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Objectives
When BAMC organized our
Heart & Vascular services in
1999, a vision was defined:
“BAMC will provide and market
comprehensive preventative,
diagnostic, treatment, and
rehabilitative cardiac services
through a coordinated product
line of internal services and
partnerships with tertiary
providers.”
Since then we have added
many services to achieve this
vision:
• Our CVIS (cath lab)
• Our Disease Management
Services (CHF and
anticoagulation monitoring)
• Seated nuclear medicine
camera for stress tests
• External Counter Pulsation
therapy
We have seen tremendous
growth in the number of
patients we have served
through this service line.
Unfortunately however, because of space constraints,
our services are scattered throughout the hospital
and MOB. A key objective was to locate all of the
current services in one location.
Process
The design team included our cardiologists and their
clinic and disease management staff, cardiac rehab
staff, nuclear medicine staff, and
ultrasound/echocardiography staff and leaders.
Hours were spent designing a comprehensive center
with a focus on patient convenience, access, and
comfort.
Centers of Excellence:
Heart & Vascular Center
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