The Heart Institute

Award-Winning Heart Care
We have won national recognition for the cardiovascular services we provide, and are known in our community as the demonstrated leader in heart care. Often, heart patients from other area hospitals are transferred to the Heart Institute at Regional Medical Center so they can receive the extensive and more specialized care they require.

State-of-the-Art
At the center of the Heart Institute is state-of-the-art cardiac diagnostic testing including cardiac stress testing, electrocardiograms (EKG), cardiac ultrasounds and more. Always on the leading edge, The Heart Institute performs minimally invasive heart surgery and defibrillator implants. Extensive interventional techniques for stopping heart attacks before they can do more damage are employed through balloon angioplasty; atherectomy - the removal of plaque from coronary arteries using a mechanically driven cutting device; stent - a small, support device that keeps a collapsing artery open; and rotablator - a special catheterization technique that uses a tiny football-shaped tip covered with diamond crystals which chip away at highly calcified arterial plaque.

Comprehensive Rehabilitation
Our Heart Institute also includes a comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation program that combines individualized exercise, education and diet management guidance. Our very special Heart-to-Heart volunteers, many of whom have been Heart Institute patients themselves, provide emotional support and education to cardiac patients and their families during hospitalization and, if needed, after discharge. An advantage for our cardiac patients requiring home health services, Regional offers the only Home Health Services program with cardiac specialists.