River Park Hospital is proud of our standard of excellence and caring we represent. Our mission and vision represent our commitment to the standard of care and services we want to deliver to you everyday. Heart Center services are as follows:

Emergency Services:
Our Emergency Services has physicians and nurses on duty 24 hours a day, 7 days a week who have training and experience in emergency care. Patients of all age groups receive assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of physical problems.

Echocardiography:
This test utilizes ultrasound waves to record two-dimensional moving images of the heart chambers and valves. This test will detect abnormal chamber size, altered wall motion, and abnormal flow of blood through the heart.

Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE):
This test allows your doctor to record images of your heart from inside your esophagus, or food pipe. These images help your doctor identify and treat problems such as infection, disease, or defects in your hearts walls or valves.

Nuclear Myocardial Imaging:
This test will utilize agents, which are injected into the blood stream and accumulate in the heart muscle to assess heart blood flow. This test gives your doctor information about your heart when you exercise and when you rest. Some of these tests are Thallium, Stress Test, Cardiolite Stress Test, and Sestamibi Stress Test.

Electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG):
The ECG tells the electrical activity of your heart.

Stress ECG/EKG:
The stress test, also known as treadmill test, is conducted while you exercise on a treadmill or stationary bicycle. This test measures your hearts health under the stress of physical activity. A cardiologist or your physician will evaluate the results.

Holter Monitor:
This is a device you wear 24-48 hours. It is connected to your body by electrodes. You will need to record your daily activity and any symptoms in a logbook. This information and the reading on the monitor will tell your physician if your heart is beating irregularly.

Cardiac Catheterization:
A common relatively painless, non-surgical procedure that can help your doctor diagnose a heart problem. To perform the procedure, your cardiologist inserts a long, flexible tube called a catheter into a blood vessel and gently guides it toward your heart. Once the catheter is in place, X-rays with dye contrast (angiograms) are done to help your doctor evaluate how well your heart is working. This test enables the doctor (cardiologist) to see the vessels (coronary arteries) that supply your heart muscle with blood.

Pacemaker:
Your heart has an electrical system that helps it beat at a regular speed or pace. Problems with your hearts electrical system can make your heart rate slow or uneven, possibly leaving you feeling run down or even faint. A pacemaker is a small electronic device that helps your heart beating at the right pace.

Vascular Diagnostic/Intervention:
Angiograms or arteriograms using contrast dye, and X-rays can be done to evaluate circulation to the legs, kidneys, etc. Some blockages can be treated by non-surgical angioplasty, stents or atherectomy.

Nutritional Services:
Nutrition is very important for all people in the prevention of and the treatment for heart disease. River Park Hospital has a registered dietician that will develop a healthy eating plan designed for meeting the needs of each individual.