Presbyterian Hospital was one of the first in the region to open a Chest Pain Evaluation Unit within Emergency Services Department to diagnose and treat the early signs of a heart attack. It was the first in North Carolina to achieve prestigious Cycle II chest pain accreditation. Presbyterian Hospital Matthews and Presbyterian Hospital Huntersville also share the Cycle II chest pain accreditation.
When a heart attack occurs, you only have a short amount of time before the heart muscle is damaged. Knowing and recognizing the warning signs of a heart attack and getting to Presbyterian Hospital's Chest Pain Emergency Department immediately will improve your chances of survival and recovery.
At Presbyterian's Emergency Department, patients are triaged quickly and evaluated. If the patient is experiencing a heart attack, the emergency medicine physician may recommend immediate treatment in the cardiac cath lab. If the patient is assessed to require further testing, the patient may be referred to the Chest Pain Evaluation Unit. The patient may be followed by a hospitalist or cardiologist. This rapid treatment response has proven to increase survival rates for heart attack patients who arrive at Presbyterian.
Patients who are clearly not having a heart attack will receive a series of diagnostic tests to determine their condition. They will then be released according to physician recommendations.
Presbyterian Hospital was accredited as a Chest Pain Center in 2004 and first in the region to acheive cycle two. Learn more
