Clinical Component

Navigating the Clinical Component

The clinical environment at Kettering Health Hamilton is built for a busy but well-supported cardiologist. Strong APP coverage handles most weekday inpatient activity, allowing the physician to focus on outpatient care and procedures during non-call weeks. Remote imaging capability adds flexibility to the daily workflow.

Clinical Scope

Services and Procedures

  • Echo stress testing (required)
  • EKG interpretation (required)
  • Nuclear stress testing (preferred)
  • Transesophageal echocardiography / TEE (preferred)
  • Inpatient and outpatient imaging reads
  • Remote stress and Echo reads available from any location

Advanced imaging (cardiac CT, cardiac MRI) is handled by radiologists and two dedicated system cardiologists. This is not part of the role.

Inpatient Environment

Hamilton Hospital runs a cardiology census of approximately 25 patients on a typical day and up to 35 on a busy day. Cardiology accounts for roughly one-third of total hospital admissions.

Facility Feature Detail
Licensed Beds 110
Average Daily Census ~90
Cardiology Daily Census 25 (typical) to 35 (busy)
ED Beds 37
ED Volume ~100 patients per day
ICU Beds 16 (mixed medical/surgical)
ICU Coverage 24/7 Pulmonary/Critical Care team; co-managed model
Cath Lab Level 2; no open-heart surgery on site
Echo/Vascular Rooms 3 main rooms for inpatient and outpatient
Pre/Post Rooms 7 combined rooms

APP and Clinical Support

APP support is a significant feature of this practice. During weekday call weeks, APPs manage first call. The physician averages approximately one weekday call-in per year. Nursing and medical assistant staff have significant tenure and provide experienced, consistent day-to-day support in clinic.

Referral Network

  • 2 Interventional Cardiologists rotate through Hamilton twice per week
  • 2 Electrophysiologists rotate through Hamilton twice per week
  • Christ Hospital (Cincinnati): regional trauma center with transplant services
  • University of Cincinnati: tertiary academic referral option

EMR

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