About Emergencies FAQs

 

I'm having chest pain.  Should I just walk in to the office?

  • If you have moderate to severe chest pain, call 911 immediately.  
  • If you have been having mild chest discomfort for several days, call our office and ask to speak with your doctor's cardiac tech for further assessment and instructions.

I am having a medical problem and need to speak with the doctor, but the office is closed.  What do I do?

  • If the office is closed and you believe you are having a medical emergency, please call 911 immediately
  • When our office is closed and you have an urgent problem and need to speak to a cardiologist, our phone system greeting will give you instructions on how to connect to our answering service.  The service will then page the cardiologist on call with your message.
  • If you are having a non-urgent problem such as a prescription refill, we request that you call back when the office is open.  The cardiologist on call will not handle routine prescription refills.