Cardiopulmonary Services
Cardiac Clinic
Days of Service: Weekly Clinic Hours Available
This clinic provides cardiac consultation with complete evaluation of hypertension,
palpitations, irregular heartbeats, cholesterol/lipid, chest pain, and risk factors.
The cardiologist will recommend further testing or treatment if necessary. Inpatients
may also be consulted by the cardiologist if ordered.
Cardiac Holter Monitor
Hours of Service: Monday —Thursday 7:00AM — 4:30 PM
The Holter Monitor has 5 electrodes applied to patient's chest with a tiny monitor
to carry with them for 24 or 48 hours as ordered by a physician. The procedure
may be done as an inpatient or outpatient. After the monitor has been worn
for the appropriate length of time, the nurse will remove the monitor and scan the
report. The report will then go to the ordering physician and further evaluation
or testing will be ordered if necessary.
Cardiac Stress Test
Hours of Service: During weekly cardiac clinic hours
This is an exercise stress test that involves walking on a treadmill while hooked up to a cardiac monitor. The cardiologist and nurse are present to assess
heart rhythm, pulse, blood pressure, and any symptoms the patient may experience.
Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Hours of Service: Outpatients-Monday-Friday 7:00 AM-5:00 PM Inpatient/ER always
available
The test is done to check electrical current of heart. The testing may be performed
on all ages of patients and the average length of the test is 5 to 10 minutes. The
procedure can be done by trained nurses, nurse aids, FNPs or Cardiopulmonary Staff as an outpatient or inpatient procedure.
Echocardiogram / Vascular Studies
Hours of Service: Every Tuesday
Echocardiogram is an ultrasound of the heart. A Doppler is run over the chest area
to
get a view of the hearts chambers, blood flow, and valves. It also will include
the hearts ejection fraction percent, which is the force in which the heart can
pump blood out of heart to the rest of the body. Vascular tests are done for arterial
studies of upper and lower extremities. The testing time
is 45-60 minutes for age 12 and up. The procedure is performed by a licensed technician as an outpatient
or inpatient procedure.
Respiratory Therapy
Hours of Service: Monday through Friday 7:00 AM-5:00 PM On Call Evenings and Weekends
Respiratory Therapy is done on any inpatients or emergency room patients having
difficulty breathing or in respiratory distress. Patients of any age can receive
breathing treatments and/or respiratory therapy. Patient teaching for home use is
available. Services include performing pulmonary function tests, administering aerosol
treatments, chest percussion, administration of inhalers, teaching the use of inhalers
and nebulizer treatments, oxygen therapy, peak flows, incentive spirometers, croup
tents, and oxygen saturation monitoring.
Pulmonary Function Test
Hours of Service: 7:00 AM — 5:00 PM Monday-Friday
This test measures vital capacity, inspiratory capacity, expiratory reserve volume,
functional residual capacity, residual volume, total lung capacity, peak flow, and
tidal volume. Ages 13 and up are tested by the Respiratory Nurse or Therapist. The
test takes 1 1/2 to 2 hours to complete as an outpatient or an inpatient. This test
can indicate an obstructive or restrictive lung defect, such as asthma, bronchitis,
or emphysema.
Pulmonary Clinic
Hours of Service: 9:00 AM-5:00 PM 2nd Monday of the Month
This clinic provides pulmonary consultation and treatment for infections or diseases of the lungs. The Physician
interprets pulmonary function tests and blood gases and is also experienced with
adult wound care management. In addition to the outpatient clinic, inpatients may also be consulted by the pulmonologist if ordered.
Sleep Studies
Hours of Service: Tuesday Evenings 7:00 PM- 5:00 AM
Heartland Sleep Lab is contracted by CH -F to perform sleep studies on outpatients
as ordered by their physician. Community Hospital -Fairfax staff will schedule
a time and date and will send a packet of instructions and a questionnaire to the
patient.
Pacemaker Clinic
Hours of Service: Every three months on a Tuesday in conjunction with cardiac clinic.
Community Hospital hosts a pacemaker clinic in conjunction with the cardiac clinics
on a quarterly basis. The arrhythmia clinic at Bryan Heart Institute in Lincoln
schedules the clinic and patients to be seen at Community Hospital -Fairfax.
Overnight Pulse Oximetry
Hours of Service: Mon.-Fri. 7:00a.m.-5:00p.m.
This is a test to monitor oxygen saturation during patients' sleeping hours.
The patient wears a monitor on their finger while they are sleeping and returns
the monitor to the hospital the next day. The information will be downloaded
and the report will be sent to the ordering physician.
Nuclear Medicine Clinic
Hours of Service: Every second and fourth Tuesday of the month
Twice a month, this service provides cardiolite stress tests of the heart, with
supervision by the cardiologist to detect blockages in the coronary arteries and
more. There are also numerous other nuclear tests that may be performed while
the nuclear technicians are here. These scans include bone, liver, spleen,
lung renal, and HIDA scans.
For all of the Cardiopulmonary Services, please note:
- Physician Referral Necessary
- Appointments can be scheduled with Cardiopulmonary at Extension 260
- Patient needs to confer with their insurance company for pre-certification or referral
options