- Primary CareIn 2015, we contracted with Memorial hospital at Gulfport (MHG) to provide our healthcare services under Memorial’s umbrella. This helped us integrate more closely with MHG’s healthcare system, share access to healthcare records with its departments, and primary care and specialty clinics, and provide a more seamless continuity of care for our patients who see other healthcare providers within MHG’s system.
- Family Practice
- Emergency CareCardiovascular System Evaluation: starting with a doctor’s visit at one of our clinics, starts a full, comprehensive evaluation of you heart and blood vessels (cardiovascular) system. The evaluation can be triggered by the presence of a relevant complaint (symptoms), appearance of signs indicative of CV disease, or referral by another healthcare provider in a clinic or a hospital floor or emergency room.
- ElectrocardiogramElectrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) is our basic diagnostic tool that every new patient, or existing heart patients who experience changes in their condition, must have. An EKG can provide a plethora of information that, when combined with review of sign, symptoms and physical examination, might be all certain subsets of individuals need. Nevertheless, It is the healthcare providers’ (MD or NP) expert opinion, discussed with the patient, that would determine if further tests might be needed.
- Internal MedicineJames Hardwick, MD graduated from Wake Forest University Medical School with Honors. He completed a residency in Internal Medicine at U.A.B. – Montgomery program and his Fellowship in invasive Cardiology at L.S.U.- New Orleans. He previously worked as an assistant Professor for LSU in Lafayette, LA and as a Cardiologist in the New Orleans area. He is Board-certified in Cardiovascular Diseases and is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology.He has additional qualifications in performing Nuclear stress tests and TEE’s.He is interested in the management of Arrhythmias and he is also qualified to perform permanent pacemakers and defibrillators. He has been a high volume ECG and Echocardiogram reader. Additionally he has been interested in preventative care and cholesterol management.
- UltrasoundTypically, heart disease diagnostic tests provide different pieces of information. Oftentime, multiple tests are orders simultaneously or in sequence to provide the information need to diagnose a heart or blood vessels condition, and help guide its management. Our healthcare providers follow established, scientific trial-based, guidelines when they recommend any test, medical treatment and or procedure. Of the commonly utilized advanced diagnostic tests are: stress test, ultrasound (echo), tilt table, diagnostic catheterization.