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The John Muir Chest Pain Centers offer rapid and appropriate care to patients complaining of chest pain. The Chest Pain Centers were established because national studies have shown that survival rates for those having a heart attack are greatly increased, and unnecessary hospitalizations for low-risk patients are reduced, when rapid care is provided. As a clearinghouse for determining a patient's risk of a heart attack, the Chest Pain Centers' physicians either safely discharge those experiencing chest pain or admit them to the hospital if further evaluation and treatment are necessary.

The Chest Pain Centers are located in the Emergency Departments of John Muir Medical Center, Concord and John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek. They are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Emergency Department
Chest Pain Center
John Muir Medical Center, Concord
2540 East Street
Concord, CA 94520
(925) 674-2333
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Emergency Department
Chest Pain Center
John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek
1601 Ygnacio Valley Road
Walnut Creek, CA 94598
(925) 939-5800
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The patient evaluation includes a rapid assessment, EKG and stabilization as well as a blood test that measures heart muscle damage. Patients may also be observed on a heart monitor for arrhythmias or other abnormalities,

If the patient is having a heart attack, he or she is immediately taken to the Center's cardiac catheterization laboratory. To prevent complications from heart attack, the Chest Pain Centers team will open the vessels as quickly as possible and restore blood flow to the heart by a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The Chest Pain Centers are working to keep their time from when a patient walks in the door to the time the PCI is complete to less than 60 minutes, which is 30% under the window recommended by the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association.