St Mary's Hospital - 6th floor
Cath Lab
In a partnership with Prairie Heart Institute (PHI) and St. John’s Hospital, St. Mary’s offers high-quality, cost-effective diagnostic cardiac care in its cardiac catheterization lab on the hospital’s 6th floor. Under the direction of cardiologist Luis J. Caceres, M.D., Medical Director of Cardiology, the lab allows for pacemaker insertions and diagnostic catheterizations, which identify blockages in the arteries leading to the heart.
 St. Mary’s catheterization lab benefits from a GE Innova™ 2000 all-digital cardiovascular imaging system, which offers superior image quality at a very low radiation dose and enables cardiologists to better view and treat coronary artery blockages that could contribute to cardiovascular damage and heart attack.
A unique feature is a direct communication link to St. John’s Hospital, which allows the attending cardiologist to review cases with a team of PHI physicians in Springfield to determine whether more extensive procedures like open-heart surgery are warranted, all while the patient is undergoing the catheterization procedure at St. Mary’s.
For more information about St. Mary’s Catheterization Lab, please call 464-7584.
Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation
St. Mary's Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation team would like the opportunity to serve you! With rehab programs on the campus of St. Mary's Hospital and at Fields-Wright Medical Facility in Sullivan, we offer convenient, quality care close to home. Our program is goal-oriented to enhance wellness and improve your cardiopulmonary risk profile through exercise, education, and support
- Graduated exercises are adapted to meet individual needs, limitations, and goals.
- Education to identify risk factors and methods to improve cardiovascular health are offered to the individual and his/her family through one-on-one sessions and group education. Ancillary services are also available for dietary, pharmacological, psychosocial, and/or spiritual needs.
Benefits of our structured program of exercise and education include improvement of the patient's risk profile and enhancement of cardiopulmonary strength and endurance. For more information, please call 464-2056.
Heart Support Team
Dietitian
A dietitian will discuss your current eating habits, offer an easy-to-follow diet based upon your nutritional needs, and explain food labels and how you can continue to enjoy dining out.
Pharmacist
A pharmacist will review your current medications and explain each of the medicine’s benefits and potential side effects.
Respiratory Therapist
A respiratory therapist will evaluate your lungs’ functional capacity and design an exercise program appropriate for you.
Social Worker
A social worker will discuss your financial and/or social needs and connect you to community resources.
Pastoral Care Staff
Recognizing the importance of the spiritual dimension in health care, St. Mary’s Pastoral Care staff are available to offer a caring ear, a thoughtful prayer or a word of encouragement.
Counselor
A counselor from St. Mary’s Behavioral Services can help demonstrate positive techniques to cope with stress.
Prairie Heart Institute
Coming Soon!
 Vascular Lab
Equipped with state-of-the-art imaging technology, St. Mary’s vascular lab now enables patients to undergo basic angiography procedures—X-ray examinations of the peripheral blood vessels (vessels outside the heart)—and necessary interventional procedures in the same room. Patients benefit from rapid scan times, optimal image quality, and maximum protection from radiation, as physicians view even the smallest vascular structures in detail.
Patient Education
 Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
VNUS Closure for Varicose Veins
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