Cardiac Care
Our Cardiovascular team at Fawcett Memorial Hospital is comprised of the area’s most respected physicians and staff who specialize in all types of cardiovascular procedures. A professional team of Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialists, Cardiovascular Technicians, Registered Nurses, and Echocardiograph Technologists who are dedicated to the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of heart disease join the physicians.
Facility
The Cath Lab and Echo/ECG lab is located on the first floor in the most west section of the hospital near the Emergency Department. We provide state of the art comprehensive cardiac services for our inpatients and outpatients to the community. We provide quality care one patient at a time.
Equipment
The Cath Lab consists of a Philips Allure Digital cardiac Flat Detector 10 (FD10) and Philips Allure Digital peripheral Flat Detector 20 (FD20) for imaging. The cath lab utilizes General Electric (GE) latest technology for hemodynamic data collection called Cardio Lab. In the Echo lab we have the latest technology using the GE Vivid I Echo Machine. All of the Cath Lab and Echo retrieving and storage is through the latest technology of Cardiovascular Picture Archiving and Communications Storage (CV PACS). The ECG lab uses the latest “wireless” technology and can receive an order anywhere in the house. The ECG’s are archived to a system called MUSE which can instantly retrieve previous ECG’s.
Procedures
- Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Peripheral Diagnostic and Intervention
- Electrophysiology
- IABP
- Temporary Pacemaker Insertion
- Permanent Pacemaker Insertion
- Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator Insertion
- Bi-Ventricular Insertion
- Generator Change
- Pericardiocentesis
- Cardioversion
- Echocardiography, Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Vascular Ultrasound
- ECG/Signal averaging
- Holter Monitoring
- Tilt Table Test
- Stress Testing
- Nuclear Cardiolog
Accreditations & Awards
- Chest Pain Center with PCI Accreditation
- JC Certification
- JC Stroke Certification
Cardiovascular Services Department Director
Michael Cauger
Tel: (941) 255-2459
Michael.Cauger@hcahealthcare.com