Division of Nursing

Division of Nursing

Nursing Unit

Highlight on Heart and Lung

Clinic

St. Alexius Heart & Lung Clinic consists of several specialty groups. 

These being Cardiology, Cardiovascular Surgery, Cardiac Electrophysiology,

Pulmonary, Allergy, Cystic Fibrosis, Pain and Anesthesia. St. Alexius Heart

& Lung Clinic services a predominately adult and geriatric population. 

Services are, however, provided to infant, child and adolescent populations

as well.   The Heart & Lung Clinic providers treat a wide range of

conditions relating to cardiac care, pulmonary care, allergy and pain

treatments and anesthesia.

Clinic visits and

diagnostic procedures comprise the majority of services in the clinic

setting.  Diagnostic testing procedures include: EKG, echocardiograms,

cardiac and pulmonary stress testing, pulmonary function testing, skin and

scratch testing, various injections, lumbar puncture, IV therapies and

various other procedures.  Physicians and nursing personnel provide

satellite clinic coverage on a rotating basis each month.

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