Northside Hospital Heart Institute to Set Up Clinic in Stephens County Hospital

By Jessica Waters, WNEG Radio

Cardiac care is now closer than ever for patients of Northside Hospital Heart Institute.

Cardiac care at Stephens County Hospital is undergoing significant changes under a new partnership with Northside Hospital Heart Institute, which will be providing cardiac care on-site at the Stephen County Hospital Campus in Toccoa.

Since the October announcement of the partnership with the Northside Hospital Heart Institute, SCH and Northside have been working to implement improvements, according to Hospital CEO, Van Loskoski.

Loskoski said Northside will be wholly managing the cardiology program, but SCH is working jointly with Northside to recruit physicians to be part of the team.

In other initiatives this year, Stephens County Hospital has hired new general and orthopedic surgeons, opened clinics in Toccoa, Hartwell, and Rabun County, improved the hospital’s stroke treatment program, and opened an outpatient psychiatric clinic.

Another upcoming initiative, Loskoski said includes working toward earning a level 4 trauma designation.