Beebe adds fourth catheterization lab for cardiac patients

LEWES — Beebe Healthcare has added a fourth catheterization lab at the Margaret H. Rollins Lewes Campus, it announced on Sept. 23, after a donation from Thom and Robin Harvey, who contributed $250,000.

The new lab utilizes the latest Philips technology to improve precision, efficiency, and streamlined workflow, Beebe Healthcare announced. These enhance procedural performance and reduce radiation exposure, resulting in faster, safer, and more effective interventions, it also has the latest enhancements in imaging and diagnostic capabilities, enabling clinicians to make informed decisions in real time, it continued.

“Beebe’s highly skilled interventional cardiologists, vascular surgeons, and multidisciplinary care team can improve and save even more lives with this wonderful addition to our Lewes Campus,” Tracy Belcher, director of cardiovascular operations and outpatient infusion said in a release. “Opening a new cardiac catheterization lab offers significant benefits for both the hospital and the community.”

Catheterization labs offer minimally invasive procedures to patients, from emergency heart attack care, to valve replacement and arrythmias. The lab enables some of the most advanced procedures in the field, such as transcatheter aortic valvular replacement and left atrial appendage occlusion implants, it explained.

“The integration of these technologies will elevate the hospital's cardiac care standards and improve our patient experience even in an emergency, making Beebe a leader in advanced cardiovascular care in the region,” said Dr. David Tam president and CEO, Beebe Healthcare. “A fourth cardiac catheterization lab also bolsters Beebe’s ability to meet the growing community needs and improving our community’s health.”