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Welcome to Our Facility
Your doctor will choose Physicians’ Medical
Center of the Ozarks for your procedure because you will not require
admission to a hospital. We look forward to welcoming you to our
facility.
Physicians’ Medical Center of the Ozarks ambulatory
surgery center will be available to board certified/eligible surgeons
in most specialties. It is designed to create an ideal environment
for outpatient surgery with patient pre-admission testing offices
and comfortable family waiting areas. Physicians’ Medical
Center of the Ozarks will provide patient privacy and comfort in
six private pre-op and recovery rooms. The heart catheterization
laboratory will be fully equipped for all necessary procedures.
List of Services Offered/Specialties
Surgical procedures for the ambulatory patient can
be scheduled at the surgeon’s and patient’s convenience
in the most modern, highly equipped facilities available in the
area, Physicians’ Medical Center of the Ozarks. The following
surgical procedures can be performed at the Physicians’ Medical
Center of the Ozarks:
- Cosmetic and Plastic Surgery
- Gastroenterology
- General Surgery
- Gynecology
- Oncology
- Ophthalmology
- Oral Surgery & Dentistry
- Orthopaedics
- Otolarnygology
- Pain Management
- Pediatric Dentistry
- Pediatric Surgery
- Podiatry
- Urology
- Vascular Surgery
- Other Medical Specialties
Coming Soon
License Information
What to Expect
Day Before Surgery Procedures
Day of Surgery
Anesthesia
Following Surgery
Services - Stacey M. Johnson, M.D.
Dr. Stacey M. Johnson’s clinic, adjoining the
Physicians’ Medical Center of the Ozarks, has provided coronary
artery disease diagnosis and treatment since 1980. A nuclear cardiologist,
Dr. Johnson is board
certified in Internal Medicine, and the specialty of Cardiovascular
Disease. Dr. Johnson, as a doctor of internal medicine, is able
to treat additional medical conditions present in cardiology patients
or works with a patient’s primary care physician to take into
account all of a patient’s health needs.
Dr. Johnson’s practice combines testing methods
for Coronary Artery Disease to reach substantially more accurate
results than those obtained from a single diagnostic method. Non-invasive
methods may include nuclear cardiology, ultrasound and/or long term
EKG monitoring. Alternately, the patient may go directly to cardiac
catheterization.
Dr. Hassan N. Albataineh, an Internal Medicine physician,
provides diagnosis and treatment for diseases and conditions in
adults. A doctor in internal medicine, an internist, is a specialized
primary care physician. His special interest in current research
is gastroenterology, especially colon cancer.
Dr. Hicham S. Merheb is a board-certified
anesthesiologist. He provides diagnosis and treatment of chronic
pain for patients
in the Pain Management Clinic of the center and anesthesiology
services in the center's outpatient surgery center. Dr. Merheb
completed a three-year medical residency in anesthesiology at Wayne
State University, Detroit.
Dianna L. Owen is a board-certified nurse practitioner
and director of the center's Cardiovascular Risk Reduction
Clinics. She manages patients with hypertension, high cholesterol,
congestive
heart failure, and arrhythmia. Assisting Dr. Johnson, she manages
patients on Coumadin therapy and with pacemakers.
Marion Conway Arnold is a board-certified family
and adult nurse practitioner. She has health care experience
in hospitals, clinics,
home health, and teaching. Mrs. Arnold works with patients of all
ages with or without a physician's referral and sees patients
with appointments or those who walk in requesting medical care.
Clinic Services
Laboratory Services
- Chemistry (Coronary artery disease panels )
- Chemistry (Diabetes)
- Chemistry (Thyroid)
- Radiology
- CAT Scans
- Cardiopulmonary
Outpatient Services Performed
Onsite
at Physicians’ Medical Center of the Ozarks
Explanations of Services
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
Diagnosis and Treatment Plan
Dr. Johnson evaluates symptoms of disease of
the vessels that supply blood to and from the heart muscle and may
cause damage or malfunction of the heart. Symptoms may include chest
pain, shortness of breath, palpitations, or others. Dr. Johnson
obtains a medical history, performs a physical examination, and
may pursue noninvasive or invasive diagnostic tests.
Nuclear Imaging
Use of radioactive imaging tests and special
nuclear cameras to produce nuclear scans which show how well the
heart is pumping and find any blockages in blood flow.
Echocardiography
Use of ultrasound waves to examine the heart.
A computer uses the information to build an image of the heart,
displayed on a screen, which can be recorded on videotape or printed
on paper.
Exercise EKG (treadmill)
An exercise EKG test allows doctors to learn
how well the heart functions when it is made to work harder. It
may detect heart problems that may not be apparent at rest.
Holter Monitoring
A continuous recording of a person’s heart rhythm, usually
for 24 hours, while going about the usual daily routine.
VO2 Fitness Testing
A test measuring the rate of oxygen consumption at a high level
of exercise. The test is performed as the patient runs on a treadmill
or pedals an ergometer. The test result is plotted on a standard
chart to determine the person’s level of fitness in terms
of milliliters of oxygen per kilogram of body weight.
Heart Catheterization
A test introducing a fine tube (catheter) into the heart by way
of a blood vessel to investigate the condition of the heart’s
vessels and valves.
Angiography
A procedure that enables blood vessels to be seen on film after
the vessels have been filled with a contrast medium.
Ultrasound
Use of ultrasound waves to examine the leg, arm and neck vessels
for the purpose of detecting blockages.
ECP Treatments
ECP therapy - or external counter pulsation therapy - is a cardiac
care therapy which provides relief from severe chest pain (angina
pectoris) without surgery or medication. ECP treatments use pneumatic
air cuffs on the legs to assist blood circulation to the heart by
changing pressures, synchronized with the patient’s heart
rhythm. (Added, Fall 2002)
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