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MERCY, THE FIRST PLACE TO THINK OF FOR YOUR HEART
An Impressive List Of "Firsts"
WORLD'S FIRST:
Angioplasty in an emergency department
NATION'S FIRST:
Accredited Chest Pain Center
Cardiac catheterization in a community hospital
ER use of cardiopulmonary bypass to resuscitate victims of heart attack
Transseptal valvuloplasty on a mitral valve with surgically implanted Carpentier ring
OHIO'S FIRST:
Drug-eluting stent angioplasty
Minimally invasive coronary bypass performed
Biventricular Internal Cardiac Defibrillator Implant
Accredited Heart Failure Institute
STARK'S FIRST:
Chest Pain Center certified for angioplasty 24/7
Transseptal mitral valvuloplasty
Intracoronary ultrasound
Percutaneous aortic balloon valvuloplasty
Unprotected left main coronary stent
Radial stent coronary angioplasty
Akron/Canton's first gamma brachytherapy
Accredited Cardiac Rehab Program
Mercy Heart Center commits the very finest medical resources to caring for its heart patients. Doctors and healthcare teams are leaders in cardiovascular treatment, distinguished not only by their skill, experience and knowledge, but by their excellent track record in helping patients return to active and productive lives.
Mercy has helped pioneer some of the nation’s most innovative heart procedures and was the first hospital in Northeast Ohio to perform Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery, a “closed-chest” procedure, which postpones or eliminates the need for open-heart surgery.
Mercy Heart Center medical staff performed this area’s first hybrid revascularization, which combines the da Vinci© robotic single-vessel small thoracotomy (SVST) procedure with angioplasty.
Mercy Emergency Chest Pain Center (ECPC) became America’s first chest pain center to become fully accredited by the Society of Chest Pain Centers. The ECPC is home to a Cardiac Catheterization Lab within Mercy’s Emergency Department, where a Mercy cardiologist was the first in the world to perform an angioplasty inside an emergency department. Studies show that angioplasty, performed within 90 minutes of arrival to the emergency department, is the best way to save the life of a patient experiencing a heart attack. With the area’s only emergency department cath lab, Mercy has the capabilities to dramatically reduce the time between heart attack and lifesaving angioplasty.
Mercy Leads The Nation AGAIN With A State-Of-The-Art Cardiac Cath Lab In Our Emergency Department
"Time is Muscle"
That's what heart specialists say about heart muscle damage incurred with every passing second of a heart attack. Every moment lost means damage to the heart muscle, resulting in diminished chances for survival and lost quality of life. That is why Mercy has dramatically reduced the transition period from Emergency Department to Cardiac Catheterization Lab to mere seconds!
When the unthinkable happens... think Mercy.
HOW THE E.R. CATH LAB SAVES TIME:
EMS crew relays vital information to Emergency Chest Pain Center en route to Mercy.
Emergency Chest Pain Center Team makes diagnosis and prepares for patient’s arrival.
Patient is admitted directly to E.R. Cath Lab for procedure to begin.
Reduced time results in increased survival rates,faster recoveries and higher quality of life.
