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Good Samaritan Health System Cardiac & Vascular Center Services
As the home of Lebanon County’s only heart and vascular center, the Good Samaritan Health System Cardiac & Vascular Center offers a total program of cardiovascular care. Our professionals bring valuable experience and expertise to our cardiac, vascular, cardiology and thoracic programs, enabling the Good Samaritan Cardiac &Vascular Center to provide the best care possible. Our program has earned the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines- Heart Failure Award, and a three star rating from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, both prestigious national awards of excellence. These awards are a testament to our commitment to providing world class heart care close to home.
Mission Statement:
The Good Samaritan Hospital provides personalized services, clinical excellence and coordinated seamless cardiac and vascular care that meets community needs.
Vision Statement:
The Good Samaritan Hospital will be recognized as a leader of advanced cardiac and vascular care in Central Pennsylvania.
Services:
Electrophysiology
New to the Cardiac & Vascular center are Electrophysiology services. Electrophysiology studies the heart’s electrical activities and pathways. This can help to diagnose and treat abnormal heart rhythms.
Open Heart Surgery
Our experienced surgeons and knowledgeable surgical team provide outstanding care for patients requiring heart surgery including coronary artery bypass and aortic aneurysm surgery.
We provide the latest techniques, including off-pump coronary artery bypass, surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation, and abdominal aortic aneurysm stenting.
Valve Surgery
Heart valve surgery for valve disease is available at the Cardiac & Vascular Center.
Valve surgeries available include:
Valve choices include mechanical or tissue valves of pig or cow origin.
Thoracic Surgery
Thoracic surgery includes treatment of diseases affecting the chest wall, lungs and mediastinum. These procedures include:
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Treatment of chest wall tumors
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Treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax
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Treatment of pleural effusion
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Surgery for lung cancer staging and resection
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Resection of lung for other diseases
We are proud to provide both traditional and minimally invasive techniques for our operative interventions.
Interventional Cardiology
A cardiac catheterization is generally done when there is a blood vessel blockage. The advanced technology of our digital procedure labs enables our interventional cardiologists to perform life saving interventional cardiac care.
These interventions include:
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Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA)
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Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (PCI)
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Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS)
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Rotablator
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Arthrectomy
In most cases angioplasty is performed with stenting.
The Cardiac & Vascular Center utilizes the latest flat panel imaging technology to perform these procedures.
Vascular Surgery
Our goal is to provide comprehensive cardiovascular care, therefore we also treat disorders of the circulatory system.
Vascular procedures available include:
The Universal Bed
The Cardiovascular Unit (CVU) strives to provide education, support and quality medical care from admission to discharge. This is accomplished through the use of the “Universal Bed.” Following cardiovascular surgery, patients are admitted to CVU and will remain there until discharge with the same team of cardiac trained nurses and staff caring for them throughout their recovery. This model of care improves patient satisfaction and outcomes.
