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Beth Israel Medical Center is one of the leading health care organizations in New York. BIMC is a founding member of Continuum Health Partners, Inc., a group of hospitals working together to provide the highest quality patient care in New York City. Beth Israel consists of two campuses. Beth Israel Petrie Division is a 1,106 bed tertiary care facility providing cutting edge patient care to a diverse patient population. Ambulatory Care is provided at the innovative Phillips Ambulatory Care Center. The Kings Highway Division is a 262 bed community based medical/surgical facility located in Brooklyn, with a clinical focus on care of the geriatric patient.
Below we have listed information specific to Cardiac Care Units at Beth Israel Medical Center.
Cardiac Care Unit -
Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory -
Cardiac Progressive Care Unit
Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit -
Electrophysiology Lab -
8 Linsky - 8 Silver -
10 Linsky
The Cardiac Care Unit, often referred to as the CCU, is an 8 bed unit located on 9 Dazian. The unit specializes in providing intensive care to critically ill adult patients ranging in age from 18 – 91. Typically, patients are admitted to the CCU for continuous monitoring and management of their heart and lungs. Most patients are admitted with one or more of the following conditions: AMI (acute myocardial infarction)/heart attack, arrhythmias (heart rates that are too slow or too fast), congestive heart failure, hypothermia protocol following an AMI, Intra-aortic Balloon Pump, Swan Ganz monitoring after undergoing coronary angioplasty, pacemaker insertion or hypertensive emergencies.
The unit prides itself on its teamwork. As an interdisciplinary team, (comprised of physicians, registered nurses, patient care associates, respiratory therapists, social workers, nutritionists, and housekeepers) all work collaboratively to achieve the best patient outcomes and to ensure quality of care for each patient. Our goal is to make our patients stay ALWAYS the best.
Cardiac Care Unit Contact Info
Phone: (212) 420-2938
Fax: (212) 844-1982
Nurse Manager
Shirley Escala, RN
Director Patient Care Services
Cathy Sullivan, RN, FNP
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Beth Israel Medical Center has a 24 hour-7day a week full service Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory (CCL) with three adult suites. We are located on the 11th floor of the Dazian building. A fourth state of the art adult suite is going to be built in our phase 2 of the construction. The Unit provides Diagnostic Catheterizations, Percutaneous Coronary Interventions, Stent Placement, Rotational Atherectomy, Valvuloplasty, Intra-aortic balloon pump insertion, IVUS, and Peripheral Interventions.
The Cardiac Cath Lab is a designated STEMI Center. In 2008, there were 5977 cases performed 1775 of which are Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and 4202 are Diagnostic Catheterizations. During the first quarter of 2009, about 30% of our cases are being done by transradial approach (through an artery in the wrist) which is less painful and more convenient for the patient since they are able to sit up and eat immediately after the procedure. With the transradial approach the patients can get out of bed 2 hours after the procedure. The cases are performed by highly qualified cardiologist/interventionalist assisted by interventional, and cardiology fellows, registered nurses, nurse practitioner, cardiovascular technicians, patient care associates and business/administrative associates.
CCL Contact Info:
Phone: (212) 420-2416
Fax: (212) 420- 2406
Director of Invasive Services
Merle C. Nazares, RN
Director of Cardiac Cath Lab
John Fox, M.D.
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Beth Israel Medical Center Cardiac Progressive Care Unit (CPCU) is a 17 bed unit located on 10 Dazian. This specialize unit has the capability of monitoring a patient's heart and lung functions as they recover from major cardiac and thoracic surgery. The unit also provides specialized care for all cardiac patients. The high level of expertise and talent of our multidisciplinary team allows us to provide the best patient care. Our multidisciplinary management team includes surgeons, cardiologists, consultants, physicians, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, physical therapy, dieticians, social worker, interns and residents.
CPCU Contact Info:
Phone: (212) 420-4646
Fax: (212) 844 -1893
Nurse Manager
Howard Guia RN, FNP
Nursing Director
Cathy Sullivan RN, FNP
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The Cardiothoracic Surgery Intensive Care Unit (CSICU) at Beth Israel medical center is a ten bed intensive care unit, located on the first floor of the silver building immediately adjacent to the operating room suite. This specialized unit has the capability of continuous invasive monitoring of a patient's heart and lung functions as they recover from major cardiac or thoracic surgery. The multidisciplinary management team includes surgeons, intensivists, cardiologists, consults, physicians, nurse practitioners, certified critical care registered nurses, physician assistants, respiratory therapists, physical therapists, dieticians, and social workers dedicated to the post op management of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting, aortic and mitral value replacements, major aortic operations, lung resections, and other complex chest procedures.
CSICU contact info
Phone: (212) 420-2492
Fax: (212) 420-4410
Interim CSICU Manger
Howard Guia RN, FNP
Nursing Director
Cathy Sullivan RN, FNP
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Beth Israel Medical Center Electrophysiology (EP) Laboratory is a full lab located on the 11th floor of the Dazian building. This Electrophysiology lab provides Ablation, EP Studies, Insertion of Pacemakers and Internal cardiac Defibrillators, Tilt Table, Cardioversion, and Nips. The cases are performed by highly qualified EPS physicians assisted by EPS fellow, nurse practitioner and experienced registered nurses and cardiovascular technicians.
EPS Lab Contact Info:
Phone: (212) 844-1266
Director of Invasive Services
Merle C. Nazares, RN
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Located at the Beth Israel Medical Center’s Petrie Division at First Avenue at 16th Street in Manhattan, 8 Linsky is a 26 bed adult unit which includes 12 Interventional Cardiology Step-Down beds and 14 Family Medicine beds, with the capability of continuously electronically monitoring cardiac patients. This Unit provides specialized nursing care for the late adolescent and adult medical/surgical and cardiac patient requiring more intensive monitoring and treatment than on a general medical/surgical nursing unit. The most frequent diagnoses are: Heart Disease, Heart Failure, Heart Attack, Chest Pain, HIV, Diabetes, Pneumonia, Asthma and other Respiratory Diseases, Sickle Cell Disease and Chronic Pain. Persons who undergo testing such as Exercise Stress Tests, Chemical Stress Tests, Transthoracic
Echocardiograms, Transesophageal Echocardiograms, Stress Echocardiograms, Cardiac Catheterizations, Pacemaker Insertions, Electrophysiology Studies, and Tilt Table Testing are located on this unit.
The progressive nature of heart disease requires a multidisciplinary approach to provide consistent support and ongoing education within our Interventional Cardiology Unit. Family Medicine embraces the philosophy of family-centered care, with liberal visiting hours and an ideology that views the patient and family as the center of care. 8 Linsky’s dedicated staff is committed to providing knowledgeable and compassionate care. Ongoing education about technological advances allows us to promote a better quality of life for patients and their families. The multidisciplinary team is comprised of Family Medicine physicians, interventional cardiologists, interventional cardiology nurse practitioners, nurse manager, registered nurses, patient care associates, unit support associate, a licensed - Masters prepared social worker, telemetry technicians, acupuncturists, and music therapists.
8 Linsky Contact Info:
Phone: (212) 420-2908
Fax: (212) 420-2927
Nurse Manager:
Paul Thomas RN, BSc (Hons)
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Located at the Beth Israel Medical Center’s Petrie Division at First Avenue at 16th Street in Manhattan, 8 Silver is a 32 bed unit, with the capability of continuously electronically monitoring 24 cardiac patients. This Unit provides specialized nursing care for the adult medical/surgical and cardiac patient requiring more intensive monitoring and treatment than on a general medical/surgical nursing unit. The most frequent diagnoses are: Heart Disease, Heart Failure, Heart Attack, Chest Pain, Severe/Uncontrolled High Blood Pressure, Increased Lung Artery Pressure, and other heart/lung conditions. Persons who undergo uncomplicated testing Exercise Stress Tests, Chemical Stress Tests, Transthoracic Echocardiograms, Transesophageal Echocardiograms, Stress Echocardiograms, Cardiac Catheterizations, Pacemaker Insertions, and Tilt Table Testing are located on this unit.
The progressive nature of heart disease requires a multidisciplinary approach to provide consistent support and ongoing education. 8 Silver’s dedicated staff is committed to providing knowledgeable and compassionate care. The training and continued technological advances allow us to promote a better quality of life for patients and their families. The multidisciplinary team is comprised of Attending, Hospitalist, Intern and Resident Physicians, Nurse Manager, Registered Nurses, Patient Care Associates, Unit Support Associate, RN Case Manager, Licensed - Masters prepared Social Worker and Telemetry technicians.
8 Silver Contact Info:
Phone: (212) 420-2958
Fax: (212) 420-4288
8 Silver Nurse Manager:
Frank Cefali, RN, BSN, MPH
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10 Linsky is a thirty bed cardiology / telemetry unit serving a culturally diverse, adult through geriatric patient population and specializes in providing care to adult patients with cardiac problems. Typically, patients are admitted to 10 Linsky for monitoring and management of their heart and lungs. Most patients are admitted with one or more of the following conditions: AMI (acute myocardial infarction) / Heart attack, chest pain, arrhythmias (heart rates that are too slow or too fast), congestive heart failure, and/or after undergoing coronary angioplasty or pacemaker insertion.
10 Linsky prides itself on its teamwork. As an interdisciplinary team, (comprised of physicians, registered nurses, patient care associates, respiratory therapists, social workers, nutritionists, and housekeepers), we all work collaboratively to achieve the best patient outcomes and to ensure quality of care for each patient. Our goal is to make our patient’s stay ALWAYS the best.
The Attending Cardiology Service, often referred to as ACS, is the newest addition to the division and is located on 10 Linsky of the Beth Israel Medical Center. It is a 15 bed unit staffed by Nurse Practitioners 24/7 and allows Attending cardiologists to directly admit their patients who require specific cardiac monitoring while in the medical center. Also, patients without a private cardiologist can be admitted to this service. It is anticipated that the protocol-driven care provided by the team will result in decreased length of stay, decreased re-admissions, a switch to out-patient management and testing after discharge, and improved patient satisfaction.
The ACS unit prides itself on its teamwork. The unit works collaboratively to achieve the best patient outcomes and to ensure quality of care for each patient.
10 Linsky Contact Info:
Phone: (212) 420-2910
Nurse Manager:
Denise E. Williams, RN, BSN, MS
Nursing Manager:
Cathy Sullivan RN, FNP
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