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BILL WEST / Star Beacon ASHTABULA COUNTY Medical Center X-ray technician Scott Hakala describes Wednesday the capabilities of the Siemens ceiling mounted Artis Zee C-Arm Flouroscopy unit located in the new Cardiac Catherization Lab at ACMC in Ashtabula.


Published December 04, 2008 12:41 am - Hearts were beating a little faster as Ashtabula County Medical Center celebrated the opening of its new cardiac catheterization laboratory with an open house Wednesday for employees, board members and members of the public.

ACMC celebrates opening of new cardiac catheterization laboratory


By ELLEN KOLMAN - Staff Writer - ekolman@starbeacon.com
Star Beacon

ASHTABULA — Hearts were beating a little faster as Ashtabula County Medical Center celebrated the opening of its new cardiac catheterization laboratory with an open house Wednesday for employees, board members and members of the public.

“We are very proud of our whole team who put this together. This is a great day for our community and ACMC,” said Kevin Miller, president and chief executive officer of the ACMC Healthcare System. “We have teamed up with the Cleveland Clinic Heart Vascular Institute and are using their protocols and quality studies.”

The new cardiac catheterization lab, which was patient-ready by the deadline of Nov. 17, represents a $3.5 million investment.

“I am thrilled and impressed with this state-of-the-art and technologically advanced facility. This is huge for our county,” said Chip Stroup, director of cardiac services. “Having local access to a service like this is wonderful for people who, in the past, have had to drive at least an hour away to receive this service,” he said.

Cardiac catheterization is a diagnostic procedure that can detect early signs of heart disease, lead to quicker treatment and hold off emergency procedures like open-heart surgery.

“This is the only way to look at the heart from the inside. We can see inside the arteries and look for blockages and compare pressure from one chamber to the other,” said Dr. Samer Kabbani, a board-certified cardiovascular physician, advanced heart-failure specialist and cardiac-devices implantation specialist. With cardiac catheterization, Kabbani is able to detect problems in heart valves, and neck, brain and abdominal arteries.

“We can fix those problems in the cath lab,” he said.

“We want people here before they have a heart attack or stroke because damaged cells in the brain and heart are not replaceable.”

The cardiac catheterization lab includes four pre- and post patient bays that are spacious and divided by solid walls to promote patient privacy and accommodate the patient’s family, a digital cardiology reading area that is comfortable and private for the patient and family members while the doctor explains the results of the cardiac catheterization and a soothing family waiting room complete with water fountain, comfortable furniture and windows.



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