Efficacy of Implementation of a Chest Pain Center at a Community Hospital

172 patients presenting at the emergency department with a chief complaint of chest pain at a predominantly Asian-based community hospital in the United States.

Implementation of a Chest Pain Center (CPC) observation unit and use of the HEART score protocol for risk stratification (discharge low-risk, observe moderate-risk in CPC for <24 hours, admit high-risk).

Length of stay in the hospital across risk groupshard clinical