McLaren Bay Heart & Vascular

1900 Columbus Avenue
4th Floor South Tower
Bay City, MI 48708
Get Directions

Hours

Virtual Care Appointments Available

Schedule A Virtual Care Online Appointment

Stay connected with your primary care provider from your home, workplace or while on vacation. Distance doesn’t have to detach you from our primary care specialists. Virtual visits are easy. Simply call, schedule and connect using your smartphone, tablet or computer.

To schedule a visit, call our office at

(989) 894-3278

Virtual Visit Appointment Information

Below is information about how to schedule and start a virtual visit with your physician

  1. Call the office and request a virtual visit.

    If your medical need can be managed by a telehealth visit, the office will assist you in scheduling an appointment.

    Telehealth appointments are confidential visits between a patient (regardless of location) and provider. Patients can participate in telehealth visits using any web-camera-enabled device such as a smartphone, tablet, or computer with a web camera installed.

  2. Receive an email with login instructions

    Once the appointment is scheduled, the patient will receive an email from mclaren.org with a link to the “virtual waiting room” the day before the visit.

  3. Login 15 minutes prior to your visit

    On the day of the visit, the patient is contacted by a staff member from the office about 15 minutes before the scheduled appointment to assist the patient in entering the “Virtual Waiting Room”.

Atrial Fibrillation Treatment (AFib)

Physicians at McLaren locations throughout Michigan use a number of non-invasive options to diagnose and treat the most common abnormal heart rhythm, atrial fibrillation (AF or A-Fib).

Learn More about Atrial Fibrillation Treatment (AFib)

Calcium Scoring

Calcium Scoring is used to help determine the amount of calcium in the arteries of your heart. In turn, this helps doctors predict your risk of heart attack and establish what to do for prevention.

Learn More about Calcium Scoring

Cardiac Ablation - RF Ablation

Cardiac Ablation is a procedure where catheters are placed in the heart and radio frequency (RF) energy is used to correct irregular heart rhythms.

Learn More about Cardiac Ablation - RF Ablation

Cardiac Catheterization

Cardiac catheterization is used to study the various functions of the heart to obtain diagnostic information about the heart or its vessels.

Learn More about Cardiac Catheterization

Cardiac Rehabilitation

The Cardiac Rehabilitation program at McLaren provides heart patients throughout Michigan with the education and practical knowledge to return to full productive lives.

Learn More about Cardiac Rehabilitation

Cardiac Rhythm Management

Cardiac Rhythm Management is a procedure wherein a device is implanted within the upper chest to control both fast and slow cardiac rhythm by using electrical pulses.

Learn More about Cardiac Rhythm Management

Cardiology

McLaren cardiology experts throughout Michigan offer innovative surgical and treatment options for heart attack, cardiovascular disease, congestive heart failure, and more.

Learn More about Cardiology

Cardiovascular Rehabilitation

Cardiovascular rehabilitation at McLaren can benefit individuals living with various heart conditions or recovering from cardiac surgery.

Learn More about Cardiovascular Rehabilitation

Cardioversion

Cardioversion is a procedure that can correct a heartbeat that's too fast (tachycardia) or irregular (fibrillation).

Learn More about Cardioversion

Catheter Assisted Thrombolysis - EKOS

During catheter-assisted thrombolysis treatment, a catheter is guided through blood vessels  to help dissolve a clot.

Learn More about Catheter Assisted Thrombolysis - EKOS

Coronary Angiography

Coronary Angiography is a diagnostic procedure used to visualize blood vessels of the heart.

Learn More about Coronary Angiography

Coronary Artery Bypass (CABG)

A broad range of cardiac surgical options are available at McLaren to reroute, or "bypass," blood around blocked arteries, thereby improving the supply of oxygen-rich blood to the heart.

Learn More about Coronary Artery Bypass (CABG)

Coronary Atherectomy

Coronary Atherectomy is a procedure used to shave down plaque accumulation in a blocked artery and open it up.

Learn More about Coronary Atherectomy

Coronary Stenting

A stent is a small, mesh-like device made of metal placed inside an artery and used to act as a support and keep a blood vessel open.

Learn More about Coronary Stenting

Echocardiogram

An Echocardiogram (or cardiac ultrasound) is an ultrasound of the heart used to measures blood flow through the heart, heart valve structure, and heart wall function.

Learn More about Echocardiogram

Electrocardiogram - (EKG or ECG)

An electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG) is a test that checks for changes in the heart's activity and to determine treatment plans for people with heart problems.

Learn More about Electrocardiogram - (EKG or ECG)

Heart And Vascular

McLaren heart and vascular teams are counted among the best in the country for treatments, procedures, and surgeries.

Learn More about Heart And Vascular

Heart Failure Clinic

At the McLaren Health Care Heart Failure Clinic, our highly experienced team is dedicated to working with patients to understand and manage the symptoms of their type of heart failure diagnosis.

Learn More about Heart Failure Clinic

Heart Valve Repair

McLaren offers traditional and minimally invasive heart valve repair surgery.

Learn More about Heart Valve Repair

Holter or Event/MCT Monitoring

Event and Holter Monitoring are available through McLaren to monitor a patient's heart activity for longer periods than would be available in an in-office setting.

Learn More about Holter or Event/MCT Monitoring

Imaging Services

McLaren Health imaging services provide accurate diagnostic radiology lab tests including X-Ray, CT Scanning, Ultrasound, and Mammography in high definition.

Learn More about Imaging Services

Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator

An automatic Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) is a device that monitors and helps regulate a person's heart rate if it beats too fast or too slowly.

Learn More about Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator

Mitral Valve Repair

McLaren is a leader in mitral valve repair surgeries.

Learn More about Mitral Valve Repair

MUGA Scan

A MUGA Scan (Multiple Gated Acquisition scan) is a noninvasive tool for assessing the function of the heart. Learn more at McLaren.

Learn More about MUGA Scan

Myocardial Viability Testing

McLaren offers Myocardial Viability with PET/CT testing to determine heart muscle health.

Learn More about Myocardial Viability Testing

Pacemaker

When you're suffering from heart failure or arrhythmia, a pacemaker may help give you relief. With our service area spanning the states of Michigan, a McLaren cardiologist is near you for all of your heart health needs.

Learn More about Pacemaker

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), also referred to as coronary angioplasty or balloon angioplasty, is a procedure that opens narrowed or blocked blood vessels of the heart.

Learn More about Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)

Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) Screenings

Anyone with leg pain symptoms, or leg pain after a brief walk, is encouraged to call for a free PVD screening. The screening takes just a few minutes. It's painless, simple and non-invasive.

Learn More about Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) Screenings

Peripheral Vascular Intervention Procedures

Peripheral Vascular Intervention Procedures are used to open blocked arteries in areas other than the heart.

Learn More about Peripheral Vascular Intervention Procedures

Rehabilitation

McLaren's Rehab and Physical Therapy experts treat orthopedic, medical and other common conditions relating to illness and physical injury.

Learn More about Rehabilitation

Stress Testing

A stress test is performed to monitor how your heart functions under exertion in order to diagnose various conditions.

Learn More about Stress Testing

Thoracic Surgery

Thoracic surgery at McLaren is provided by surgeons utilizing the most advanced in traditional and robotic-assisted surgical technologies, working in conjunction with a multidisciplinary team of experts.

Learn More about Thoracic Surgery

Thrombectomy

A thrombectomy involves physically removing a large blood clot from deep veins or injecting clot-busting medicines to break it up.

Learn More about Thrombectomy

Transesophogeal Echocardiogram (TEE)

Transesophageal Echocardiogram (TEE) is a test where high-frequency sound waves are passed down the throat into the esophagus and used to produce an image of the heart.

Learn More about Transesophogeal Echocardiogram (TEE)

Transradial Coronary Angioplasty

Coronary Angioplasty is a procedure that opens narrowed or blocked blood vessels of the heart by compressing the fatty build-up against the artery wall.

Learn More about Transradial Coronary Angioplasty

Varicose Vein Treatment

McLaren vein and vascular professionals across Michigan offer several options for the treatment of painful varicose veins.

Learn More about Varicose Vein Treatment

Vascular Rehabilitation

Vascular Rehabilitation is a non-invasive exercise program designed to increase pain-free walking distance in patients with lower extremity peripheral artery disease (PAD).

Learn More about Vascular Rehabilitation

Vascular Surgery

McLaren patients have access to innovative vascular surgery procedures that produce the best outcomes in the nation.

Learn More about Vascular Surgery

WATCHMAN procedure

The WATCHMAN™ left atrial appendage (LAA) closure implant is a permanent heart implant used to treat atrial fibrillation (afib) not caused by a heart valve problem.

Learn More about WATCHMAN procedure