McAllen Heart Hospital has received full Cycle II Chest Pain Center Accreditation with PCI (Percutaneous Coronary Interventions) from the Society of Chest Pain Centers Accreditation Review Committee in March 2009. The national accreditation is awarded to hospitals for their speed and efficiency in treating chest pain and heart attack symptoms. McAllen Heart Hospital is one of only two hospitals in the Rio Grande Valley awarded with the esteemed designation.

Overview
McAllen Heart Hospital opened on January 15, 1996 as a specialty care facility dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease. The 60-bed hospital provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient cardiac care, and a 24-hour Emergency Center. McAllen Heart Hospital was designed to provide an excellent and efficient setting for the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease. Every physician and every staff member, as well as all the hospital's technological resources, are dedicated to delivering high-quality patient care.

Patient Focus
McAllen Heart Hospital was the first freestanding cardiology and cardiovascular hospital built in the United States and is dedicated solely to heart-related medical needs for patients, including diagnosis and treatment, emergency heart care, heart catheterization, heart surgery and education.

Joe and Rose Keller (pictured above) have both been patients at McAllen Heart Hospital.

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Emergency Cardiac Care by an Experienced, Specialized Staff.

“If you think you have a heart problem, there’s no better place to go than an emergency room that specializes in cardiac care,” says Lester Dyke, MD, a cardiovascular surgeon at McAllen Heart Hospital.

When you go to the ER at McAllen Heart Hospital, you’ll be seen by an experienced, knowledgeable nursing staff that is prepared for any cardiac emergency it might encounter.

“We trust the staff’s judgement and that means we can act more quickly to treat patients,” says cardiologist Jeremy Enslein, DO. “Rapid treatment is the most important factor in how well a patient does.”

In addition to an experienced nursing staff, patients at McAllen Heart Hospital’s ER are treated by board-certified physicians such as Donald Tucker, MD, or one of the cardiologists or cardiovascular surgeons who are on call around the clock.

“If you’re having heart problems, this is the place to go,” Dr. Tucker says. “It’s fast and it’s efficient. Everyone here is experienced and knows what to do.”