Computers play a significant role in our practice. We utilize an advanced, electronic medical record system that allows us to easily access patient records from any computer (via a secure Internet link). This allows us to review the patient's medical history, cardiac tests and medications seven days a week.

How has technology improved patient care?

If a patient comes into the emergency room at 2 a.m. having a heart attack, it is unlikely he or she will remember to bring his or her medicines. We can access the patient's medical history immediately so we are busy delivering care, not hunting down charts. This has helped Doylestown Hospital keep its door-to-balloon time (from Emergency Department to cardiac catheterization) to about 85 minutes, significantly less than the recommended 120 minutes. This is just one example of how technology can save time - and possibly lives.

What brought you to Doylestown Hospital?

A little luck and a lot of good advice. I was sitting next to a gentleman at a conference who told me about the exciting things going on at Doylestown Hospital. Just a few weeks before, my brother suggested I look into Doylestown as a great place to raise my family. Doylestown Hospital was just starting its open-heart program and I was looking for a forward-thinking center. It was serendipitous!

Dr. Boland is a board-certified, interventional cardiologist at Doylestown Hospital and Central Bucks Specialists. He attended Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tenn., where he completed his internship and residency, and the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver, Colo., where he
completed his fellowship. He and his wife, Caroline Heise, a gynecologist on staff at Doylestown Hospital, have three children.