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UnityPoint Clinic Urgent Cares provide convenient, walk-in medical care for minor illnesses and injuries.

Whether it’s the sniffles, sore throat, strain or sprain – our healthcare professionals are ready and waiting to care for you and your family. We have several locations in the Cedar Rapids metro area, including a specialized pediatric urgent care for our youngest patients.

And for those times after hours when our urgent care clinics are closed try St. Luke’s ER Check-in, which allows you to choose a time that works for you for your non-life-threatening conditions. Wait in the comfort of your own home and when it gets close to your chosen time, come in and get treated.

To learn more or to make a reservation to any of our Urgent Care Clinics or to use ER Check-in, go to bit.ly/UPHCheckIn.

Heart Health Check

Every 37 seconds someone dies from cardiovascular disease in the U.S. according to Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Heart disease remains the leading cause of death for men and women. Not smoking or quitting smoking, healthy eating, regular exercise and scheduling yearly check-ups with your doctor are just a few ways to keep your heart health in check. You can also schedule a heart screening at St. Luke’s to help assess your overall heart health. St. Luke’s offers two screenings. Heart Check is a series of five tests to assess heart, vascular and stroke health. It also includes a consultation with one of our heart care experts. The other heart screening is a Heart Scan. The scan takes X-ray pictures of your heart and detects plaque in the arteries. The results of both screenings may help your doctor assess your risk of heart disease and which steps to take to avoid heart complications. To learn more about each of these screenings or to schedule, call (319) 369-8129.

Learn About Open Heart Surgery Surgeons have been performing open-heart surgery at St. Luke’s for over 40 years. The open-heart surgery team has many tenured nurses and surgeons. Cardiothoracic surgeon James Levett, MD, sat down with ER Medical Director Ryan Sundermann, MD, to talk about the success and longevity of St. Luke’s program, in addition to discussion on how the diagnosis is made when someone needs open heart bypass surgery and learn more about the procedure and recovery. St. Luke’s is home to Cedar Rapids only Heart and Vascular Institute and the ER is an Accredited Chest Pain Center. Nationally St. Luke’s heart program has been honored six times as a top heart hospital.

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Watch the video at bit.ly/Heart-ERBypassSurgery.

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WHEN MOMENTS OF THE HEART MATTER, TRUST ST. LUKE’S, CEDAR RAPIDS’ HEART HOSPITAL

As the area’s Heart Hospital for over 40 years, individuals with heart problems have turned to us for help. The only nationally recognized heart center in Cedar Rapids ensures patients receive the most advanced cardiac treatments.

Why choose St. Luke’s Hospital? • Only nationally recognized Top 50 Heart Hospital in Cedar Rapids • Accredited Chest Pain Center • Fast heart attack care — 15 minutes — St. Luke’s fastest time in 2019 to clear blocked arteries • Home of Cedar Rapids Heart and Vascular Institute, leading the way in heart care advances, technology and research studies • The most experienced and largest team of cardiologists practicing only at St. Luke’s Find out more about Cedar Rapids’ Heart Hospital, visit unitypoint.org/heart

It takes an experienced team to surround you with exceptional cardiac care. Some members of the UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s ER and heart team.