Lake Norman Regional Medical Center Announces Expansion of Cardiac Intervention and Emergent STEMI Services

5/26/2022

MOORESVILLE, N.C. – Lake Norman Regional Medical Center has announced the expansion of their cardiac intervention and emergent STEMI services starting May 31. A STEMI, standing for an ST-elevation myocardial infarction, is a type of heart attack that mainly affects your heart’s lower chambers.

The team at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center including, Network Chief Executive Officer Clyde Wood, Interventional Cardiologist Bryan Waits, M.D., FACC, Emergency Medical Director Allin Vesa, M.D., Emergency Department Director Rebecca Moore, RN, BSN, and Director of Imaging and Cardiac Cath Lab Andy Payne, CNMT, MHA, has been working closely with the Iredell County Emergency Services team including Director Blair Richey and Deputy Director Andy Cardwell.

The new hours will be 8 am to 12 am (midnight), Monday through Friday, expanding from 8 am to 5 pm currently. This new expansion of hours will increase coverage and care for Iredell County, and it is only the beginning. “Our goal is to offer cardiac and STEMI services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and this is our first step in the right direction,” said Network CEO Clyde Wood.

Left to right: Iredell County EMS Deputy Director Andy Cardwell; Iredell County EMS Director Blair Richey; Interventional Cardiologist Bryan Waits, M.D., FACC; Emergency Medical Director Allin Vesa, M.D.; and Network Chief Executive Officer Clyde Wood

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