Singing River Health System unveils new cardiac cath labs

Today, the Singing River Health System cut the ribbon on two new cardiac care rooms at two of their hospitals.

These labs will serve South Mississippi residents by providing them with more health care options.

April - 28th.

- - today, the singing river health- system cut the ribbon - on two new cardiac care rooms a- two of their hospitals.

- news 25's grant chighizola has- more on how these labs will - serve more south mississippi- residents by providing them - with more health care options.- - heart care is now closer to - home for many coast residents - with the introduction of- new medical labs for that - purpose.- sot-laurin st.

Pe: singing rive- health system administrator - "this services many of the people that need elective - cardiac procedures, whether - it's cardiac or peripheral, the- can do all of those, or implant- devices,- pacemakers, defibrillators."

- - - two cardiac catheterization lab- are located at singing river- health system's gulfport and- ocean springs hospitals,- complete with brand new medical- equipment for - medical testing and care.

- sot-erica whitfield: radiology- technologist- "this equipment allows us to function.

Without it, we- wouldn't be able to do what we- do."

The goal for these labs is to - bring new procedures and- health care options to the- surrounding areas they'll - now serve, including northern - harrison county.- standup - "singing river officials say that this facility here at the- gulfport hospital provides- services that haven't been- available at this facility in - the past."

Sot-erica whitfield - "this facility is so close and can get more patients here and- we can save - more lives with this facility - being right here, and now that- we have this state-of-- the-art rquipment, we have the- team to do it, we have the- - - - physicians to do it."

With thes facilities now in place,- continued growth is - expected for the health system- in the realm of heart care.

- sot-laurin st.

Pe - "this is step one, and we clearly plan on adding- additional services and - especially our partnership with- ochsner, we'll continue to add- - - - those here at singing river - gulfport."

In gulfport, grant chighizola,- news 25.-