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Physician Places His Life in the Hands of Colleagues
After practicing medicine at Ocean Medical Center for the past 21 years, Richard Murachanian, M.d., suddenly found himself on the other side, facing a life-threatening problem.
Richard Murachanian, M.D.,
was playing golf when he started
to experience what felt like
indigestion, and then shortness of breath.
Thanks in part to his experience and
knowledge as an internal medicine
physician at Ocean Medical Center, he
knew something was seriously wrong. He
was experiencing signs of a heart attack,
even though he didn't have a history of
heart problems. He asked his golf partner
to call 911 immediately.
Once paramedics arrived, they conducted
an EKG, which is a test that shows heart rhythm and any irregular beats. Dr.
Murachanian took one look at his EKG and
knew that there was an abnormality in a dangerous
area of his heart. It was critical that he
get to the nearest hospital as soon as possible.
The ambulance rushed him to Ocean,
an accredited Chest Pain Center. The ambulance
crew was in touch with the Emergency
Department while in transit, and the hospital's
team of experts was ready to assess, diagnose,
and treat the patient as soon as he arrived.
"Time is everything when someone
is experiencing a heart attack," says
Santos Gonzales, M.D., the emergency
physician who treated Dr. Murachanian
when he arrived at Ocean. "A patient's
condition can worsen at any moment.
Going to an accredited Chest Pain Center
means that you have access to advanced,
specialized services that can save heart
muscle and open blocked blood vessels."
Dr. Murachanian was in good hands. "I
had full confidence in the people caring
for me, having worked with them over the
years," he notes. "Things moved quickly,
and I couldn't have hoped for better care.
In a matter of hours, I had been seen in the
Emergency Department, went to the cardiac
catheterization lab where I had angioplasty
to insert a stent and open my arteries, and
was moved to a hospital room, feeling fine."
His quick recovery allowed him to
get right back to work at his offices in
Point Pleasant and Brielle and continue
what he loves most — caring for others.
 – Donna Sellmann
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