The Cardiovascular Department provides diagnostic and therapeutic services to the community on both an outpatient and inpatient basis. The department is staffed by registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, registered vascular technologists, registered diagnostic cardiac sonographers, transcriptionists, and secretaries. The department provides services primarily to the adult and geriatric population. Staff providing care to the pediatric or adolescent population have knowledge and skills necessary to provide care to meet the specific needs of these patients.
Care is provided for patients who are clinically stable as well as for the critically ill patient.
Cardiac catheterizations are performed by physicians from the University of Virginia in a cooperative agreement with Augusta Medical Center. Patients that exceed the capability of our scope of service will be referred to a tertiary facility to meet patient needs. The department is located in the Special Diagnostics section, first floor, Building B, of Augusta Medical Center. On Saturday and Sunday, staff works from 0800 to 12 noon to process EKG's for interpretation and charting on inpatients. In addition, other staff are available on an informal call basis on Saturday and Sunday to provide diagnostic care as the patient need arises.