UnityPoint Health – Fort Dodge Announces Trinity Heart Center

UnityPoint Health – Fort Dodge is proud to announce our new outpatient heart center, UnityPoint Health – Trinity Heart Center, opening October 28, 2024. Trinity Heart Center will be located in Physicians Office Building East (POB East) on the second floor.

“We are extremely pleased to expand on our existing cardiology services with our new Trinity Heart Center,” says Leah Glasgo, president, UnityPoint Health – Fort Dodge. “We are committed to providing comprehensive cardiology care for our community and the surrounding area and look forward to providing the full continuum of heart care right here close to home."

Starting August 15, Trinity Heart Center will be taking phone calls to schedule appointments for new patients to establish care. Appointments will be available starting October 28, 2024. The phone number for Trinity Heart Center is (515) 206-7270.

Trinity Heart Center will see patients with a variety of cardiology concerns. They will also provide outpatient cardiac testing, including electrocardiograms (EKG), holter and loop or event recorders. Patients can expect a personalized treatment plan from trusted experts with our UnityPoint Health team.

Currently, UnityPoint Health has hired three cardiologists who will provide general and interventional services at Trinity. In addition to these hires, UnityPoint Health has recruited six long-term locum cardiologists and three cardiology advance practice providers to support cardiac care as we continue to recruit additional highly qualified cardiologists Our provider team will care for patients across the cardiac care continuum including the emergency department, hospital inpatient setting, procedures as well as outpatient ambulatory care.

“I am excited to join the UnityPoint Health team and continue the tradition of great heart care in Fort Dodge and our surrounding communities,” says Joe Cookman, DO, FACC, interventional cardiologist and medical director for Trinity Heart Center. “I was a part of the team that started a cardiology program in Fort Dodge in 1997 and today I’m looking forward to caring for patients at Trinity Heart Center.”

Trinity Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Trinity Cardiovascular Lab (TCVL) and Trinity Cardiac Catheterization Lab teams will continue to provide the same comprehensive cardiology services, including TEE, cardioversion, heart catheterization and pacemakers. Patients will also continue to be able to access stress testing, echo and vascular services. Patients with imaging and procedural services should continue to park at Entrance C on the Trinity campus.

As a part of UnityPoint Health, Trinity Heart Center will partner closely with UnityPoint Health cardiology programs in Waterloo, Cedar Rapids and Des Moines to provide electrophysiology (EP) studies and open-heart surgery to patients. These procedures will be done at these locations.

Patients can now call Trinity Heart Center at (515) 206-7270 to schedule appointments starting October 28, 2024. Learn more about UnityPoint Health - Trinity Heart Center.