OUR SERVICES INCLUDE:

ardized diagnostic treatment programs that provide

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STEMI Receiving Center

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ACC Accredited Chest Pain Center with PCI

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Coronary Balloon Angioplasty/Stent

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Treatment and Diagnosis of Vascular Disease

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Cardiac Devices, including Pacemakers, ICDs, and Bi-Ventricular Pacing

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Cardiomems

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Implantable Loop Recorders

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Three (3) fully renovated Cath Labs

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64-Slice CT Technology to help diagnose heart diseases and blockages using 3D images

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A 12-bed inpatient Cardiovascular Unit with all private rooms

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ALWAYS ACCEPTING of STEMI and Stroke Patients (even when on diversion)

Pain Center, we emphasize the importance of standmore efficient and effective evaluation as well as more appropriate and rapid treatment of patients with chest pain and other heart attack symptoms. We also serve as a point of entry into the healthcare system to evaluate and treat medical problems and help promote a healthier lifestyle in an attempt to reduce the risk factors of heart attack.

A UK HEALTHCARE AFFILIATE IN HEART As a network affiliate with UK’s Gill Heart and

Vascular Institute, our goal is to enhane access to high-quality cardiovascular care by providing the right

LCRH ON-CALL PATIENT TRANSFER CENTER

care in the right place at the right time; preferably

Our Patient Transfer Center line helps you connect

education and training programs for local physicians,

with leading health care experts to transfer your patients to our facilities. A patient access coordinator is on duty for you 24 hours a day to connect referring providers to our specialists for the appropriate care.

This 24/7 service is available to providers by calling 866.594.3278. We are dedicated to streamlining the admission process, reducing wait times, and getting patients connected to high quality care at Lake Cumberland as quickly as possible.

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as close to home as possible for our patients. Our partnership with Gill Heart provides cardiovascular-specific nurses and staff to ensure that the most up-to-date cardiovascular information is available to our patients as well as access to programs and services that may not be available in our local community.

Cardiology Services

THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF CARDIAC CARE The national benchmark for obtaining and interpreting an EKG is 10 minutes. At 5 minutes, Lake Cumberland

OUR TEAM

consistently outperforms this benchmark, which facilitates early diagnosis of a heart attack for patients coming directly to our ED. We understand that every minute counts when you’re experiencing a heart attack. National standards* encourage a door-to-balloon time (the time between first medical contact and the opening of a blocked artery) of 90 minutes or less. At Lake Cumberland

ASHWINI ANAND, MD

ROBERT CAMERON, MD

SATYABRATA CHATTERJEE, MD

IBRAIZ IQBAL, MD

HEMRAJ MAKWANA, MD, FACC, FASCAI, FCCP, RPVI

MICHAEL MCKINNEY, MD

KHALED SALEH, MD

HASSAN TAHIR, MD, FACC, RPVI

NATARAJAN THANNOLI, MD

COREY CLARKE, BSN, RN, SCRN

AMY MCKINNEY, BSN, RN, RN-BC

INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGIST

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Regional Hospital, we’ve taken patients door-to-balloon in as little as 10 minutes.

Our emergency department is integrated with the local emergency medical system (EMS), allowing our team to initiate a STEMI Alert from the field or home, which means significantly faster treatment times for our patients. *Set by the American Heart Association

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Take a virtual tour of one of our newly renovated cath labs at:

LakeCumberlandHospital.com/Cardiology

SENIOR DIRECTOR, CARDIOVASCULAR SERVICES

DIRECTOR, CATH LAB & ACU

STEVEN WHITE, BA, BSRT, RDCS, RDMS CHEST PAIN COORDINATOR

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DETECTING HEART DISEASE EARLY

CARDIOPULMONARY SERVICES

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men

Our Cardiopulmonary Services department offers

and women in the United States and Cardiac Calcium

both inpatient and outpatient services. This group of

Scoring is a safe, painless way for doctors to detect

specialists works within our other medical teams of

potential heart problems in advance - allowing doctors

physicians and nurses in the diagnosis, assessment

to calculate a patient’s risk of heart attack and detect

and treatment of patients with both acute and chronic

early blockage and plaque build up.

dysfunction of the cardiopulmonary system. Together, they develop and maintain an individual care plan

The test measures the amount of calcium that has built

based on each patient’s specific need.

up in coronary arteries. It does not require any needles or other invasive measures. Results are recorded as a numeric score. The higher your score, the more calcium the patient has. A zero score means the patient has no calcium and is at low risk of having a heart attack in the next several years.

Because the test does involve a modest amount of radiation exposure, the American Heart Association

Services include: •

Pulmonary Function Testing

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Sleep Studies

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Echocardiograms

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Electrocardiogram

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Stress Testing

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Arterial Blood Gas Testing and more!

and the American College of Cardiology do not recommend the test for everyone, just for those at risk.

Important information about the test:

REAL PATIENTS. REAL STORIES.

• Calcium scoring is done using a CT scan and does

When a higher level of care was needed, these pa-

not require the use of contrast dye.

• The test takes approximately 15 minutes.

• Tests will be administered at Lake Cumberland

tients and more have turned to Lake Cumberland Re-

gional Hospital for heart health. Read and watch their stories at: LakeCumberlandHospital.com/Moments

Regional Hospital.

Being a lifelong musician,

• Patients should abstain from all caffeine the day of

understood the concept of

their test and have a resting heart rate of 120 BPM or less.

• Physicians should submit orders and schedule

Kevin Dalton, has long “timing is everything.”

However, as relevant as it

is in music, it never meant

tests through central scheduling 606.678.3545.

more to him than it did when he experienced

• Through LCRH’s new self pay model, this test could

EMS and Lake Cumberland STEMI Alert

cost as little as $101*; and for Medicare patients who have met their Part B deductible, the out of pocket cost could be as low as $13*. For complete pricing info please call 606.451.2959. *Radiology reading is billed separately

a heart attack and saw first-hand how local teams delivered synchronized, quality cardiac care to save his life.

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After retiring from the

military after 38 years of service and launching a

second career as an Air

Methods pilot in Somerset

CONTACT US

305 Langdon Street Somerset, KY 42503 To find a physician: 800.424.DOCS (3627) For the hospital switchboard: 606.679.7441

for more than seven years, Rick Branscum always thought he would know if he was having a heart

attack. It wasn’t until he found himself in the ER at LCRH that he realized he might have missed the signs completely.

LAKECUMBERLANDHOSPITAL.COM/CARDIOLOGY

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