Transcript CV PACU Virtual Tour - University Health Care System

Heart or vascular Surgery at the
Heart & Vascular Institute
Entrance
Welcome to University
Hospital’s Heart & Vascular
Institute, a world-class facility
designed specifically to meet
the heart and vascular needs
of this region.
Front Door
Here, University’s
cardiothoracic and vascular
surgeons perform hundreds of
procedures each year,
including open-heart surgery,
coronary artery surgery, valve
replacement surgery, aortic
aneurysm repair, carotid
stenting, repairs of ventricular
aneurysms and many others.
They work in a dedicated
suite designed specifically for
open-heart and vascular
surgery.
Main Lobby
A reception desk is available
to the right of the main
entrance should you have
questions when you first enter
the Heart & Vascular Institute.
If no one is at the desk, you
can proceed past the desk
toward the back of the lobby
where the public elevators are
located.
Public Elevators
The public elevators are
located past the New Moon
Café on the right side of the
main lobby. From the lobby,
CV Post-Anesthesia Care Unit
patients, friends and family
members will go to the second
floor of the Heart & Vascular
Institute.
Hallway to
CV PACU
Turn left once you exit the
elevators and proceed down
the hallway to the CV PACU
unit.
Hallway to
CV PACU
Proceed to the end of the
hallway and go through the
door to arrive at the CV
PACU.
The Family
Waiting Room
Through the first set of doors to
the CV PACU is the Family
Waiting Room specifically for
the family of patients in the
unit.
The Family
Waiting Room
Since family members can visit
only during designated time
periods, this area offers
comfortable seating as well as
access to lockers and a kitchen.
The Family
Waiting Room
This area of the Family Waiting
Room includes a quiet area
with chairs that convert to beds
if needed.
The Family
Waiting Room
Volunteers within the waiting
area can provide linens and
pillows for those who wish to
rest.
The Family
Waiting Room
Lockers are available for
family members who wish to
secure their personal
belongings or those of the
patient.
The Family
Waiting Room
The Family Waiting Room also
has a kitchenette attached for
family members to grab a cup
of coffee or heat a meal.
Security
Family members should know
that their loved ones are safe
within the CV PACU. Access to
the unit is restricted and
requires the permission of
University’s clinical staff.
CV PACU
University’s CV PACU rooms
provide the very latest
technology and monitoring
equipment to ensure patient
safety. Post surgery, heart and
vascular patients are brought to
one of the unit’s 10 beds where
they will be continually
monitored.
CV PACU
Once a patient is stable enough
to leave the CV PACU, they are
discharged to one of the
Universal Patient Rooms on the
Heart & Vascular Institute’s
third floor.
CV PACU
Patients are carefully
transferred to nearby elevators
and taken to the third floor of
the Heart & Vascular Institute.
H&V Third Floor
Patients are then brought to a
state-of-the-art Universal
Patient Room.
Universal
Patient Rooms
The Universal Patients Rooms
offer a home-like atmosphere
and accommodate family
members, while still being
equipped for clinical care and
staffed by nurses trained to care
for heart and vascular patients
at all levels in their recovery.
Here, family members are
allowed and encouraged to stay
with patients around the clock
and be a part of the healing
process.
Leaving the
Heart &
Vascular Institute
When it’s time to leave the
Heart & Vascular Institute, the
patient will receive discharge
papers, which include
information regarding their
continued recovery as well as
any instructions they might
need regarding medications and
further treatments.
Leaving the
Heart &
Vascular Institute
Patients are escorted to the
ground floor of the Heart &
Vascular Institute.
Leaving the
Heart &
Vascular Institute
Patients are escorted to their
waiting vehicles to continue
their recuperation and recovery
at home. Part of that recovery
should include cardiac
rehabilitation in University’s
accredited Cardiac
Rehabilitation program.
Cardiovascular
Rehabilitation
University’s Cardiac
Rehabilitation Program, on the
ground floor of the Heart &
Vascular Institute, is the only
program in Augusta to be
certified by the American
Association of Cardiovascular
and Pulmonary Rehabilitation.
The program helps patients
recovering from cardiac
surgery, heart attack or any
cardiac event reduce the risk of
further problems and live
fuller, more active lives
through monitored exercise,
nutrition and stress
management programs.
If you still have questions about
your stay in the CV PACU, please
speak with your nurse.