The Citrus Memorial Heart Center has been growing steadily since its inception in January of 2004. Under the leadership of the Director, the many fine cardiovascular departmental managers, specialized nursing and dedicated services staff, quality care and expertise are provided for the citizens of Citrus and the surrounding counties.
Each of the areas of expertise listed below provides a wide array of world-class services to improve the heart of our community.
Each of the areas of expertise listed below provides a wide array of world-class services to improve the heart of our community.
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Welcome to Citrus Memorial Health System’s Heart Center. My name is Roxanne Maldunas, Heart Center Educator. Our goal is to provide the pre-operative education necessary to fully prepare our patients for surgery with Ocala Heart at Citrus Memorial. I start the procedure by meeting with all out-patients on their pre-admission day for approximately two hours and explain what is required before surgery, what to expect in our pre-op holding area and in the operating room. A significant amount of time is spent describing post surgery recovery in our CV Recovery Room and CV Progressive Care Unit, through and including after discharge from the hospital. Our hope is to facilitate optimal patient outcomes and reduce pre-operative anxiety. During pre-admission all necessary testing is completed (blood work, EKG, x-rays, etc.) in order to promote patient safety and avoid unnecessary delays. In addition, I prepare our surgical patient in the pre-op holding area on their day of surgery, maintaining a continuum of care.
The Citrus Memorial Heart Center is known for keeping up with some of the most amazing technological advancements, not to mention with big-city hospitals. Read below for one of the amazing ways we are working to improve the heart of Citrus County.
Citrus Memorial is the first community hospital to partner with local EMS (Emergency Medical Services) in the U.S. to offer the revolutionary ICE (Induced Cooling by EMS) program for cardiac arrest patients. The program is so successful it’s becoming the standard of care across the country, and it’s saving a lot of lives.
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The Citrus County's only complete Heart Center is known for keeping up with some of the most amazing technological advancements, not to mention with big-city hospitals. 
