A central Venous Access Catheter (CVAC) is a tube that is inserted beneath your skin so there is a simple, pain-free way for doctors or nurses to draw your blood or give you medication or nutrients. When you have a CVAC, you are spared the irritation and discomfort of repeated needle sticks.
More than 3.4 million CVACs are placed each year, and doctors increasingly recommend their use.
The Vascular Care Center offers same day placement of all CVAC's including tunneled ports, Permcaths, PICC lines, and Hickman catheters for any of your patients' access needs.
All procedures are done using real-time fluoroscopic and ultrasound guidance ensuring both patient comfort and safety. Any invasive procedure is performed under conscious sedation by our dedicated and experienced nursing staff. Follow-up care including evaluation and removal is offered for all procedures.
We now offer the Bard Power Port for patients undergoing power injections for imaging exams such as CT or MRI.
Doctors often recommend CVACs for patients who regularly have:
- Chemotherapy treatments
- Infusions of antibiotics or other medications
- Nutritional supplements
- Hemodialysis
