Saint Joseph's vascular team

The vascular team at Saint Joseph’s consists of highly-trained professionals whose goal is to provide specialized care with compassion and clinical excellence. Research has shown that the more procedures surgeons and hospitals perform, the better the outcomes.

More vascular surgery is performed at Saint Joseph’s than at any other hospital in the state of Georgia. The highly specialized and skilled vascular care team includes surgeons who perform thousands of vascular procedures. The nursing staff in Saint Joseph's dedicated vascular and ICU units are specially trained to care for patients who have had vascular procedures. Other tema members include:

• Vascular surgery case manager. Saint Joseph’s has a specially trained nurse who oversees all patients on the specialized acute vascular surgery care unit to anticipate the needs of patients and their families. Please contact the vascular surgery nurse case manager with any questions.
  
• Pain management. All nurses have taken advanced courses in pain management and will frequently ask patients to assess their pain levels. Saint Joseph’s offers a full service pain clinic.
  
• Nutrition. Saint Joseph’s has a staff of registered dieticians to help with nutritional needs. Saint Joseph’s also has a nationally-recognized and accredited Diabetes Center that works closely with the vascular team because many people with vascular disease also have diabetes.
  
• Physical and speech therapy. Saint Joseph's has excellent physical and occupational services if needed to complement the vascular program.
  
• Stroke Center. Saint Joseph’s has a progressive Stroke Center that offers programs and helpful literature. Any patient may call the Stroke Center for additional information.
  

For more information, or to make a referral, please call 678-843-7454.