Level 1 Cardiac Care Center
In the event a cardiac crisis does occur, no hospital is better equipped to ensure the best outcome. Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital is the only Southwest Georgia hospital designated by the Georgia Department of Public Health as a Level 1 Emergency Cardiac Care Center -- Georgia’s highest level of emergency cardiac care.??
Our emergency cardiac services include cardiac catheterization and angioplasty to treat patients suffering fro a heart attack, as well as advanced cardiothoracic surgery capabilities and the ability to perform other surgical procedures such as implanting automatic cardioverter defibrillators and percutaneous left ventricular assist devices.