Heart Care

Wheaton Franciscan Heart Care - All Saints’ Cardiovascular Institute offers patients state-of-the-art cardiac services and an experienced staff – the same caliber found at a major metropolitan medical center.  If you are from Greater Racine or the surrounding area, you need look no further for the high quality heart care services you need.

Click here to learn more about the All Saints Cardiovascular Institute.

All Saints is an Accredited Chest Pain Center

Cardiac Excellence - Only a Heartbeat Away

All Saints Cardiovascular Institute is designated as a UnitedHealth Premium cardiac specialty center. All Saints cardiac services were measured against evidenced-based information to receive this designation. Click here for more information on the facts.

Wheaton Franciscan Heart Care – All Saints treats a wide variety of heart problems including:

• cardiac rhythm disorders (arrhythmias)
• congenital heart disease
• coronary artery disease
• Congestive heart failure
• heart valve disease

Our comprehensive heart center program also consists of:

• Heart disease diagnosis
• Cardiac health and rehabilitation
• Emergency heart care
• Inpatient care, including an advance Intensive Care Unit
• Interventional techniques and surgical treatments
• Multidisciplinary team of other clinical professionals
• Prevention education
• Screening

Heart Disease Diagnosis

Wheaton Franciscan Heart Care - All Saints Cardiovascular Institute offers the latest technology in the hands of experienced heart specialists which assures our patients accurate diagnoses. Diagnostic services available at include:

• Cardiac CT angiography, using 64-slice technology
• Cardiac catheterization – at All Saints, more than 1200 cardiac caths are performed each year.
• Echocardiogram
• Electrophysiology
• Follow-up Testing for Pacemakers
• Head-up Tilt Testing
• Holtor Monitor Evaluation
• Nuclear Cardiac Scanning
• Stress testing

Cardiac Health and Rehabilitation

Wheaton Franciscan Heart Care - All Saints Cardiac Health and Rehabilitation is a comprehensive program that works with you from hospitalization to voluntary participation after a return to independent living. Anyone can participate in the program with a physician referral. For information about the accredited program in Racine, click here.

Inpatient Rehabilitation Program

While in the hospital, you are introduced to low-level exercise that steadily progresses until you return home. The Heart Health and Rehabilitation team blends this physical regimen with health information, counseling and support, and discharge planning.

Outpatient Rehabilitation Program

While exercising at your own pace on an outpatient basis, All Saints Heart Health and Rehabilitation team members monitor your progress and provide suggestions to improve recovery. This guidance and supervision is coupled with a variety of lifestyle-change classes.

Adult Fitness Program

For patients who want to continue in a supervised environment following the completion of their outpatient program, heart nurses and exercise physiologists plan individualized programs for patients to follow. This program offers a variety of hours to meet the needs of those who are working and retired.

With a physician’s referral, patients with no history of heart issues but with possible risk factors can utilize the Adult Fitness Program to assist with meeting their health maintenance goals. In addition, patients with vascular diseases, diabetes and other health problems can be referred to the department for a more systematic approach to exercise based on specific protocols and education.

Emergency Heart Care

Time is muscle when having a heart attack. The longer you wait to get help, the more your heart muscle suffers. That’s why having All Saints as an accredited Chest Pain Center so close is such an advantage.

The All Saints emergency team works closely with Emergency Medical Services, receiving EKG readings directly from the ambulance in order to prepare for treatment before the patient arrives. These experts are also linked to highly skilled cardiologists. A focus on fast-acting treatment with a comprehensive team effort helps save lives.

Interventional/Surgical Services

Specialists at Wheaton Franciscan Heart Care - All Saints Cardiovascular Institute perform a wide range of interventional and surgical treatment procedures including those available in Milwaukee or other larger cities.

• Coronary angioplasty
• Coronary Artery Stent Placement including Drug-Eluting Stents
• Electrophysiology Services
• Radiofrequency (RF) Ablations
• Rotational Atherectomy
• Pacemaker Implants
• ICD Implants
• Biventricular Pacing Devices
• Cardiovascular Surgery – Conventional and Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass
• Valve Repair

In-Patient Care

The Cardiac Care Unit at Wheaton Franciscan Heart Care - All Saints Cardiovascular Institute offers comprehensive inpatient care to cardiac patients and their families including care to patients who have had a cardiac invasive or cardiac diagnostic procedure, cardiac surgery, or patients admitted to the hospital with chest pain, heart attack or congestive heart failure.

The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) offers treatment to adult patients requiring critical medical care. The unit manages complex medical, surgical and cardiovascular surgical patients and is served by each physician on the All Saints Medical Staff. Intensivists are available in the ICU for consultation as needed. Hospitals that provide the services of intensivists have been shown to demonstrate superior patient outcomes.

Learn more about the ICU and Intensivists. Or, call (262) 687- 4011.

Prevention Education

All Saints Cardiac Health and Rehabilitation and Community Health Education also provide a wide variety of heart-health education opportunities. 

For more information about available classes, call Cardiac Health and Rehabilitation at (262) 687-4377 or click here.

The Heart Team

All Saints’ multidisciplinary heart team includes top-notch cardiologists as well as professionals in the areas of primary care medicine, nutrition, physical therapy, social services, general medical, diabetes education and others.

Our Cardiologists

Desiree M. Dizadji, MD
Abha Malhotra, MD
Thomas M. Shimshak, MD
Howard W. Short, MD
James F. Tierney, MD
Ranga Sriram, MD

Margot Vloka, MD, Electrophysiologist
Jennifer Niederstadt, NP

What is Valvular Heart Disease?

In valvular heart disease, a valve does not open or close properly. When this happens, the heart has to work harder to pump the blood out to the body. This will result in complications to the heart including enlargement of the heart muscle, symptoms such as shortness of breath, fatigue and lightheadedness. Learn more about valvular heart disease.

Always notify your dentist or doctor that you have an implanted heart valve.

Bypass Surgery or “Beating Heart Surgery”

Heart bypass surgery is performed as a treatment for coronary artery disease. The goal of cardiac bypass surgery is to restore adequate blood flow, eliminate symptoms of ischemia (lack of oxygen) to the heart and improve the quality of life for the patient and their family. 

Designated Heart Care Specialty Center

Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare - All Saints and Wheaton Franciscan Heart Care - All Saints Cardiovascular Institute has received the noteworthy designation of UnitedHealth Premium designated heart specialty center.

UnitedHealthcare has developed the UnitedHealth Premium designation program to provide its enrollees with information about and access to heart hospitals meeting quality criteria. This detailed information regarding specialized training, practice capabilities and proficiencies is designed to assist enrollees in making informed decisions about heart care.

“All hospitals are not the same. Where you go makes a difference in the type and quality of the care you receive,” said Lewis Sandy, M.D., executive vice president of clinical strategies at UnitedHealthcare. “Patients who require heart care need to know that they are getting the best treatment. These centers have been selected from hospitals in our network using criteria built on nationally recognized medical standards and expert independent physician advice. It is a distinct honor to be chosen as a UnitedHealth Premium designated heart specialty center.”

To receive this distinguished designation, Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare - All Saints had to apply and meet UnitedHealthcare’s extensive evidence and consensus-based quality and efficiency criteria. The criteria were developed with input from a panel of nationally recognized cardiac experts and based on guidelines set by the American College of Cardiology, the Society for Thoracic Surgeons, the Hearth Rhythm Society and the Leapfrog Group, a coalition of more than 150 public and private organizations that provide health care benefits.

The criteria include:

• Breadth of Care
• Depth of Care
• Emergency Care
• Staff
• Quality and Data Management

The program also measures hospital efficiency and makes comparisons to the expected or “average” cost for care among other hospitals in the local area based upon UnitedHealthcare claims data.

The UnitedHealth Premium Designation Program will help consumers recognize that All Saints in Racine is a leader in cardiac care within the community.

 

 

Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare – All Saints
3801 Spring Street
Racine, WI 53405
Phone: (262) 687-8400

Cardiovascular Institute

3803 Spring Street

Racine, WI  53405