BLANCHARD VALLEY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER

CARDIOVASCULAR SERVICES: BLANCHARD VALLEY HEARTCARE CENTER OFFERS A COMPLETE RANGE OF SERVICES FOR COMPREHENSIVE CARDIAC CARE. SERVICES FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT INCLUDE CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY, VALVE REPLACEMENTS, CARDIAC AND PULMONARY REHABILITATION, AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING INCLUDING EKGS, STRESS TESTS, HOLTER MONITORING, AND ECHOCARDIOGRAMS. THE CARDIAC AND PULMONARY REHAB PROGRAMS ARE NATIONALLY CERTIFIED BY THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CARDIOVASCULAR AND PULMONARY REHABILITATION (AACPR). IN ADDITION, EDUCATION IS PROVIDED TO PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILY, AS WELL AS COMMUNITY MEMBERS, ON A VARIETY OF HEART-RELATED TOPICS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS AT BLANCHARD VALLEY HOSPITAL AND BLUFFTON HOSPITAL ADHERE TO THE NATIONAL GOLD STANDARD OF HEARTCARE THAT INCLUDES THE ADMINISTRATION OF CLOT BUSTERS AND OTHER DRUG THERAPY. ALL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PHYSICIANS AND NURSES HAVE RECEVIED EXTENSIVE EDUCATION IN CRITICAL CARDIAC CARE, WHICH INCLUDES ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT. THANKS TO TEAMWORK, THE BVH EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND THE BLANCHARD VALLEY HEARTCARE CENTER CONSISTENTLY BEAT THE 90-MINUTE NATIONAL BENCHMARK FOR DOOR TO BALLOON TIME, ESTABLISHED BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY (ACC). IN 2022, OUR MEDIAN DOOR TO BALLOON TIME WAS 69 MINUTES.

NEUROSCIENCES SERVICES: NEUROSCIENCES SERVICES AT BLANCHARD VALLEY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (BVRHC) INCLUDE: SPINAL SURGERY, CRANIAL SURGERY, PERIPHERAL NERVE SURGERY, PAIN MANAGEMENT SURGERY, AND MANY OTHER PROCEDURES. ALSO, BVRHC PROVIDES SERVICES THAT DIAGNOSE, TREAT, AND MANAGE DISORDERS OF THE BRAIN AND NERVOUS SYSTEM. WE WORK DIRECTLY WITH OUR PATIENTS TO CREATE A HEALTH CARE PLAN TO FIT THEIR NEEDS. OUR CONTINUING GOAL IS TO PROVIDE SUPERIOR OUTCOMES BY UTILIZING THE LATEST SURGICAL TECHNIQUES AND EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE GUIDELINES TO ACHIEVE CLINICAL EXCELLENCE.