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Cardiac Catheterization Lab   at
Foothills Medical Centre
Specialty: Cardiology
Estimated time to routine appointment: Within 1 month
Alberta Health Services - Calgary Zone
SERVICE DESCRIPTION
Provides testing, diagnosis, and treatment relating to the heart.Services include:
  • cardiac emergencies
  • diagnostic cardiac angiography
  • percutaneous coronary intervention
  • structural heart diagnostics
  • structural heart intervention
Provides testing, diagnosis, and treatment relating to the heart.Services include:
  • cardiac emergencies
  • diagnostic cardiac angiography
  • percutaneous coronary intervention
  • structural heart diagnostics
  • structural heart intervention
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Patients must be in agreement to R1 Goals of Care for procedure.
Patients must be in agreement to R1 Goals of Care for procedure.
Referral instructions for primary care, community care, private
providers etc. who do not send referrals via Connect Care.
REFERRAL PROCESS - FOR NON-CONNECT CARE USERS
Complete the referral form and fax it to the service using the contact information in this profile.
For Urgent Cases, please indicate 'Urgent' on the referral form.
Complete the referral form and fax it to the service using the contact information in this profile.
For Urgent Cases, please indicate 'Urgent' on the referral form.
REFERRAL PROCESS - FOR CONNECT CARE USERS
CPRC Office or Cardiologist enter a Case Request through Connect Care.
How to place Cath Lab Case Request in Connect Care 
CPRC Office or Cardiologist enter a Case Request through Connect Care.
How to place Cath Lab Case Request in Connect Care 
ADDITIONAL SERVICE DETAILS

The Outpatient Booking Office is staffed Monday through Friday 0800 - 1600. 

The Inpatient Triage RN is availablre Monday through Friday 0730-1545.

This office accepts referrals for inpatients currently admitted to a hospital under the care of a physician. Patients must be in agreement to R1 Goals of Care to be eligible for procedures performed in teh Cardiac Catheterization Labs.

For outpatient referrals please see Cardiac Procedures Central Referral - Cardiac Catheterization in the Alberta Referral Directory

Referrals are processed and reviewed within 1 business day and the admitting unit will receive a fax confirmation of referral. Any further required or missing information will be indicated on the fax confirmation. Patients will be reviewed, approved, and triaged by an RN and Interventional Cardiologist; scheduling and booking will be dependent on patient condition/priority. Please note that resources and patient transportation may be a factor in the booking process; though we work to make everything possible, please contact the Booking Office with any issues or concerns.

The Outpatient Booking Office is staffed Monday through Friday 0800 - 1600. 

The Inpatient Triage RN is availablre Monday through Friday 0730-1545.

This office accepts referrals for inpatients currently admitted to a hospital under the care of a physician. Patients must be in agreement to R1 Goals of Care to be eligible for procedures performed in teh Cardiac Catheterization Labs.

For outpatient referrals please see Cardiac Procedures Central Referral - Cardiac Catheterization in the Alberta Referral Directory

Referrals are processed and reviewed within 1 business day and the admitting unit will receive a fax confirmation of referral. Any further required or missing information will be indicated on the fax confirmation. Patients will be reviewed, approved, and triaged by an RN and Interventional Cardiologist; scheduling and booking will be dependent on patient condition/priority. Please note that resources and patient transportation may be a factor in the booking process; though we work to make everything possible, please contact the Booking Office with any issues or concerns.

COMMUNICATION PROCESS
  • Referral receipt to referring source within 2 days.
  • Acceptance via appointment details or wait list status letter to referring source and patient within 14 days.
 
PHONE
403-944-2319 (Booking office)
FAX
403-270-4036
REFERRAL PHONE
403-944-3278 Outpatient Booking Office
403-944-1682 Inpatient Booking Clerk
403-944-5238 Inpatient Triage RN or pager #11384
REFERRAL FAX
403-944-3200 Outpatient
403-270-4036 Inpatient
CLICK + TO VIEW REFERRAL GUIDELINES
Routine Reason for Referral
Access Targets convey the clinically appropriate timeframe patients should be seen within, by reason for referral and priority level.
Access Target
Required Information/Investigations
Investigation Timing
Additional Details
ACS - Acute coronary syndrome
Medication List (dose, frequency, route)
 
Within 1 month

Past medical history
 
Within 1 month

Patient Demographics
 
Within 1 month

Admission history and physical report
 
Within 1 month

ECGs (>1 preferred)
 
Within 1 month

Cardiac Testing Results
 
Within 1 month

Labwork (CBC, Electrolyte Panel, Creatinine, INR, and Troponin (when appropriate)
 
Within last 72 hours at minimum

CAD - Coronary artery disease
Medication List (dose, frequency, route)
 
Within 1 month

Past medical history
 
Within 1 month

Patient Demographics
 
Within 1 month

Admission history and physical report
 
Within 1 month

ECGs (>1 preferred)
 
Within 1 month

Cardiac Testing Results
 
Within 1 month

Labwork (CBC, Electrolyte Panel, Creatinine, INR, and Troponin (when appropriate)
 
Within last 72 hours at minimum

Cardiomyopathy
Medication List (dose, frequency, route)
 
Within 1 month

Past medical history
 
Within 1 month

Patient Demographics
 
Within 1 month

Admission history and physical report
 
Within 1 month

ECGs (>1 preferred)
 
Within 1 month

Cardiac Testing Results
 
Within 1 month

Labwork (CBC, Electrolyte Panel, Creatinine, INR, and Troponin (when appropriate)
 
Within last 72 hours at minimum

Heart failure
Medication List (dose, frequency, route)
 
Within 1 month

Past medical history
 
Within 1 month

Patient Demographics
 
Within 1 month

Admission history and physical report
 
Within 1 month

ECGs (>1 preferred)
 
Within 1 month

Cardiac Testing Results
 
Within 1 month

Labwork (CBC, Electrolyte Panel, Creatinine, INR, and Troponin (when appropriate)
 
Within last 72 hours at minimum

IHD - Ischemic heart disease
Medication List (dose, frequency, route)
 
Within 1 month

Past medical history
 
Within 1 month

Patient Demographics
 
Within 1 month

Admission history and physical report
 
Within 1 month

ECGs (>1 preferred)
 
Within 1 month

Cardiac Testing Results
 
Within 1 month

Labwork (CBC, Electrolyte Panel, Creatinine, INR, and Troponin (when appropriate)
 
Within last 72 hours at minimum

Myocardial infarction
Medication List (dose, frequency, route)
 
Within 1 month

Past medical history
 
Within 1 month

Patient Demographics
 
Within 1 month

Admission history and physical report
 
Within 1 month

ECGs (>1 preferred)
 
Within 1 month

Cardiac Testing Results
 
Within 1 month

Labwork (CBC, Electrolyte Panel, Creatinine, INR, and Troponin (when appropriate)
 
Within last 72 hours at minimum

NSTEMI - Non-ST segment elevation MI
Medication List (dose, frequency, route)
 
Within 1 month

Past medical history
 
Within 1 month

Patient Demographics
 
Within 1 month

Admission history and physical report
 
Within 1 month

ECGs (>1 preferred)
 
Within 1 month

Cardiac Testing Results
 
Within 1 month

Labwork (CBC, Electrolyte Panel, Creatinine, INR, and Troponin (when appropriate)
 
Within last 72 hours at minimum

STEMI - ST elevation myocardial infarction
Medication List (dose, frequency, route)
 
Within 1 month

Past medical history
 
Within 1 month

Patient Demographics
 
Within 1 month

Admission history and physical report
 
Within 1 month

ECGs (>1 preferred)
 
Within 1 month

Cardiac Testing Results
 
Within 1 month

Labwork (CBC, Electrolyte Panel, Creatinine, INR, and Troponin (when appropriate)
 
Within last 72 hours at minimum

Valvular heart disease
Medication List (dose, frequency, route)
 
Within 1 month

Past medical history
 
Within 1 month

Patient Demographics
 
Within 1 month

Admission history and physical report
 
Within 1 month

ECGs (>1 preferred)
 
Within 1 month

Cardiac Testing Results
 
Within 1 month

Labwork (CBC, Electrolyte Panel, Creatinine, INR, and Troponin (when appropriate)
 
Within last 72 hours at minimum
PATIENT APPOINTMENT INFORMATION
 
MISSED APPOINTMENT GUIDELINES
Missed outpatient appointments will be cancelled and a new referral will need to be inputted by the referring physician if still needed.
Missed outpatient appointments will be cancelled and a new referral will need to be inputted by the referring physician if still needed.
 
HOURS OF OPERATION
Monday: 8:00 am - 3:45 pm
Tuesday: 8:00 am - 3:45 pm
Wednesday: 8:00 am - 3:45 pm
Thursday: 8:00 am - 3:45 pm
Friday: 8:00 am - 3:45 pm
Description:
Emergency on call available 24 hours/day.
   
 
ADDRESS
9 floor, Catheterization Lab
1403 29 Street NW
Calgary Alberta
T2N 2T9
PATIENT APPOINTMENT INSTRUCTIONS
  • Bring your Alberta health care card and a piece of government issued photo ID.
  • Check in at reception 15 minutes prior to your scheduled appointment time.
  • You may bring a family member or significant other during your consultation.
  • Please make sure to have someone with you if you are unable to communicate in English.
  • Bring your Alberta health care card and a piece of government issued photo ID.
  • Check in at reception 15 minutes prior to your scheduled appointment time.
  • You may bring a family member or significant other during your consultation.
  • Please make sure to have someone with you if you are unable to communicate in English.
 
DIRECTIONS
Appointments and procedures are completed at the Foothills Medical Centre. Please proceed to unit 92, which is located on the 9th floor of the main building.
Appointments and procedures are completed at the Foothills Medical Centre. Please proceed to unit 92, which is located on the 9th floor of the main building.
 
PHONE
403-944-2319 (Booking office)
 
PARKING INSTRUCTIONS
Due to ongoing construction at the Foothills Medical Centre please allow for additional time for parking and making your way to your appointment.
Due to ongoing construction at the Foothills Medical Centre please allow for additional time for parking and making your way to your appointment.
 
EMAIL
VIRTUAL APPOINTMENT INFORMATION
 
 
WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBILITY
Yes

The primary purpose of the All Locations list is to let the user easily access any location of a healthcare service without going back to the main search screen.

The locations listed have 3 background colors:
  • Green means the healthcare service@location has referral information attached to it.
  • Brown means the healthcare service@location never had referral information attached to it, or it has unpublished referral information.
  • Red means
    • IA changed the healthcare service@location's status to something other than Current
    • It was deleted if it is an ARD healthcare service@location.
Green  and Brown are always at the top of the list. These are the Healthcare Service@Locations with the status of Current.
The Red list at the bottom consists of non-current Healthcare Service@locations that once had Published referral information in the ARD.
If the referral information was never published in ARD the Healthcare Service@location will not show in the Red list.

The secondary purpose of the All Locations list is to allow ARD Administrators to recover (copy) referral information from the non-current Healthcare Service@Locations to ones that are current.

Common Scenario:
A Healthcare Service moves from one location to another. In this case the IA Healthcare Service@Location record will be made defunct (non-current) and a new Healthcare Service@Location record will be created with a current status. In this scenario the captured referral guidelines in ARD can become "orphaned" as they are not attached to any current IA healthcare service.

Categories of non-current or orphaned referral guidelines: INDIVIDUAL and COMMON.
The REFERRAL GUIDELINES section of the profile has the prefix INDIVIDUAL or COMMON to help you choose the method below when transferring referral guidelines from a non-current Healthcare Service@Location to a current healthcare service@location.

Individual referral process
  1. Click on a non-current (Red) Healthcare Service@Location at the bottom of the All Locations list.
  2. The non-current referral info is displayed with the link Copy this Referral Process to another Healthcare Service@Location link on the upper right hand corner. Click on the copy link.
  3. Choose a current location (Green or Brown) from the All Locations list. This will be the Healthcare Service@Location you are pasting the referral info into.
  4. The system will display the Edit Referral Info screen populated with the referral info from the non-current Healthcare Service@Location you viewed in the first step.
  5. Click Save and the referral info is transferred from the non-current Healthcare Service@Location to the current one.
  6. Repeat these steps for each Healthcare Service@Location that needs attention.

Common referral process - 2 sub cases.
Case 1: At least 1 current Healthcare Service@Location with common referral info is with current status for this healthcare service; One or more Healthcare Healthcare Service@Locations where replaced by new one.
  1. Click on any current Healthcare Service@Location whether it has referral info (Green) or not (Brown).
  2. The healthcare service location opens in the Edit Referral Info screen populated with the current common referral info.
  3. Save it. 
  4. All locations will be updated with the common referral information, including all the locations that don't have referral info yet (Brown). The non-current referrals (Red) will also be updated.
Case 2:  All Healthcare Healthcare Service@Locations for a healthcare service are set to a non-current status and replaced by new ones. In this case there is no current additional referral info to copy from, so the only alternative is to pick up the non-current common referral process (Red). Follow the steps described in the section Individual Referral Process above to copy/paste the non-current common referral info to the current healthcare service locations.
Generally we want to replicate current common referral info to new or replaced healthcare service locations. We only resort to copying non-current common referral info if there is no other option.

Remember: Some fields can be location specific with the common referral process:
Parking Instructions, Directions, Parking Map, Wait Time, Referral Phone or Referral Fax.
To update these items you have to edit each Healthcare Service@Location separately.

ADDITONAL NOTES:
  • The info icon after the All Locations drop down will be visible to ARD Administrators.
  • The system doesn't allow you to copy referral information from one non-current Healthcare Service@Location to another.

 

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