The new Heart & Vascular Center is one of the largest in the southeast encompassing 55,000 square feet of the latest technology available. It opened with 13 new labs which include the latest digital, flat plate technology for the best imaging and reduced radiation exposure. It was built to allow for expansion of more suites in the future.
The center includes 48 beds for prep & recovery, 22 of these are private rooms for our outpatients to stay in with their families until discharge. There are 26 additional beds for patient care, all with the latest in electronic monitoring and documentation systems.
The Heart and Vascular center is located on the 6th Floor of the North Pavilion of UAB Hospital and is arranged for efficient use of each of its 13 Procedural Labs:
- 4 Vascular Interventional Radiology (VIR) labs
- 3 Electrophysiology (EP) labs
- 4 Adult Care (ACL) labs
- 1 Pediatric Cardiac lab
- 1 Neuro-interventional lab
This Center is one of the first of its kind to integrate multiple services including:
- Vascular Interventional Radiology
- Pediatric Cardiology
- Neuro-interventional radiology
- Interventional Cardiology
- Electrophysiology