{"id":6375,"date":"2020-03-10T20:15:28","date_gmt":"2020-03-10T20:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mhslp.com\/westgatehills\/?p=6375"},"modified":"2024-02-16T14:59:37","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T14:59:37","slug":"westgate-hills-rehabilitation-healthcare-center-launches-new-cardiac-care-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westgatehillshc.com\/westgate-hills-rehabilitation-healthcare-center-launches-new-cardiac-care-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Westgate Hills Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center Launches New Cardiac Care Program"},"content":{"rendered":"
Skilled Nursing Offering Aims to Meet Specialized Healthcare Need in Baltimore Area<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Westgate Hills Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, a 120-bed skilled nursing facility in Baltimore, has launched a new Cardiac Care program. Board-certified cardiologist Dr. Athol Morgan is overseeing the initiative, which is designed to accommodate regional need for this specialized healthcare focus.<\/p>\n Westgate Hills Cardiac Care is designed to promote independence and quality of life through reducing symptoms and decreasing disability in heart patients, while increasing their participation in physical and social activities. Services are tailored for individuals with congestive heart failure, post heart transplants, and acute myocardial infarctions, among other diagnoses.<\/p>\n In addition to consults with Dr. Morgan and other board-certified specialists, Westgate Hills heart patients will benefit from certified nurses on staff, seven days per week therapy services as prescribed, 24\/7 access to lab and radiology services, and a range of additional services and therapies. Westgate Hills also features an expansive state-of-the-art rehab gym, an activities of daily living (ADL) practice suite with kitchen, and a transitional sub-acute suite.<\/p>\n