Back to homepage

STEMI

Alert Details

  • We ask that EMS transmit their EKG or call the ED to notify us that they have a STEMI as soon as possible to start the alert process.
  • When a STEMI alert is called via EMS, the cath lab team is activated.
  • Each site has an emergent cath lab and interventionalist on call 24/7. Both are activated when a STEMI alert is called to allow for simultaneous transport of the patient and our team.
  • We do cardiac interventions and open-heart surgery at all 3 hospitals (MCE, MCGC, MCSA).
  • ER bypass is possible during normal hours of operation depending on the patient/situation.
  • Important things we need from EMS for STEMIs:
    • Pre-arrival EKG
    • Run sheets with:
      • Time you first laid eyes on the patient (FMC)
      • Dispatch time
      • Time you left the scene
      • Time aspirin was administered
      • Initial BP and HR
      • Time of symptom onset
  • EMS are invited to stay to watch their patient’s procedure in the lab when their schedule allows.

Heart & Vascular Program Highlights

  • At Mount Carmel East, Grove City and St. Ann’s you’ll find a full complement of heart and vascular services, including heart & vascular imaging, diagnostic and interventional heart services, and vascular and cardiac surgery. These services continue to grow and expand.
  • Mount Carmel’s heart & vascular team consists of board-certified cardiac surgeons, general cardiologists, interventional cardiologists, electrophysiologists and vascular surgeons. We take a truly multidisciplinary approach to the evaluation and management of our patients and provide high-quality, efficient care — even in complex, high-risk cases.
  • More than 70 heart & vascular providers are also employed through Mount Carmel Medical Group at locations throughout central Ohio.
  • The Mount Carmel Heart & Vascular Center is a collaborative partnership between Mount Carmel physicians and the health system’s administration through which we work together to continue to improve cardiovascular care at each of our hospital campuses.
  • Our six board-certified electrophysiologists offer a broad range of services, including a full line of ablation services for even the most complex of atrial and ventricular arrhythmias. In addition to ablation, we also offer pacemaker and defibrillator implantation as well as cardioversion and lead extraction.
  • Our hospitals offer a comprehensive array of heart & vascular diagnostic tests, including echocardiography, vascular ultrasound studies and nuclear medicine stress tests.
  • Mount Carmel works to help our patients with heart & vascular disease live life fully through information, education, lifestyle changes and support. We have a number of disease management and rehabilitation programs to help patients live with heart failure, hypertension, and structural heart and valve disease.

Learn More about Mount Carmel's Cardiovascular Program