By ELAINE WILLIAMS of the Tribune The Lewiston Tribune | 7 comments St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Lewiston will implant stents in cardiac patients starting Jan. 3. Currently, the Spokane area is the nearest place patients can go for the procedure that clears blockages in the arteries of the heart, said Dr. Jay Hunter, an emergency room doctor at St....

Is it possible to provide similar levels of care in rural communities as it is in larger metro areas? Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI or angioplasty / stent) is currently the primary standard therapy for acute myocardial infarction (AMI – Heart Attack).  Unfortunately, in smaller rural and regional hospitals it is sometimes difficult to provide this...

LinkedIn’s IPO a few weeks ago was a defining moment in staffing and solutions.  I took it as a sign that we had reached an official turning point in the struggle to jump-start the economy. Yes, I know, we aren’t there yet – some people say unemployment hasn’t recovered quite yet at 9.1%. Although, I’d argue that if you consider...

The number of cardiologists added yearly in the US has been at a consistent rate of approximately 750 cardiologists per year. There are approximately 23,000 cardiologists in the US as of 2010. Many experts including Dr. George Rodgers, Chair of the American College of Cardiology Workforce Task Force, believe there may be a growing shortage of...

Hospitals that do not have a full time general cardiologist may still find themselves with an over abundance of diagnostic tests to read. We can make that process seamless and cost efficient.

Ship your echos and stress tests to us and we will interpret them for you quickly and efficiently. Hospitals that do not have a full time general cardiologist may still find themselves with an over abundance of diagnostic tests to read. We can make that process seamless and cost efficient.