For every passing second a pending heart attack goes undetected, the risk of irreversible damage to the heart muscle increases. When chest pain occurs, second-by-second heart monitoring can be critical to survival.

That's why LewisGale Medical Center has created an Emergency Services Chest Pain Center featuring Southwest Virginia's most sophisticated heart monitoring system. This noninvasive assessment system detects a pending heart attack so intervention can prevent its occurrence. Continuous monitoring also results in quicker diagnosis, enhanced decision making, faster, more appropriate treatment, shorter hospital stays and lower costs.

Our accredited Chest Pain Center at LewisGale was one of the first in the nation to introduce PRIME ECG®, an 80-lead body surface mapping system that can diagnose a heart attack and other heart problems more accurately and earlier, when life-saving treatment can be more effective.

We also offer a complete range of cardiac services including comprehensive cardiac catheterization and heart surgery services, specialized coronary care departments staffed by skilled cardiac nurses, outpatient cardiac diagnostic testing, cardiac rehabilitation program and a support group for victims of heart attack.

Our state-of-the-art technology and comprehensive cardiac services demonstrate our continued commitment to be your hospital of choice. And that's something time won't change.

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