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CONStRuCtION WORKERS ARE BuSy COMPLEtING tHE INtERIOR SPACES OF tHE HEARt AND vASCuLAR CENtER.
program will also see an upgrade. “it’s operating in such a
tight space,” Heatwole says of the program’s current location.
“it will be greatly enlarged from its current space and will be
located on the ground floor.”
Visitors to the hospital will appreciate the improved
cardiac cath team support space, including rooms equipped
with private bathrooms and the ability to wait in private for
your loved one.
Heatwole says the impact of the project is “tremendous
for the local community.” The total number of work hours
put into it was 154,609 through September, and 718 workers
have in some way contributed to the project.
Of course, the largest impact will be the community’s
access to such critical services. “We just recently completed
a community health assessment, and heart disease is the
No. 1 cause of death and disability,” Heatwole says, which
mirrors the statistics for the rest of the country.
“That’s why it’s so exciting to see this come to fruition,”
she says. “The sooner we are able to make the necessary
interventions, the less damage there is to the heart.”
floor by f loor
Packed into every inch of the new Heart and Vascular
Center and renovated spaces are services that will
bring healthcare in the area to a whole new level.
Here’s what patients and visitors can expect:
Ground f loor
Cardiac rehabilitation
Support services
New conference center
First f loor
Noninvasive cardiovascular services
Second f loor
invasive cardiology (two catheterization labs)
Cardiology and pulmonary/critical care medical
offices
third f loor
Saved space for future development
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