The Heart Group

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men, women, and people of most racial and ethnic groups in the United States. One person dies every 33 seconds in the United States from cardiovascular disease. For our community, we have developed a comprehensive, high-quality, and well-coordinated cardiac care program.

Primary Prevention
We provide a wide range of general cardiology consult services at Day Kimball. This includes hypertension and hypertensive heart disease, simple arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation and other rhythm disorders, heart failure/ cardiomyopathy, and the general assessment of undifferentiated patients with cardiac symptoms (such as chest pain, shortness of breath and palpitations).

The consulting cardiologist will:

Provide an initial evaluation.
Arrange and expedite necessary testing.
Guide and facilitate follow-up treatment.
Arrange transfer to a specialized cardiac inpatient unit if necessary.

Non-Invasive Cardiac Testing and Physician Services
As a patient you will benefit from an array of advanced non-invasive cardiac testing, stress tests, mobile cardiac telemetry, nuclear scans, and top-of-the-line echocardiography which are normally only offered at major medical centers. We have a dedicated team that specializes in the surgical procedures of pacemakers, defibrillators, multi-lead systems, and implantable loop recorders as well as transesophageal echocardiograms and cardioversions if the need is warranted. Our cardiology team will be there every step of the way.

Our affiliation with nearby major medical centers ensures access to even more advanced procedures such as cardiac catheterization, angioplasty, and open heart surgery. We can provide access to other expert cardiology services through our associated cardiologist at UMass Memorial Medical Center, Yale Medical Center, Hartford HealthCare, St. Francis Medical Center, and many other practices. Our cardiology practitioners have advanced training and expertise in advanced heart failure, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and other genetic cardiomyopathies. We will be there every step of the way, with even the most complex patients.

Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation
The final link in the chain of survival is post-hospital care. Our cardiopulmonary rehabilitation program can help get you back to your full cardiac health. We offer a supervised exercise program, where a specially trained RN will monitor your progression, report changes, and make recommendations to our cardiology physicians and your referring physician. Together, in our state-of-the-art facility, we will get you back to the highest quality of life after a serious cardiac event.

Billing and Payment Information

Billing for physician consultations and services will be submitted to your insurance directly from those practices.

For care received in the Day Kimball Hospital emergency department, billing will come from Day Kimball Hospital (for facility services), for emergency physician services, and NAPA Anesthesia (for anesthesiology services, when applicable).

Billing for anticoagulation services and cardiopulmonary rehabilitation will come from Day Kimball Hospital.

Please check with your insurance carrier for details about your specific coverage, copays, deductibles, and any prior authorization requirements. If you have questions about your Day Kimball Hospital bill or need help paying for care, please contact our team of financial counselors. For more information visit the billing page.