NMCSD Recognizes Cardiovascular Professionals Week

Photo By Petty Officer 2nd Class Luke Cunningham | 210219-N-LW757-1062 SAN DIEGO (Feb. 19, 2021) Lt. Cmdr. Andrew Choi, a cardiologist (left), and Lt. Emily Calhoun, a medical resident (right), both assigned to Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD), conduct an electrophysiology study in the hospital's cardiac catheterization laboratory Feb. 19. Electrophysiology studies test the heart's electrical activity in order to find where an arrhythmia (abnormal heartbeat) is located. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way many facets of healthcare are conducted, and NMCSD has adapted some of its techniques and practices to keep both staff and patients safe while delivering the high-quality healthcare they’ve come to expect. NMCSD’s mission is to prepare service members to deploy in support of operational forces, deliver high quality healthcare services and shape the future of military medicine through education, training and research. NMCSD employs more than 6,000 active duty military personnel, civilians, and contractors in Southern California to provide patients with world-class care anytime, anywhere. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Luke Cunningham)  

SAN DIEGO, CA, UNITED STATES

02.22.2021

Story by Seaman Luke Cunningham 

Naval Medical Center San Diego

SAN DIEGO – Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) recognizes it's Cardiology Department staff during Cardiovascular Professionals Week Feb. 14-20.
NMCSD offers a full spectrum of cardiovascular services.
Each service requires the support of a wide range of cardiovascular professionals. Doctors, nurses, cardiovascular technicians, sonographers, electrocardiogram technicians, hospital corpsmen and other support staff carry out NMCSD's Cardiology Department's mission.
"We have a team of about 50 individuals in our department," said Capt. William Bennett, NMCSD's Cardiovascular Diseases Fellowship director. "Each one of them allows us to provide high quality, reliable health care for our patients."
Cardiovascular professionals at NMCSD have a unique opportunity to provide the best possible care for their patients. Patients are either active duty service members or beneficiaries, both populations that have been afforded the best healthcare without worry of financial limitations.
"We have the ability to take care of our beneficiaries in a way that is evidence based," said Bennett. "We don't have to worry about the cost of care, we just worry about what the patient needs."
NMCSD's cardiovascular professionals are an essential part of the hospital, and provide their patients with the care and high-quality service they expect.
NMCSD’s mission is to prepare service members to deploy in support of operational forces, deliver high-quality healthcare services and shape the future of military medicine through education, training and research. NMCSD employs more than 6,000 active duty military personnel, civilians and contractors in Southern California to provide patients with world-class care anytime, anywhere.
Visit navy.mil or facebook.com/NMCSD for more information.

• Date Taken: 02.22.2021
• Date Posted: 02.27.2021 12:45
• Story ID: 389546
• Location: SAN DIEGO, CA, US