The vascular system is a network of blood vessels that carry blood throughout the body; the arteries carry blood away from the heart, while the veins return blood to the heart. This function is incredibly important for your heart to keep pumping and for you to live everyday life comfortably. However, at Vascular & Interventional Specialists, we work with patients in South Dakota, Nebraska, and Iowa who are living with vascular conditions or diseases. It’s our mission to provide world-class care to our community and to be a preferred alternative care option rather than traveling a long distance to a hospital. Keep in mind, we are affiliated with excellent hospitals in our area and support the important and excellent service that they provide to our community.
We respect that patients and sometimes physicians who reside in rural areas may not be informed that they have a choice for an outpatient procedure. This is why we are dedicated to helping educate our community.Learn more down below on understanding your treatment options, when considering if going to the hospital is the best choice for your vascular procedure.
Specialization and Experience Matters
Of course, in the case of an emergency it is important for patients to go to the hospital for immediate care. For procedures that are planned, vascular procedures can be performed in a hospital or by a vascular doctor at an outpatient procedure center. However, a factor that needs to be understood before having a procedure is the level of specialized experience the practitioner has with specific vascular conditions. At Vascular & Interventional Specialists, our surgeons are leaders within the vascular and interventional radiology field, in addition to being top specialists, performing a very high number of procedures each month. VIS is able to provide a specialized level of care hospital physicians simply may not be able to.
The Right Equipment Is Necessary
It’s possible for a hospital to not have the specialized, state-of-the-art equipment necessary to perform particular vascular procedures. Since hospitals are designed to treat a wide variety of numerous medical conditions, it’s possible for a facility to not have the latest equipment or technology that is now being used to treat very specific vascular conditions. But our Vascular & Interventional Specialists clinic is designed to focus entirely on the screening, diagnosis, and treatment of vascular and vein conditions.
Always Consider the Overall Cost
It’s important to consider the cost of seeing a vascular specialist and receiving surgical treatment. Choosing treatment in a hospital setting may involve additional administrative and operational costs which drive the overall expense of care higher. Our in-house vascular doctors offer expert specialized treatment performed by fellowship-trained, board-certified physicians. With shorter patient stays, patients get to go home following their procedure, providing a better overall experience for a fraction of the cost.
Make the Best Decision for You
When considering if the hospital is the right location to have a vascular procedure, it ultimately depends on the needs of the individual patients. If a patient is experiencing a life-threatening blood clot or requires emergency surgery, the hospital is a must. However, when a procedure is not an emergency, Vascular & Interventional Specialists can provide expert treatment and specialized resources other physicians who are within a large hospital system cannot.
Learn more about what a vascular procedure entails and contact our team today to learn more about how we can help you!