UofL Health South Hospital, which opened in March, is significantly improving healthcare access in Bullitt County.”We’re busy every day. I’ve got five cases today. We’ve done six in the last three days just from the emergency room,” Dr. Holbrook, chief of surgery, said.”Hernias that are stuck, appendicitis. I’ve seen patients even with bowels who need big operations, we’ve been doing those here,” Dr. Holbrook added.Six months ago, such operations would not have been possible in Bullitt County, which was the largest county in the Commonwealth without an inpatient hospital. The opening of UofL Health South Hospital has bridged a significant healthcare gap in the area.”Normally, those people would have gotten sent downtown to UofL or Jewish so they are all gracious they can stay here and get their operation,” Dr. Holbrook said.”This room is one of the newest and most life-saving places at South Hospital. This is the cath lab where many people come to get treated for heart attacks,” Dr. Piracha explained.”We have 376 patients and 594 procedures because a lot of patients need multiple procedures,” Dr. Piracha added.Since its opening, the hospital has treated 15 STEMI heart attack patients and six pulmonary embolism patients who might not have survived if they had to travel for an operation.”Think about that whole process from there to here, call EMS, transfer them downtown. Team comes in. We gotta put a tube in their leg, take pictures of their arteries, get their artery open. Now, if you take a couple of those steps out. They come to the ER. The ER physician calls us and says hey STEMI. Cath lab people mostly live really close. We’re here within 30 minutes. Get the procedure done,” Dr. Piracha said.”The sooner you get them in, the sooner you get the blood flow down the artery, the more chance their heart has to recover,” Dr. Piracha emphasized.Having everyday accessibility to such critical care is life-changing for the community.”I think this has given everyone comfort that they can come straight to here,” Dr. Piracha said.
UofL Health South Hospital, which opened in March, is significantly improving healthcare access in Bullitt County.
“We’re busy every day. I’ve got five cases today. We’ve done six in the last three days just from the emergency room,” Dr. Holbrook, chief of surgery, said.
“Hernias that are stuck, appendicitis. I’ve seen patients even with bowels who need big operations, we’ve been doing those here,” Dr. Holbrook added.
Six months ago, such operations would not have been possible in Bullitt County, which was the largest county in the Commonwealth without an inpatient hospital. The opening of UofL Health South Hospital has bridged a significant healthcare gap in the area.
“Normally, those people would have gotten sent downtown to UofL or Jewish so they are all gracious they can stay here and get their operation,” Dr. Holbrook said.
“This room is one of the newest and most life-saving places at South Hospital. This is the cath lab where many people come to get treated for heart attacks,” Dr. Piracha explained.
“We have 376 patients and 594 procedures because a lot of patients need multiple procedures,” Dr. Piracha added.
Since its opening, the hospital has treated 15 STEMI heart attack patients and six pulmonary embolism patients who might not have survived if they had to travel for an operation.
“Think about that whole process from there to here, call EMS, transfer them downtown. Team comes in. We gotta put a tube in their leg, take pictures of their arteries, get their artery open. Now, if you take a couple of those steps out. They come to the ER. The ER physician calls us and says hey STEMI. Cath lab people mostly live really close. We’re here within 30 minutes. Get the procedure done,” Dr. Piracha said.
“The sooner you get them in, the sooner you get the blood flow down the artery, the more chance their heart has to recover,” Dr. Piracha emphasized.
Having everyday accessibility to such critical care is life-changing for the community.
“I think this has given everyone comfort that they can come straight to here,” Dr. Piracha said.
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