McLeod Heart & Vascular Institute - Excellence in Cardiac & Vascular Care

The McLeod Heart and Vascular Institute offers a rich history of development and growth in cardiac care for patients in Northeastern South Carolina and Southeastern North Carolina. Since the early 1950's, McLeod has provided access to the most sophisticated cardiac services. We responded to the need for quality cardiac care with the region's first open heart surgery performed by a McLeod Cardiothoracic Surgeon, the region's first cardiac catheterization laboratory and Coronary Care Unit for the care of severe heart attack patients. The McLeod Heart and Vascular Institute strives daily to make world-class treatment of cardiovascular disease easily accessible.

• Dedicated open heart and vascular surgical suites for both elective and emergent care
• Vascular hybrid OR suite to accommodate more complex and advanced diagnostic and surgical interventions
• An exemplary cardiothoracic and vascular surgical team that includes a fellowship trained cardiothoracic anesthesiologist
• Cardiac catheterization rooms equipped with state-of-the-art digital cardiovascular imaging system equipped to perform both Transradial and Transfemoral catheterizations
• A dedicated lab for electrophysiology studies
• Nineteen Cardiologists, two Electrophysiologists and a Pediatric Cardiologist Subspecialist
• A dedicated Intensive Care Unit for open heart and vascular surgical patients
• Coronary Care Unit comprised of 98 nurses and technicians with extensive training and expertise in cardiac care
• Dedicated unit for pre and post operative care of cardiovascular patients
• Equipped with hypothermia therapy protocol, a procedure that lowers the body's temperature to prevent neurological damage after cardiac arrest
• Accredited Chest Pain Center staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week by experienced healthcare professionals trained in recognizing and treating a heart attack
• Sixty-seven minute average "Door to Balloon Time" for emergent cardiac catheterization patients, twenty-three minutes better than the required standard of care
• Partnership in the REACH stroke Network to ensure stroke patients have immediate , 24/7 access to stroke care
• Four-phase cardiac rehabilitation program that helps patients resume active, productive lifestyles
• HeartReach Mobile Cardiac Unit, providing cardiac intensive care during emergency hospital to hospital patient transfers
• Accommodations for family members of patients from outside the area at the McLeod Guest House
• ICAEL Accredited Echocardiography Laboratory recognizing a commitment to quality testing for the diagnosis of heart disease