Prairie STAT Heart is a carefully coordinated program between local hospital emergency rooms, EMS services, the Prairie doctors and the staff at Prairie Heart Institute-Memorial Hospital of Carbondale.
Its purpose: to treat the heart attack patient FAST.
During a heart attack, time is muscle. The longer you wait, the more likely damage is occurring. The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association considers 90 minutes the recommended window of treatment.
In southern Illinois, we have a unique issue. Many of our local hospitals are miles from Prairie Heart Institute-Carbondale, where proper treatment can occur. But, by working with the local hospitals and the EMS services, Prairie STAT Heart is successfully getting patients stabilized, transferred and treated, all in this 90 minute window.
During a heart attack, here’s what needs to happen:
What to do in the Event of a Heart Attack