Cardiologists in Somerset, KY
The cardiologists of Lake Cumberland see patients in the hospital, overseeing cardiac testing and cardiology services for patients who access the hospital through the emergency department or during an inpatient stay in partnership with the emergency department and hospitalist physicians seven days a week. Lake Cumberland Cardiology Associates also serves the region with outpatient services through the practice five days a week seeing patients from across southeastern Kentucky and managing cardiology needs.
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Cardiac Services Locations
Cardiac Services Providers
Former Air Methods’ Pilot Rick Branscum thought he knew all the signs of a heart attack until they hit close to home. Once he arrived at Lake Cumberland’s Emergency Room, the quick, efficient care he received saved his life. Rick had 100% blockage of his ‘widow maker’ artery, and had he waited any longer to get to the hospital, his outcome might not have looked the same.
Collaborating for High-Quality Care
As a network affiliate with UK's Gill Heart and Vascular Institute, our goal is to enhance access to high-quality cardiovascular care by providing the right care in the right place at the right time; preferably as close to home as possible for our patients. Our partnership with Gill Heart provides cardiovascular-specific education and training programs for local physicians, nurses and staff to ensure the most up-to-date cardiovascular information is available to our patients as well as access to programs and services that may not be available in our local community.
Being a lifelong musician, Kevin Dalton, has long understood the concept of "timing is everything." However, as relevant as it is in music, it never meant more to him that it did when he experienced a heart attack and saw first-hand how local EMS and Lake Cumberland STEMI Alert teams delivered synchronized, quality cardiac care to save his life.