McLaren Macomb, part of statewide McLaren Health Care and its McLaren Heart & Vascular Institute, following a $1.2 million investment, has completed and opened a thoroughly renovated and upgraded cardiac catheterization lab.
A specialized procedure room, cath labs house advanced imaging technology, providing clinical teams with high-quality images to support the diagnosis and treatment of a range of cardiovascular conditions, including the emergency intervention of patients experiencing a heart attack.
Through the addition of the latest advanced imaging platform, the enhanced cath lab will have the expanded capabilities that will allow providers to perform vascular procedures as well as cardiac procedures.
Additionally, the ‘low dose’ imaging unit exposes the patient and clinical teams to less radiation while still providing high-quality images.
“Heart disease remains one of the leading health challenges facing our community,” said Dr. M. Blair DeYoung, McLaren Macomb Chief of Cardiology and Medical Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories. “With this new cath lab, we are strengthening our ability to respond quickly, diagnose accurately, treat patients with advanced, minimally invasive procedures that save lives and improve quality of life.”
Focusing on the diagnosis and care of conditions affecting the heart, its valves, or arteries outside the heart, the cardiac cath lab uses minimally invasive techniques under imaging guidance to perform stenting, angioplasty, valve replacement, and ablations, among other common procedures.
Learn more about all care services available at McLaren Macomb at mclaren.org/macomb.
About McLaren Macomb
McLaren Macomb is a 288-bed acute care hospital located in Mount Clemens, Michigan, serving all of Macomb County. Part of statewide McLaren Health Care, McLaren Macomb provides a range of patient-centered care offerings, including primary, preventive, and diagnostic services, trauma (verified Level II) and emergency medicine, and specialty care, including surgical, cardiovascular, orthopedics, neurosciences, bariatrics, and women’s health services. A branch of the Karmanos Cancer Network, the largest network of cancer providers in the state, cancer care provided at the Karmanos Cancer Institute at McLaren Macomb is anchored by the world-renowned Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit. An ACGME-accredited facility, the hospital’s graduate medical education department trains dozens of tomorrow’s health care providers across eight residency and one fellowship programs. McLaren Macomb is accredited by The Joint Commission and has a rich history of providing high-quality, compassionate care and holds a trusted position in the community it is privileged to serve. Learn more at mclaren.org/macomb.
About McLaren Health Care
McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is a $6.9 billion, fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals across the state, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 730-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 242,000 Michigan lives, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network, and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 93,000 network providers throughout Michigan and Ohio. Learn more at mclaren.org.