Cardiopulmonary support is always present to assure proper function of the sophisticated technology.
Expert consultants are available 24 hours a day. Support is provided by all specialty and subspecialty services at Fairview-University Medical Center. A chest pain observation unit is located in the Emergency Department. Patients with chest pain are monitored, have serial cardiac enzymes and stress testing in less than 24 hours to determine the origin of their chest pain. The Emergency Department staff assists in seeking appropriate emergency transport services for adult patients to our facility via Life Link III, the ground, helicopter, or fixed-wing ambulance service.