Listen as Dr. Jason Bowman, Dr. Cameron Henzman and ICU Director, Steve Haines discuss the cutting edge cardiac care now available to the residents of central Kentucky through the new ECMO program. Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center (EMRMC) is now offering ECLS (extracorporeal life support) using a device called ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) in the Emergency Department to restore blood flow and oxygen to the body when a heart stops or when lungs stop functioning. Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center is now the only hospital in the state to offer this service 24/7 by the emergency department staff.
Bringing ECLS and ECMO Ability to Central Kentucky
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