Heart Care

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Care Close to Home

Whether you need acute emergency treatment due to a heart attack or have a chronic heart condition that requires continued care, Physicians Regional Healthcare System has cardiologists close to your home. With two locations, one on Collier Blvd and one on Pine Ridge Road, we’re positioned to serve you – wherever you live in Collier County.

Cardiology is a branch of medicine that deals with the study, diagnosis and care of the cardiovascular system. Since there are so many aspects of your heart's function, your cardiologist has to consider many variables when identifying what may be wrong with your heart. Some of these variables include your heart, arteries or blood vessels.

There are three main types of cardiology: invasive, non-invasive and interventional. Your cardiologist may use one or a combination of techniques to identify and treat your heart condition.

Our cardiac care teams provide complete heart care services for patients throughout the area. Our patients have received a wide range of treatments, from lifesaving procedures to education on a heart-healthy lifestyle; treatment is available for conditions ranging from heart failure to heart attack to vascular disease and beyond.

Should I See a Cardiologist?

The heart is one of the most important muscles in the body, yet over 84 million Americans suffer from a form of cardiovascular disease. You could be one of them if you experience any of the following symptoms:

• Severe pressure, squeezing, pain or discomfort in the chest
• Pain or discomfort that spreads into the shoulders, neck, upper back or jaw
• Chest pain that becomes more intense
• Chest pain that isn’t relieved by rest
• Hoarseness caused by pressure on the vocal cords
• Difficulty swallowing
• Heart palpitations
• Low blood pressure
• High blood pressure
• Chest pain combined with the following:
  • Excessive and unexplained sweating or cool/clammy skin
  • Sudden and extreme paleness
  • Shortness of breath
  • Nausea or vomiting
  • Dizziness or fainting
  • Unexplained weakness or fatigue
  • Rapid or irregular pulse

If you think you may be having a heart attack, call 9-1-1 immediately.

Our Accreditation Makes a Difference

At Physicians Regional Healthcare System, we aim to provide quality care. This means going the extra mile to make sure that the doctors, nurses, technology and facilities at Physicians Regional qualify for certain accreditations.

Accredited Chest Pain Centers

Both Physicians Regional Healthcare System locations are Accredited Chest Pain Centers. In order to qualify for this accreditation, we use an operational model that combines scientific evidence with process improvement initiatives for the care of any patient who might be having a heart attack. Reducing the time it takes to receive treatment is essential in caring for a heart attack patient. Accredited facilities like ours better monitor patients when it is not yet clear whether or not a potentially life-threatening coronary event is occurring. This monitoring helps us ensure that patients are neither discharged too early nor admitted to the hospital without cause.

An Accredited Chest Pain Center’s (CPC) approach to cardiac patient care allows clinicians to reduce time to treatment during the critical early stages of a heart attack.

Chest Pain Center with Primary PCI Accreditation

Our Pine Ridge hospital has received full Chest Pain Center with Primary PCI Accreditation. This means that this location also has percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) available 24/7 on site. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is a non-surgical procedure that improves blood flow to the heart by inserting a balloon catheter into the artery to relieve any narrowing or blockage.

STEMI Program

Our Pine Ridge location also has a ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) program in place to treat patients with an acute coronary case caused by a severe blockage in one of the heart’s major arteries. It is critical that patients with a STEMI heart attack are transported to the cardiac catheterization lab right away to receive a coronary angioplasty. During this procedure, the blocked artery is opened using balloons and stents. The amount of time it takes for the patient to get from the emergency room door to the cardiac catheterization lab is known as door-to-balloon time.

Find a Heart Doctor Near You

To find a cardiologist near you, contact one of our two locations in the Naples area. You can also find a provider online.

Call (239) 354-6000 | Collier Blvd
Call (239) 348-4000 | Pine Ridge