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The hospital also has an office for monitoring patients with pacemakers

2. 1. 2015

The Rehabilitation Hospital Beroun also operates, among other things, an outpatient clinic for the control of patients with pacemakers. The number of people who have a pacemaker implanted is increasing and its establishment in Beroun was certainly very welcome, as many of them did not have to commute to Prague.

2.1.2015

The Department of Internal Medicine at Beroun Hospital has been working closely with the Cardiac Centre of the Na Homolce Hospital in Prague for years. As the head of the department doc. MUDr. Karel Sochor, CSc., as well as other doctors of the department, who have completed many internships there, have many personal contacts there. A joint meeting at the management level showed that thanks to the qualifications of some of the doctors from the Beroun internal medicine department in cardiology, it would be possible to perform checks of some patients with pacemakers in Beroun. "The cardiac pacemaker clinic at the Rehabilitation Hospital Beroun not only has well-trained staff, but is also equipped with the necessary equipment for adjusting the functions of pacemakers, borrowed from the Na Homolce Cardiac Centre. It is designed for checking common pacemakers," explains Chief Medical Officer K. Sochor and adds that the selection of patients who can undergo a check-up in Beroun will be determined by the Prague cardiac centre.
The pacemaker is most often implanted when the patient's heart is irregular or too slow. In short, it is used to transmit small, precisely timed electrical impulses to the heart muscle, which trigger regular contractions of the heart muscle. The frequency of these signals is adjusted according to the patient's needs.
Another advantage of the equipment of the Beroun hospital is that in the context of acute admissions of patients with implanted pacemakers to the internal medicine department, especially to its intensive care unit, this check can be performed immediately and the patient does not have to be transported anywhere.
"We currently operate in this outpatient clinic once a week, but we plan to extend the office hours for patients with pacemakers. The number of patients with implanted pacemakers is really increasing. Yes, if all is well, the patient comes in for a check-up once every six months, but for many the frequency of visits needs to be more frequent, for example, if the pacemaker is planned to be replaced that year. Of course, if there are any problems, we check immediately," says Chief Medical Officer K. Sochor, adding that he is very pleased that patients appreciate this service, which is obviously not available in every hospital.