A pair of cardiopulmonary needs have been addressed with a pair of separate announcements by Newman Regional Health.
The most recent: On Tuesday, the hospital said its WS and EC Jones Cardiovascular Lab is starting to use sonic presure waves to treat calcium deposits in the coronary and peripheral arteries. Calcium in known for helping bone health, but calcium in arteries can reduce blood flow to the heart and to the body’s extremities. Newman Regional Health says about 30 percent of older patients have troublesome calcium deposits that increase their risk of medical issues.
Heart disease, the leading cause of death for men and women alike, kills almost 700,000 Americans each year.
Cardiologist Dr. Michael Lloyd says the novel shockwave IVL technology — standing for intravascular lithotripsy — will let Newman Regional Health’s medical teams treat ” some of the most complex forms of heart disease in our most challenging patient cases, all while remaining committed to improving patient outcomes.”
Newman Regional Health’s Cardiovascular Lab is the only American College of Cardiology PCI-accredited lab in Kansas.
Separately, Newman Regional Health has started enrollments into its brand-new Outpatient Pulmonary Rehab Program. Pulmonary Rehab Case Manager Connie Coble says this new program has a similar structure to the hospital’s longstanding Cardiac Rehab Program. The goals of the two programs, however, are notably different.
The program has patients meeting for 60 minutes twice a week, with a goal of anywhere from 12-36 sessions in the cardiac and pulmonary rehab area. It includes exercise training, education and support designed to help patients improve their quality life through symptom management, improved exercise stamina and strength and ways to control shortness of breath.
Besides COPD, the program will also help patients with asthma, pulmonary fibrosis, post-COVID symptoms and other ailments.
