Hospital opens $19M cardiac catheterization lab

A $19 million, 8,100-square-foot cardiac catheterization lab is now open at Plainview Hospital, which is part of the Northwell Health system.

The suite features two labs to serve patients 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Later this year, one of the labs will feature electrophysiology capabilities as electrophysiology capabilities which will go live later this year. The electrophysiology lab will provide patient procedures that include cardiac mapping, treating arrhythmias, pacemaker implants and cardiac ablations. The lab also features a control room, a seven-bay prep and recovery area with a nurse’s station and support spaces.

Dr. Loukas Boutis, the cardiac catheterization lab director at Plainview Hospital, said that the “advanced lab will allow us to perform life-saving procedures on patients every day. Our experienced team has one goal, providing the highest level of cardiac care for patients in Plainview and the surrounding communities.”

The new lab expands access to cardiac care for the community, hospital officials say. Patients requiring further treatment and management will be transferred to Northwell’s Sandra Atlas Bass Heart Hospital at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset.

“Having this state-of-the-art cardiac catheterization lab centrally located in Nassau County and bordering Suffolk will bridge the distance for patients in need of cardiac procedures,” Stephen Bello, executive director of Northwell’s eastern region.

“Plainview Hospital’s brand new catheterization lab will change the lives of patients who will now be able to receive immediate cardiac care right in their own backyard,” Michael Fener, executive director of Plainview and Syosset hospitals, said in a statement. “We’re proud to provide this important service that can lessen the severity of a heart attack for patients.”

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